Edinburgh Airport 44 min
Chatelherault Country Park (12 min) Restored 18th-century hunting lodge housing visitor centre for 10 miles of woodland nature trails. St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art (20 min) Stately, castle-like building with eclectic religious art and artifacts spanning centuries. People's Palace (24 min) Exhibits describing Glasgow industrial past and the local vernacular with an onsite glasshouse cafe. Glasgow Cathedral (20 min) Church of Scotland place of worship, consecrated in 1197, with post-war stained glass windows. Glasgow Necropolis (21 min) Victorian-era cemetery containing the graves & mausoleums of prominent Glaswegians of the day. New Lanark (35 min) Cotton mill industrial heritage site and village, with a large roof garden offering panoramic views. Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life (20 min) Large museum with working trams and mining machinery and reconstructed mine and miners' cottages. Strathclyde Country Park (5 min) Multi-terrain Strathclyde Loch parkland for nature trails, football pitches and watersports. George Square (22 min) Civic square named for King George III and laid out in 1781 filled with statues of famous Scots. Bothwell Castle (16 min) Ruins of a 13th-century castle on the River Clyde, noted for its massive cylindrical donjon. Calderglen Country Park (19 min) Parkland around Torrance House hosting a children's zoo, ornamental gardens and adventure play area. M&D's Scotland's Theme Park (11 min) Amusement park with rollercoasters, big wheel, soft play, bowling alley and bingo. The Glasgow School of Art (22 min) University-level art school offering design and architecture courses within a Mackintosh building. The Lighthouse (28 min) Landmark Rennie Mackintosh-designed exhibition space dedicated to architecture, design and the city. Gallery of Modern Art (24 min) Eye-catching mansion with permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and artists' talks. |