Castle Semple Collegiate Church
Opening times and prices
Castle Semple Collegiate Church is free to visit and open year-round.
How to get here
2 miles west of Howwood on the B787, then on to the B776.
Access is by foot. Parking is at the Castle Semple Country Park Visitor Centre and the Collegiate Church is a 1.5 mile walk from the car park.
The Collegiate Church is about 1.5 miles from the Castle Semple Visitor Centre along generally flat terrain. You can follow either a scenic woodland path with more natural, uneven surfaces or the National Cycle Route, which offers a smoother, flatter, off‑road option.
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Address
Castle Semple Loch
Renfrewshire
National Grid reference:
NS 377 601
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