Crisp walks,m uddyboots,freem useum sand a few placesworth jum ping in the carfor.Autum n isa brilianttim eto explorecloserto hom e. Form ore fam ilydaysoutthisAutum n,click here! Rouken Glen Park,EastRenfrewshire Som etim esthebestdaysoutaretheonesthat don'trequirea m iltaryoperation.RoukenGlen hasplentyofspacefora runaround, woodland toexploreanda playarea,m aking itan easychoicefora crisp autum nafternoon. KelvingroveArtGaleryand M useum , Glasgow Kelvingrove isfree to visitand its22 galeriescovereverything from artand anim alsto AncientEgyptand Scotish history.There are also free fam ily activitesthroughouttheyear. Dam sto DarnleyCountryPark Fora localbreath offresh airwithoutheading m ilesoutoftown,Dam stoDarnleyisa handy oneto keep up yoursleeve.Thecountrypark stretchesacros m orethan 1,300 acres betweenBarhead,NewtonM earnsand Darnley,so thereisplentyofspacefora fam ilywalkand a bitofautum n wildlife spoting. Culzean Castleand CountryPark Fancym aking a properdayofit?Culzeanis worththedrive.Therearewoodland walks, gardensand a beachtoexplore,plusthe chanceto go searching forstarfish,crabs and otherseasidetreasures.Autum nisa particularlygood excuseto wrap everyone up and head outdoors. CastleSem pleCountryPark, Lochwinnoch Ifyourfam ilyishappiestoutside,put Castle Sem ple on the list.The country parkhaswoodland,walks,wildlifeand w ateractivites,w ith the visitorcentre providing a usefulbaseforexploring the area.Itisoneofthoseplaceswhereyou canm akethedayasenergeticoras leisurelyasyou fancy. PolokCountryPark Youdon'thavetoleaveGlasgow fora propercountrywalk.PolokParkhas woodland and open green space,and the area around PolokHouseisa good place fora peacefulstrol.Note:PolokHouse itselfis curently closed to visitors for conservation work,so plan thisonearound theparkratherthan thehouse. Pum pkin-picking trip to EastLothian Head eastto BalgoneEstate.Pum pkin picking isoneofthearea'sseasonal highlights,with pum pkinsgrowing in the fieldsand a Haloween-them ed Haunted Trailalso listed forthe season.Checkthe estate'scurentarangem entsbefore traveling. heHilHouse,Helensburgh Ifyou'vegotchildren who likeexploring unusualbuildings,TheHilHousem akesan interesting changefrom theusual castle-and-m useum day.The NationalTrust forScotland propertyisopendailythrough autum n,withthehouse,garden,cafeand shop available to visitors. A freem useum -hopping dayin Glasgow W hentheweatherisproperlygrim ,m akea dayofGlasgow'sfreem useum sinstead. Glasgow Life runsfam ilyactivitesacros its venues.Pleasedo checkonlineforwhat’s on. Greatfam ilydaysoutthisautum n in and around Glasgow..
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