86% of residents think Renfrewshire is a good place to live. 
Visiting Renfrewshire
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Welcome to Renfrewshire!
To help make your visit to Renfrewshire as enjoyable as possible, please browse this section to find out about the wide range of facilities, services, attractions and activities on offer.
Renfrewshire’s towns and villages
Renfrewshire's towns vary in size and character, from Paisley’s bustling centre, to 1960s new town Erskine, to 18th century Johnstone to name a few.
Many of the villages are 18th century planned settlements which have grown into attractive, vibrant places to live and visit. The wide variety offers an interesting mix of urban and rural with each town and village having its own unique character.
What Renfrewshire has to offer
Renfrewshire is a fantastic place to visit with excellent attractions and services. It is the birthplace of William Wallace, is home to one of the west coast’s most magnificent country parks - Clyde Muirsheil, has great town and village shopping, a fabulous arts centre and interesting museum.
There’s also the major retail centre, Braehead, and Renfrewshire even has a large indoor skiing centre. Historical features mixed with modern facilities means Renfrewshire has something for everyone.
Excellent walking opportunities
With a mixture of woodland areas, countryside, the Glennifer Braes offering spectacular views, a large river bordering the area and smaller rivers passing through – walkers will be spoilt for choice in Renfrewshire. For more information visit our walks information page.
Travelling between Renfrewshire and the rest of Scotland
Sharing a boundary with Scotland’s largest city means Renfrewshire benefits from excellent road, rail and air connections and is easy to reach.
It also makes an excellent base for touring other parts of Scotland and our travel information section has links to airport, road, rail and ferry information.
Sharing other boundaries with Inverclyde and North Ayrshire means travellers on-route to explore the West of Scotland’s coastal areas can easily incorporate Renfrewshire into their visit - as can those who will be travelling north on the Erskine Bridge. For more information visit our travel information page.
For more information
Further tourist information on Renfrewshire, including accommodation, is available from The Tourist Information Centre in Paisley on 0141 889 0711 or at paisley@visitscotland.com
