Castle Semple Visitor Centre & Country Park

Castle Semple is one of my favourite places to go when the weather allows. With views of Loch Semple, a visitor centre and café, it’s a great place to go when you just need to get outdoors. I was invited along to the Spinal Injuries Scotland BBQ and Watersports Day 2025 as a guest, to meet the people behind the charity and see for myself the accessible watersports on offer at my local loch. The weather was mostly on our side, and the SIS guys showed they know how to throw a barbecue and bring a community together.

We went here with Pamis today at Castle Semple Lochwinnoch.

A beautiful and serene location. Plenty of disabled parking (although the spaces don’t have loads of room at the sides of the vehicle for wheelchair transfer). We had no plans on arrival and were delighted to find that the path to RSPB was very accessible for a wheelchair (around 0.9 miles one way). Wide enough for all path users. Maybe it was just our good luck, but all other users of the path were super friendly and considerate. As was everyone at the loch side next to the visitor centre. Absolutely lovely wee jaunt out for the day and we’ll definitely be back to try out other paths (and maybe a water based activity).