Coats Observatory is located at 49 Oakshaw St W, Paisley PA1 2DE, UK, we aim to offer all our customers a great experience with Coats Observatory and we would be happy to assist you with any questions you may have.

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Steve notmlgpro

5 Google Rating

Very interesting tour, excellent orrery and telescope is cool. Very informative tour guide.

5/ 5

Very interesting tour, excellent orrery and telescope is cool. Very informative tour guide.

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Walter Patterson

5 Google Rating

Amazing building constructed for this specific purpose of supporting 4 tons of telescope. Closes thi

5/ 5

Amazing building constructed for this specific purpose of supporting 4 tons of telescope. Closes this month for 2 year refurbishment so great opportunity to see it again. Knowledgeable and helpful staff on hand to explain purpose and working

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Alan Wallace

5 Google Rating

Thomas Coats built this observatory after some citizens professed an interest in astronomy, a man wh

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Thomas Coats built this observatory after some citizens professed an interest in astronomy, a man whose philanthropy was famed, his thread mills making him and his brothers the Bill Gates of their time. The observatory is still in working order and open to the public, although now superceded by significantly more powerful telescopes. The mills that provided the wealth for this project closed in the 80s, but like this building still stand albeit with a different use as living memorials to this man and the company he founded. Coats the company? They have a small presence in Paisley only despite being a billion pound company, but without history what are we?

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billy mcghee

5 Google Rating

very nice and peaceful place to view the sky at night

5/ 5

very nice and peaceful place to view the sky at night

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Graham Hendry

5 Google Rating

Closed now till 2022 for massive refurbishment along with Paisley Museum. Come back then.

5/ 5

Closed now till 2022 for massive refurbishment along with Paisley Museum. Come back then.

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Külf Von Apfelsaft

5 Google Rating

Despite it's clear under funding the by the council, the observatory has been a place of wonderment

5/ 5

Despite it's clear under funding the by the council, the observatory has been a place of wonderment for me since childhood. The staff are very knowledgeable and thee are a few gems to behold once there, including the Coates telescope which is well over 100 years old, and is still in use today. Well worth a visit if you are in town...

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4 Google Rating

It's a good place to visit. You need to go through the museum to gain access to the building. It's f

4/ 5

It's a good place to visit. You need to go through the museum to gain access to the building. It's free to visit. If you have mobility issue's it's stair all the way up to the top. The video presentation was good.

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