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Glasgow Ski and Snowboard Centre
Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre is the place to ski and board in the West of Scotland. In Bellahouston Park, only minutes away from central Glasgow, you will find a club with four modern floodlit dry slopes, unrivalled instruction, and snowsport activities for every taste.
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Bounce & Party
Bounce & Party are dedicated to supplying high-quality, safe bouncy castles for parties and events in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and surrounding areas We have bouncy castles to suit most situations, indoor or out. We do it all for you, deliver, set up and take away and are flexible to fit in with our customer's timescale and plans. We will always...
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Tollcross Park and Leisure Centre & Farm
Park with Glen Nature Walk, Childrens Farm and Courtyard Visitor Centre plus an adjacent Leisure Centre which has a state-of-the-art pool, baby splash pool and cafe. Tollcross Park (37 hectares/91 acres) is internationally famous for its unique Rose Garden and impressive Winter Gardens. The park has many hidden gems including the Glen Nature...
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Pollok Country Park - Glasgow
The Park is Glasgow’s largest park and the only Country Park within Glasgow. Its extensive woodlands and gardens provide a quiet sanctuary for both visitors and wildlife.
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Barshaw Park
In the early years of the 20th century, Paisley Burgh Council was looking for a site for a park which would be suitable for use by the public for recreational purposes. Extensive grounds at Barshaw, which covered some 55 acres, were bought from the Arthur family in December 1911. The Arthur family was well known in Paisley and owned several firms...
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Greenbank Garden
Within easy reach of city residents, this unique walled garden contains plants and designs of particular interest to suburban gardeners and includes fountains and a woodland walk.
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Climbzone Xscape - Glasgow
Xscape Braehead houses one of the largest freestanding climbing walls in the UK! With over sixty roped 10 metre high climbs of varying difficulty, Climbzone is the ideal place to take your first steps into the vertical world. Our experienced instructors will ensure your safety, leaving you free to concentrate on the climbing! Suitable for...
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Mugdock Country Park - Glasgow
Mugdock Country Park is a country park and historical site located partly in East Dunbartonshire and partly in Stirling, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is to the north of Glasgow, next to Milngavie. The park includes the remains of the 14th-century Mugdock Castle, stronghold of the Grahams of Montrose, and the ruins of...
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James Hamilton Heritage Park
James Hamilton Heritage Park is a 4 Star Visit Scotland accredited activity centre. The park features a 16 acre loch which provides beautiful and tranquil suroundings for our exciting range of water sports, from canoeing to windsurfing. Taster sessions are available so that you can get a feel for various water sports and both junior and adult...
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Gleniffer Braes Country Park
The country park lies to the south of the town of Paisley on the Gleniffer and Brownside Braes. It is approximately 480 acres in area, three miles long and one mile wide. It is an upland park, mainly of moorland but it also has woodland parts and hill farming areas. Cattle are used in the Country Park to control the vegetation, preserve...
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Calderglen Country Park
Calderglen's scenic landscape and range of facilities and services promise to make the park a great family day out with lots of fun things to do. The main visitor attractions and facilities are centred around the historic Torrance House which hosts a visitor centre and a great little shop packed full of gifts and goodies. Also at Torrance House is...
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Summerlee Heritage Park
The Summerlee Heritage park is a museum of social and Industrial history. "The aim of the Museum is to preserve and interpret the history of the local Iron, Steel, Coal and engineering industries and of the communities that depended on them for a living"
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Drumpellier Country Park
Situated within North Lanarkshire, to the west of Coatbridge and east of Glasgow, the park was formerly a private estate. The land was given over to the Burgh for use as a public park in 1919, and was designated as a country park in 1984. The main entrance to the park is from Townhead Road, Coatbridge and the Visitor Centre is located here,...
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Chatelherault Country Park
Chatelherault Country Park, a five star visitor attraction under the Visit Scotland grading scheme, has been described as a Jewel in the Landscape. Exhibitions gallery, displays, gift shop, cafe, walks and wildlife, children's playground.
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Amazonia - Motherwell
Amazonia - a unique place for fun and learning for all ages. In an ever-changing environment, you will discover the secrets of the vast Amazon Rainforest, stretching over 2.5 million square miles – one of the Wonders of the World . Marvel at our vast range of trees, vegetation & tropical plants in a temperature controlled...
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Palacerigg Country Park
Set in the hills to the south-east of Cumbernauld, Palacerigg Country Park is well signposted from the town centre road network. It is less than half an hour's drive from Glasgow, Motherwell, Stirling or Falkirk. Established in the early 1970's, Palacerigg has been developed around the objectives of conservation, environmental education and...
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Loch Lomond Bird Of Prey Centre
Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre is located within the boundaries of the first National Park in Scotland, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The centre is just 30 minute drive from Glasgow, easily reached by car, bus, or train. So, if you are looking for a Bird of Prey encounter, why not come along and spend a few hours in the company...
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Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve
Take your pick of tranquil walks on a wooded isle, or down to the lochshore in search of a fishing osprey. Listen out for the distinctive call of winter visiting geese flying overhead in their constantly changing formations or watch the peaceful paddling of wigeon, teal and shelduck. On Inchcailloch island, a springtime carpet of wildflowers...
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Dean Castle Country Park
Dean Castle Country Park is a fantastic free day out for all the family. The country park, covering over 200 acres, is nestled in the heart of Kilmarnock and offers something for the whole family to enjoy. The Country Park boasts beautiful woodland walks, and a fantastic 14th century castle, currently undergoing restoration. You can explore the...
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Dollar Park
A beautiful park with play area, crazy golf and a bouncy castle for children to enjoy!
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The Scot's Bonnet
The restaurant has a deck for enjoying fine weather and external kids play area but if the weather is less friendly then younger children can have fun in the tots TV room (for pre school kids).
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Polkemmet Country Park
Polkemmet Country Park is a popular 68 hectare (168 acre) visitor attraction near Whitburn. It is the former private estate of the Baillie family, who lived here for over 300 years. The old mansion house (since demolished) sat where the bowling green is today. Polkemmet has a rich and varied history, with many interesting stories...
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Causewayhead Park - Stirling
Causewayhead Park in Alloa Road, Stirling, has always been a popular park. Key features of are the extension of the former sand play area, and the addition to it of a water pump and rills and the addition of decking, including decked 'islands' in the paddling pool. The old flying fox and sand play structure have both been replaced and...
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GO APE Aberfoyle - Stirling
If you like the idea of an amazing high wire forest tree top course then Go Ape could be just your thing. We have Tarzan swings, rope bridges, ladders, tunnels and zip lines suspended up to 40 feet high in the tree tops. Go Ape is an award-winning confidence course with branches throughout the UK. The Go Ape course will appeal to a...
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David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre - Stirling
David Marshall Lodge visitor centre is the best place to start exploring the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. The Carnegie Trust gifted the centre to the Forestry Commission in 1960. Its location above Aberfoyle offers some of the most spectacular views in the area including a stunning view across Loch Ard Forest to Ben Lomond.
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Dundonald Castle
Dundonald Castle is one of those monuments to our history that is testimony not only to the past toil and skills of the locals but to those of its present neighbours. Dundonald Castle is in its own renaissance period. The castle has been transformed over the past ten years and more into one of the must visit attractions in Ayrshire. Situated on...
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Kincardine Way - Falkirk
FUN FACTORY - (Indoor Play Building) OPENING TIMES Sunday - Thursday 12pm to 8pm. Friday - Saturday 12pm to 9pm. PARTIES Parties can be arranged at £5.99 & £7.99 per child. Please ring for further details & to discuss your requirements. CHARGES Per child per hour
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Blair Drummond Safari Park and Adventure Park - Stirling
Great reasons to visit the safari park: Lots of exciting animals to look at! Pets Farm Sea Lion Show (4 Daily) Boat rides Wild Animal Reserves Five-seater Pedal Boats Adventure Playground & Giant Astraglide Picnic Have a BBQ Visit the only elephants in Scotland Meet Gary and Vi the park managers ...
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Briarlands Farm - Stirling
Jumping Pillows, Tractor Go Karts, Cable Ride, Outdoor Play structures, Mini Diggers, Tyre Maze, Sand Pits, Football Skills Game... ...and Animal Paddocks.
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New Lanark Mills World Heritage Site
Welcome to the website for New Lanark World Heritage Site, a beautifully restored 18th century cotton mill village in Southern Scotland, close to the Falls of Clyde and less than an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow. On this website you will find details of our award-winning Visitor Centre and Hotel in the village, which is one of Scotland's top...
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Zetland Park
Zetland Park is the main park in Grangemouth. Among the facilities Zetland Park offers are crazy golf, tennis courts, bouncy castle, giant slide and electric cars. There are also football pitches, rose gardens and a cenotaph. The adjacent Sports Complex contains a swimming pool and various other sports and leisure facilities.
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Eglinton Country Park
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the beauty of Eglinton Country Park is on your doorstep. Eglinton Country Park gives you the space and freedom to enjoy a wide range of pursuits. There are tranquil country pursuits, walking, horse riding, fishing on the lochside or simply watching the world go by. Or there's a full programme of organized...
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Glasgow RIB Cruises
Exhilarating informative wildlife and thrill boat trips on our offshore RIBS (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats). Experience Argyll, the Clyde and the beautiful isles of Cumbrea, Bute and Arran. Breathtaking scenery, unique history and abundant wildlife - seek out Basking Sharks, Seals, Dolphins, Porpoises, Otters, Sea-Eagles and majestic seabirds in...
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Kelburn Castle & Country Centre
The family home of the Earls of Glasgow, Kelburn has long been an inspiration for adults and a paradise for children. The castle, dating back to the 13th century, still lived in by the present Earl and family, is open to the public in July and August and provides an impressive background to exotic gardens, famous trees and many features of...
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Five Sisters Zoo Park
The Zoo has grown into an exciting collection of over 100 different species of animals, birds and reptiles from all around the world and we hope that your visit will be a fun, enjoyable and educational one for all ages. The Five Sisters Zoo was established in 2005 and is the only wildlife attraction centre in West Lothian. We are located...
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Benmore Botanic Garden
In a magnificent mountainside setting on the Cowal Peninsula lies Benmore, an enchanting Garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Benmore’s 120 acres boast over 300 species of rhododendron; Bhutanese and Chilean plantings and a spectacular avenue of Giant Redwoods.
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Almond Valley Heritage Trust
All the family will enjoy a wonderful day out at Almond Valley Heritage Centre, situated at the heart of Scotland just outside Livingston, West Lothian. Nestled in a pleasant riverside site with woods and green spaces that extend for almost a mile, there's so to do and see. The picturesque buildings and paddocks of Mill Farm are home to many...
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GO APE Beecraigs - West Lothian
If you like the idea of an amazing high wire forest tree top course then Go Ape could be just your thing. We have Tarzan swings, rope bridges, ladders, tunnels and zip lines suspended up to 40 feet high in the tree tops. Go Ape is an award-winning confidence course with branches throughout the UK. The Go Ape course will appeal to a...
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Beecraigs Country Park
Nestled high in the Bathgate Hills near the historic town of Linlithgow, Beecraigs caters for a wide range of leisure and recreational ACTIVITIES within its 370 hectares (913 acres). Advice, information, venison sales, craft sales, gift vouchers and refreshments are available from the Visitor Centre. There are charges for the use of...
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Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society is dedicated to the advancement of Scottish railway heritage. It has the largest collection of railway locomotives, carriages, wagons, equipment and artefacts outside the National Railway Museum.
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Almondell and Calderwood Country Park
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park is a 220-acre Country Park in Mid Calder, offering woodland and riverside walks, picnic areas and seating and barbecue facilities (although booking for barbecues is essential). The Park's Visitor Centre also has an aquarium, a function room and sells refreshments. The Ranger Service based at...
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Mount Stuart House and Gardens
There is always so much to see and do at Mount Stuart, be it in the House, gardens or at our award winning Visitor Centre. Come and experience the best Bute has to offer in our Gift Shops, Restaurant and Farm Shop, or simply relax, explore and enjoy – Mount Stuart is truly a ‘must see’ in Scotland We have a purpose built...
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Battlezone Edinburgh Mini Paintball
For those not old enough for the big guns, we offer 'Mini Paintball' for warriors 8-11years old. If your child is 12 years and older check out our regular edinburgh paintball options. Our junior paintball option is perfect for children experiencing paintball for the first time. Treat them to an unforgettable experience as they explore...
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Brewers Fayre Queens Crossing - Edinburgh
At the Queens Crossing you'll find pub food as it should be! With our every day great value menu, our dedicated and friendly team will ensure you of a memorable visit and a warm welcome. So whether you're shopping in nearby Edinburgh, visiting the Bridges or Port Edgar, make sure you pay us a visit and experience our famous hospitality ...
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Here you will find a comprehensive list of outdoor pursuits and anything related to the great outdoors in and near to the city of Glasgow, catering for you, your child, and your family.
This could include hiking, climbing, camping, canoeing, pot holing, mountain biking and other out activities, or simply a stroll around the countryside or in a nearby park.
We provide information on outdoor pursuits by county, city or by activity. Please use the home page map for county level outdoor pursuits browsing.
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If you think we have missed somewhere you would like to see in this category, or you spot any incorrect information then please let us know by e-mail or by using the contact us form provided.
there is also featured outdoor play areas and everything related to outside play, this could include rope bridges, climbing frames and paddling pools in Glasgow.