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Renfrewshire Community Plan 2008 - 2017 Bridge of Weir
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Bridge of Weir is located seven miles west of Paisley on the A761 and sits close to the River Gryffe. The village's history is described here.
The main street has a good selection of shops, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops.
The village has two excellent golf courses, Ranfurly Castle and Old Ranfurly, and is also home to the internationally renowned Bridge of Weir Leather Company.
The main street has a good selection of shops, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops.
The village has two excellent golf courses, Ranfurly Castle and Old Ranfurly, and is also home to the internationally renowned Bridge of Weir Leather Company.
The national cycle route NCR 75 from Edinburgh to Greenock passes through the area and is popular with walkers and bird watchers.
Bridge of Weir has a number of excellent walks including those along the River Gryffe to Houston or Crosslee. A leaflet of walks around Bridge of Weir is available from the village library, the Pirie information centre, Lochnagar Coffee Shop or Renfrewshire Council.
You can download illustrated maps of the walking routes here.
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Gryffe, Houston and Bridge of Weir WalkWarning! This document may take some time to download due to file size - 3.4 MB.
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The village does not have a train station so if you intend to travel by train, you should change to bus at Paisley or Johnstone. Several bus routes run to Bridge of Weir from Paisley and Glasgow.
If travelling by car, Bridge of Weir is easily accessible from the A737.
Further information
For more information on travelling to Renfrewshire visit our travel information page.
Or if you would like further details on enjoying the walks in our area visit our walks information page.
More tourist information about Renfrewshire, including accommodation, is available from VisitScotland at paisley@visitscotland.com.
