Gleniffer Braes Country Park

Love the braes and walk my dog there often. Lovely during the day. As soon as the sun goes down its a different place altogether. The steamy windows up there at night are numerous lol. And as it gets later the place just fills up with groups of stoners and joyriders. But if that’s your thing then you’ll have a great time ;)

On a high, lonely hill at the back of Paisley lies Gleniffer Braes, another staple of my childhood.
Infamous for the ‘Car Park in the Sky’, as it’s known by locals, many visitors drive up for some fantastic views of the surrounding countryside and cityscape, which is particularly pretty at night. Some visitors go for more naughty reasons, or so I’m told… ^^;
The country park itself is nice and tame, and its a great place to get your kids into hiking /​hill walking. The terrain is not very challenging, but there’s enough character to keep the little folk entertained. Tannahill’s Well and the Glen Burn Waterfall are just a couple of the nifty features. But if you don’t fancy a walk, there’s a play park close to the Car Park area, with ice cream van and (sometimes) a snack bar to keep the kids happy. Many was the weekend where my dad and ‘Uncle Wonderful’ took my sister and I to the ‘Car Park in the Sky’. Our teachers thought we had very vivid imaginations. I think its worth it just to mess with the teachers.
Probably one of the best things to do up on Gleniffer Braes is fly a kite! It’s often extra windy, even on sunny days, and quite often you see a good few people with kites, and even some with professional stunt kites. Who doesn’t love a good kite flying? I still do it from time to time.
It’s hard to make it up there if you don’t have a car because of lack of pavements, and no public transportation goes up that way either; but if you can arrange a drive up there, it’s a nice wee place to spend an afternoon on a nice day.