Top Things to do in East Renfrewshire
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The 5 Best Things to do Good for Kids in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Discover the best top things to do in East Renfrewshire, United Kingdom including Whitelee Visitor Centre, Whitelee Windfarm, Rouken Glen Park, Greenbank Gardens, Rouken Glen Garden Centre.
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1. Whitelee Visitor Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 137 reviews
Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. Its 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to power just under 300,000 homes*. With more than 130 kilometres of trails to explore, on foot, by cycle or by horse, with free parking and free entry to our onsite Visitor Centre, Whitelee is a great destination for a day out with the whole family. *298,837 homes per year based on the expected average capacity factor of 27% and an average annual domestic electricity usage of 4,266kWh
Reviewed By morinaki
Great walks ,lovely coffee shop and great for cyclists . We also visited the visitors centre very interesting
2. Whitelee Windfarm
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By melvyngilbert - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Only ten miles and twenty minutes in the car gets you to the Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre. It is therefore no surprise that on a clear day the UK's largest on land windfarm can be seen from the centre of Glasgow (by the Mitchel Library). The visitors centre has free parking, toilets, a cafe and a small exhibition area. It is advisable to pick up a map from here. Although the area is well signposted the map includes each individual turbine which are clearly numbered both on the map as well as the turbine itself making it almost impossible to get lost. There are two signposted walks. One is labelled the "daily mile", which I guess changes from time to time and the walk I took is marked as the 'Lochgoin circuit". This is a eight mile walk which took me about two and a half hours to complete. The windfarm is on Eaglesham moor which is situated at 300 metres elevation. It is a bleak place with no shelter and usually noticeably colder than the nearby city. The walk takes you past quite a few of the turbines which are enormous when you get up close to them. It is impossible to resist standing still by them and bending your neck backwards to watch the blades spinning up high. The noise they make is eerily fascinating and the shadows of the blades that go shooting past your feet on the ground are quite hypnotic. After about a mile I found that I was walking alone with no other people in site. I passed the Loch and a spruce plantation but mostly my view was of sparse moorland with over a hundred whizzing turbines in my view at any given time (there are 215 turbines here in total). I was lucky to get back to the visitor centre before it closed at 5pm to get a coffee as my reward for a long walk and then I used the virtual reality headset to experience being out on the windfarm all over again.
3. Rouken Glen Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By wanderer_scotland - West Kilbride, United Kingdom
After being in Lockdown for 3 months in 2020, it was good to get out and about, and we decided to go to Rouken Glen Park with our two daughters (aged 3 and 6). Fantastic large park with plenty of space to keep social distancing, with a large play area, and plenty of land to walk around. We wandered up to the duck pond, and then walked back via the woodland walk, which was really nice and my two kids absolutely loved it. Not much in the way of benches and tables should you fancy a picnic, but there is some ice cream vans where you can get a coffee and a ice cream. Will almost certainly be back here again in future.
4. Greenbank Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By davidhL941XI - London, United Kingdom
I have been to Greenbank several times now, usually for lunch but also for a walk around the grounds which are delightful. The staff in the Tea room always have a friendly smile for the customers.
5. Rouken Glen Garden Centre
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 161 reviews
Reviewed By Chisi76 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Well stocked with a wide variety of outdoor and indoor plants, a lovely gift shop too with something for everyone. The cafe is a great place to have breakf7, lunch or just a snack. Staff are all very friendly and know their stuff. They are very helpful too.
