Cumbernauld House Park — Attraction in Scotland

I'm a Cumbernauld boy born n bred and have countless happy memories of playing here when I was younger and the summers were sunny and went on forever. Great open space at the start of Cumbie fields walking down from Braehead Rd ( where I lived) you get a great view of the campie hills and the top of the church up in Abronhill ( name comes from ( Abrahams Hallowed Hill) and if you look straight ahead Cumbernauld House now a private residence. If you walk towards the house and walk down the start of the steep slope ( great for sledging in the winter) you enter what was the original moat round the original building / Castle its a great example of a moat and Bailey.Just to your right there's the famous entwined Ewe tree which represent the joining of two people who were in love but didn't have permission to be.. Take a wander passed the house and carry on through the Glen as wee called it or Glen Vault as its named and enjoy the space time and switch off from life for a bit. Continue on the path which winds up to Abronhill and pass the little bridge... My Dad used to let me sit beside it and paddle for a bit ( we would have shared a bag of chips on our walk) all the way from the Abetone ( spelling) up the Town Centre. Carry on and you'll see the Dovecote ( Dookit) poke it's head through the tree...take time to walk up and have a look at it I belive it was originally part of the estate when the Fleming family owned it. I remember when it was open and you could venture inside but its been bricked up longer than I can remember. Head toward the gates that mark the end of the walk which still have the Fleming family crest attached to them. Now your at the base of the hill taking you up to Abronhill..... Head towards the small run down shopping centre where the famous chippy sits from Gregory's Girl the Bill Firsyth classic when the Nauld was young and hopeful just like we...

Large area of open grass that sits between housing scheme and Cumbernauld Glen (river and walking trails). Path around outside of grass is tarmac but is rough in places where tree roots are breaking it or pushing it up. Fabulous views of hills beyond, odd benches placed around grass area looking in House direction. Some grass is boggy but when we went there were a few people enjoying walking their dogs around the grass. There is also a car park near by at start of Glen/House walks that is sign posted but has holes/puddles in it. The only real negative point is that the information boards about the house, walking trails and area around the Glen and House walks have been vandalised so...

This is very pleasant place to be with its largely ancient woodland and a couple of historic buildings. It offers many interesting walks and cycle routes which change the whole year round. Many will enjoy the leaves in the autumn, but the carpet of Bluebells (hyacinths really) in early summer is my personal favourite.

In Scotland you will likely have places as pleasing as this nearby, but some may want to visit "Outlander"...