Neighbourhood in Glasgow
West End
Glasgow, Scotland
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Days out & attractions in West End
Days out around West End – viewpoints, nature reserves, museums, parks and more. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🌄 Viewpoints
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
Riverside Museum
Govan · 1.2 miles
Set on the River Clyde at Pointhouse Quay in Glasgow’s Partick district, the Riverside Museum occupies a striking, angular building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects with engineering by Buro Happold. Opened to the public in June 2011 as part of the Glasgow Harbour regeneration scheme, the structure won the 2013 European Museum of the Year Award and sits opposite the confluence of the River Kelvin and the Clyde. A pedestrian and cycle link, the Govan–Partick Bridge, has been in use since 2024, providing direct access from the museum across the water to the Govan neighbourhood. The museum’s collections encompass a broad spectrum of transport heritage. Visitors can see the world’s oldest surviving pedal cycle, a substantial assembly of Scottish-built cars and trucks—including examples from Argyll, Arrol-Johnston and Albion—as well as a large showroom display sponsored by Arnold Clark. The Clyde Room holds around 250 ship models that illustrate the River Clyde’s shipbuilding legacy, while the railway and municipal transport galleries feature seven historic Glasgow tramcars, trolleybuses and a reconstruction of a 1930s street scene with a replica subway station and cinema. The site also allows the tall ship Glenlee and other visiting vessels to berth alongside the museum. Opening times are published on the museum’s website, and the venue is reachable on foot or by cycle via the new bridge, with further access through the surrounding Partick area.
Pointhouse Place 100, Glasgow G3 8RS
Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Fr,Su 11:00-17:00
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Glasgow Science Centre
Stobcross · 1.2 miles
Located on the south bank of the River Clyde within the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration area, the Glasgow Science Centre serves as a science-focused museum near Stobcross. The complex comprises three distinct structures – the crescent-shaped Science Mall, the rotating Glasgow Tower and an IMAX cinema – each wrapped in a different metal skin. As a registered Scottish charity it attracts visitors who pay an admission charge, and it also oversees the visitor centre at Whitelee Wind Farm. The attraction carries a five-star rating from VisitScotland. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 July 2001, the centre formed part of the Pacific Quay redevelopment that followed the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. The architects Building Design Partnership designed the Science Mall, while the tower’s original concept came from Richard Horden with engineering by Buro Happold. Inside the Mall, three floors host more than 250 interactive exhibits, a planetarium with a 15-metre dome, a children’s area called The Big Explorer, and themed galleries such as Powering the Future, Idea No59 and BodyWorks. The ground floor houses ticketing, cafés, a gift shop and a cloakroom, together with flexible spaces for education and events. The Glasgow Tower, intended as the world’s tallest freely rotating tower, was closed from August 2010 until July 2014, and the IMAX cinema – Scotland’s first – seats 370 patrons before a 24 × 18 metre screen capable of 3D presentation. A 2021 “Connect: Outer Space” project added a two-way cycle lane, expanded greenspace and outdoor science exhibits along the waterfront.
Pacific Quay 50, Glasgow G51 1EA
Nov 04-Mar 30 We-Fr 10:00-15:00; Nov 04-Mar 30 Sa,Su 10:00-17:00; Mar 31-Aug 31 10:00-17:00; Apr 02,Apr 04,May 03,May 08,May 14,Jun 03,Jun 06,Jun 13,Jun 18,Jul 02,Jul 14 10:00-16:00; Sep 30 off
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Hunterian Museum
Hillhead · 0.6 miles
Mo off; Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvinhaugh · 0.6 miles
Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG
Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Stockingfield Park
Maryhill · 1.2 miles
Stockingfield Park, Stockingfield Bridge and associated infrastructure under construction, opening ~July 2022 https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stockingfield-bridge-works-updates/
Currie Street, Glasgow
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
Western Baths
Hillhead · 0.1 miles
Cranworth Street 8-12, Glasgow G12 8BZ
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
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🖼️ Galleries
Hunterian Art Gallery
Hillhead · 0.6 miles
Mo off; Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Arteries Gallery
North Woodside · 0.6 miles
Great Western Road 425, Glasgow G4 9JA
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📸 Landmarks & sights
The Clydeside Distillery
Kelvinhaugh · 1.2 miles
Located on the River Clyde’s quayside in Glasgow, the Clydeside Distillery occupies the former pump house that once managed water levels for the Queen’s Dock. The site, refurbished in 2017, lies just west of the SEC Centre and is linked to the Kelvinhaugh and Yorkhill neighbourhoods by a footbridge that passes beneath the Clydeside Expressway and the Argyle Line railway. Vehicles reach the distillery via Stobcross Road, which connects to the expressway at the Finnieston and Pointhouse exits. Water used in production is drawn from Loch Katrine in the nearby Trossachs. When production started in 2017, Clydeside became the second active distillery in Glasgow after a century-long gap. The enterprise is operated by Morrison Glasgow Distillers Limited, with Tim Morrison as principal owner and Andrew Morrison as operations director; the family’s historic ties to the dock date back to John Morrison’s 19th-century construction of the original pump house. The distillery’s facilities include two two-tonne Forsyth stills and a capacity of up to 500,000 litres of spirit per year, producing a Lowland-style single malt that entered the market in 2021 under the Stobcross label. Visitors can join interactive tours that showcase the production process, and the premises house a shop and a café. Pedestrian access is provided by the footbridge, while parking is available in the adjacent SEC car park. The location’s industrial setting and proximity to cultural venues such as the SWG3 arts space make it a distinctive point of interest along Glasgow’s waterfront.
Stobcross Road 100, Glasgow G3 8QQ
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🛝 Playgrounds
Jurassic Jungle Soft Play Centre
Rockvilla · 1.9 miles
Saracen Street 29, Glasgow G22 5HT
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from West End.
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