📌 Cardross, Argyll & Bute
★★★
Geilston Garden dates back over 200 years, lying at the end of an avenue of limes on the Clyde coast a few miles west of Dumbarton. The garden splits into several varied parts: an interesting kitchen garden, orchard, slightly nondescript paddock, wooded burn (bluebells in May) and – the highlight – a very colourful walled garden. These all fan out from the (private) Geilston House: owned by a succession of wealthy merchant families until 1998, when it was taken into the care of the National Trust for Scotland. A pleasant diversion for an hour or two on a summer’s day.
🌍 Location
📌 Off the A814 0.5 mi northwest of Cardross
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 339784
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.969370,-4.663614
🚌 Bus stops on A814 at garden turnoff
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily, mid March to late October
🎫 £8.50 adult / £6.50 child / free for National Trust for Scotland members
