Craigends
Craigends is a residential area in the civil parish of Houston and Killellan in Renfrewshire, Scotland lying south of the River Gryffe and on the banks of the River Locher.
Craigends is a residential area in the civil parish of Houston and Killellan in Renfrewshire, Scotland lying south of the River Gryffe and on the banks of the River Locher. Craigends is on the south-eastern edge of the village of Houston, bordering the parish's other village, Crosslee. As with most of Houston, Craigends is predominantly a commuter settlement.
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Worth seeing in and around Craigends
3 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.
- 01Johnstone Castle
Johnstone Castle is a structure and former mansion in the town of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It belonged to the Houstons of Milliken, who acquired the estate of Easter Cochrane in 1773.
3.8 km · castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Ranfurly Castle
Ranfurly Castle is a ruined 15th century castle, about 0.5 miles south west of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, in Ranfurly golf course. Alternatively the castle may be called Ranfurlie Castle.
3.8 km · castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Newfield Park, Johnstone
Newfield Park was a football ground in Johnstone, Scotland. It was the home ground of Johnstone F.C. from 1894 until the club folded in 1927.
2.4 km · football ground in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Craigends
- Airports
- Glasgow (GLA), 6 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 40 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 73 km
- Stations
- Johnstone railway station, 3.3 km · Elderslie railway station, 4 km · Bridge of Weir railway station, 3 km · Kilbarchan railway station, 3.4 km · Johnstone North railway station, 2.4 km
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Craigends41 km · quickest by road, 1h · £4.5–6
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Craigends73 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £8–10
- Belfast → Craigends166 km · quickest by road, 14h 21m · £75–95
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Craigends
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 Craigends. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Craigends – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Craigends
Craigends is 17 km from Glasgow, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Johnstonetown in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK3.4 km
- Bridge of Weirvillage in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK3.3 km
- Houstonvillage in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK1.8 km
- Kilbarchanvillage in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK3.3 km
- Linwoodsmall town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK2.1 km
- Brookfieldvillage in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK1.7 km