Bishopton

Worth seeing in and around Bishopton

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Forth and Clyde Canal

   The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allowed navigation from Edinburgh on the east coast to the port of Glasgow on the west coast.

   2.7 km · canal in West Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Erskine Bridge

   The Erskine Bridge is a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland. The bridge connects West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire and can be used by all types of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.

   2.9 km · bridge in Renfrewshire/West Dunbartonshire, Scotland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dunglass Castle

   Dunglass Castle, situated in West Dunbartonshire on a rocky cliff overlooking the River Clyde, is a 14th-century ruinous castle. It was designated as a Category B listed building in 1971.

   2.3 km · castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Formakin House

   Formakin House is an early 20th-century mansion and estate in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres south of the Firth of Clyde, and 2.5 kilometres west of Bishopton.

   2.6 km · country house in Erskine parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Blantyre Monument

   Blantyre Monument is a commemorative stone in Erskine, Renfrewshire. The monument is in the obelisk style.

   1 km · monument in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bishopton

Airports

Glasgow (GLA), 6 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 45 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 71 km

Stations

Kilpatrick railway station, 3.7 km · Bowling railway station, 2.6 km · Old Kilpatrick railway station, 3.3 km · Bishopton railway station, 700 m · Bowling (L&D) railway station, 2.8 km

• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Bishopton

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · £5–7
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Bishopton

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £8–10
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• Belfast → Bishopton

  171 km · quickest by road, 14h 20m · £75–95
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bishopton

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bishopton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Bishopton – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.