The Church of Christ The King

The white concrete crown sitting above Lochwinnoch is impossible to miss. The Church of Christ the King isn't what you'd expect from rural Renfrewshire - it's a modernist statement from 1957, all bold geometric lines and that distinctive tower that looks like something from a science fiction film. Walk inside and the brutalist aesthetic carries through: clean angles, lots of light, a sense of space that feels almost austere compared to the ornate kirk you might find elsewhere in Scotland.

It's worth the stop if you're into twentieth-century architecture or just fancy something completely different from the typical church visit. Families won't linger long here - there's no crypt to explore or cryptic tombstones to decipher - but history buffs interested in post-war Scottish design will find it genuinely absorbing. The setting overlooking Lochwinnoch itself is decent, and the building photographs well if you're that way inclined.

Stay at The Pods at Auchenhean, less than five miles away, and you've got easy access to both this architectural curio and the wider Renfrewshire landscape. It's not a full-day attraction - allow thirty minutes to an hour, depending on how much you want to read about its history - but it breaks up a park holiday nicely. Check locally for opening hours before you head out; religious buildings don't always stick to visitor-friendly schedules.