[2] The park opened officially in 1982 and features a small zoo, children's play facilities, display and exhibition venues, a tropical hothouse, and several sports clubs including Torrance Golf Club.

[4] The central area of the park is approached from the old entrance lodge house via the tree-lined driveway of the old estate.

The park comprises the gorge portions of the once much more extensive Calderwood and Torrance Estates, with Calderwood Glen occupying the northernmost stretch of the Rotten Calder Water, and Torrance Glen the southern part.

The northern part of the park is a site of special scientific interest for is carboniferous geology, and the river features a number of waterfalls along its course.

[6] Calderglen is situated near to the industrial suburb of Kelvin, the established residential district of St. Leonards and a small 21st century development, Crutherland.