Gary's Guidebook
Sightseeing
A pleasant park in the middle of Glasgow's beautiful West End. With the Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery at one end of the park and Glasgow University at the other and a short river walk to the botanic gardens. All free to visit!
367 locals recommend
Kelvingrove Park
6 Professors' SquareA pleasant park in the middle of Glasgow's beautiful West End. With the Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery at one end of the park and Glasgow University at the other and a short river walk to the botanic gardens. All free to visit!
Glasgows overlooked southern park has the best views over the city centre you will find in the city limits. With a pond, playground and even the remains of an ancient fossilised forest.
Queen's Park Playground (South)
Glasgows overlooked southern park has the best views over the city centre you will find in the city limits. With a pond, playground and even the remains of an ancient fossilised forest.
An old Victorian glasshouse of wrought iron and a more modern greenhouse sit in a small park with curated flowers and a pleasant nearby river walk. Closes at dusk most days. All free too!
432 locals recommend
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western RdAn old Victorian glasshouse of wrought iron and a more modern greenhouse sit in a small park with curated flowers and a pleasant nearby river walk. Closes at dusk most days. All free too!
Accessible just to the North of Glasgow city centre the canal stretches all the way to Edinburgh. A short walk along it will take you near Glasgow's West End and may result in sightings of roe deer, birds of prey or any manner of aquatic animal, if you are lucky!
16 locals recommend
Forth and Clyde Canal
Accessible just to the North of Glasgow city centre the canal stretches all the way to Edinburgh. A short walk along it will take you near Glasgow's West End and may result in sightings of roe deer, birds of prey or any manner of aquatic animal, if you are lucky!
Explore Glasgow's history as a centre of production for ships and rail engines, the invention of the bicycle, a free tall ship and more. All free!
344 locals recommend
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse RdExplore Glasgow's history as a centre of production for ships and rail engines, the invention of the bicycle, a free tall ship and more. All free!
An interesting insight into a lost world, this flat was discovered after the death of its last owner revealed unchanged and unmodernised old tenement rooms. Now turned into a museum for posterity.
60 locals recommend
The Tenement House
145 Buccleuch StAn interesting insight into a lost world, this flat was discovered after the death of its last owner revealed unchanged and unmodernised old tenement rooms. Now turned into a museum for posterity.
Food Scene
Finnieston is a small neighbourhood just a short walk over the river from the flat. It has great restaurants, cafes and bars and is very close to Glasgow's West End and the beautiful Kelvingrove park.
75 locals recommend
Finnieston
Finnieston is a small neighbourhood just a short walk over the river from the flat. It has great restaurants, cafes and bars and is very close to Glasgow's West End and the beautiful Kelvingrove park.
Right in the heart of Glasgow's West End, Byres Road has a number of alleys and streets leading of it that are full of cafes and restaurants to enjoy
143 locals recommend
Byres Road
Byres RoadRight in the heart of Glasgow's West End, Byres Road has a number of alleys and streets leading of it that are full of cafes and restaurants to enjoy