Calderglen Country Park and Langlands Moss Nature Reserve

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Geological Site
 

Calderglen Country Park is located on the boundary of the new town of East Kilbride and was officially designated and opened to the public in 1982.

Formerly part of the Calderglen and Torrance Country Estates, the park extends along a scenic wooded glen forged out by the Rotten Calder River, a tributary of the River Clyde.

The Glen extends over 5 km and has many attractive waterfalls and important geological features. The Northern section of the park is a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. 
 

Visitor Attractions
 

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, shop, café and changing exhibition space.

Nearby is the conservatory with its tropical displays, plants from around the world and an ornamental garden area.

The children’s zoo has a wide range of animals including owls, marmosets, wallabies and the ever popular and watchful meerkats, who “guard” the zoo!

There is an extensive events and activities programme throughout the year organised by the zoo, conservatory staff and country park rangers.

The park also contains a toddler’s play area, large adventure play area, golf course and sports facilities.

The park also hosts a variety of events throughout the year.

Entrance to the park is free.

The nearby Langlands Moss Local Nature Reserve is a great example of the increasingly rare lowland raised bogs. A raised wooden platform walk allows visitors to see the bog up close.

Leaflets on walks and trails are available from the visitor centre.

 

Location

Strathaven Road
East Kilbride
G75 0QZ

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Contact and Booking

Facilities

Disabled Parking

Disabled Toilet

Parking

Refreshments

Toilet

Dates and Times

Visitor Centre: Summer (April to September) Monday to Friday 10.30am - 5pm. Weekends and public holidays 10.30am -5.30pm. Winter (October to March) daily 11am - 4pm.

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