Calderglen Country Park was once part of the Calderwood and Torrance Country Estates. The current house was built in 1605 by Robert Hamilton, although there was a previous building here dating back to 1570.
Nowadays, it has a children’s zoo, tropical glasshouse, ornamental gardens, nature trails/walks, the Courtyard Café, an 18 hole golf course, as well as a brand new children’s playpark (opened April 2016). The nature walks take you through a wooded glen, or down by the Rotten Calder river. There are over 5km of paths in the glen, some of which feature waterfalls and the northern part of the park is a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
This is a series of 3 caches that can be done as a loop, or done individually. The route starts from the visitor centre, towards the green trail of paths. Here you will find Calderglen 1. Then double back on yourself to head down the steps towards the riverside for Calderglen 2. To avoid the steps, head back towards the playpark and down the sloping pathways towards the river. For Calderglen 3, continue from Calderglen 2 towards the woodland area , following the trail round (taking the path to the left, away from the river) and finishing at the playpark area.