Edinburgh Airport 45 min
The Glasgow School of Art (19 min) University-level art school offering design and architecture courses within a Mackintosh building. Calderglen Country Park (16 min) Parkland around Torrance House hosting a children's zoo, ornamental gardens and adventure play area. Chatelherault Country Park (10 min) Restored 18th-century hunting lodge housing visitor centre for 10 miles of woodland nature trails. The Lighthouse (25 min) Landmark Rennie Mackintosh-designed exhibition space dedicated to architecture, design and the city. Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life (17 min) Large museum with working trams and mining machinery and reconstructed mine and miners' cottages. Strathclyde Country Park (13 min) Multi-terrain Strathclyde Loch parkland for nature trails, football pitches and watersports. People's Palace (21 min) Exhibits describing Glasgow industrial past and the local vernacular with an onsite glasshouse cafe. Gallery of Modern Art (22 min) Eye-catching mansion with permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and artists' talks. Glasgow Cathedral (18 min) Church of Scotland place of worship, consecrated in 1197, with post-war stained glass windows. Bothwell Castle (14 min) Ruins of a 13th-century castle on the River Clyde, noted for its massive cylindrical donjon. George Square (20 min) Civic square named for King George III and laid out in 1781 filled with statues of famous Scots. M&D's Scotland's Theme Park (9 min) Amusement park with rollercoasters, big wheel, soft play, bowling alley and bingo. Glasgow Necropolis (18 min) Victorian-era cemetery containing the graves & mausoleums of prominent Glaswegians of the day. The Willow Tea Rooms (22 min) Quaint tea rooms in a 1915 department store with Charles Rennie Mackintosh style interior design. St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art (18 min) Stately, castle-like building with eclectic religious art and artifacts spanning centuries. |