Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Glasgow Boys had an enormous influence on the Scottish art world, inspiring the next generation of Scot-
tish painters - the Colourists. Their works can be seen in the Kelvingrove (
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)
and Hunterian (
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here
)
galleries as well as Broughton House in Kirkcudbright (
Click here
) and the National Gallery of Scotland
in Edinburgh (
Click here
)
.
Activities
There are numerous green spaces within the city.
Pollok Country Park
surrounds the
Burrell Collection and has several woodland trails. Nearer the centre of the city, the
Kelvin Walkway
follows the River Kelvin through Kelvingrove Park, the Botanic Gar-
dens and on to Dawsholm Park.
Walking & Cycling
The
Clyde Walkway
extends from Glasgow upriver to the Falls of Clyde near New
Lanark, some 40 miles away. The tourist office has a good leaflet pack detailing different
sections of this walk. The 10-mile section through Glasgow has interesting parts, though
modern buildings have replaced most of the old shipbuilding works.
Well-trodden, long-distance footpath the
West Highland Way
begins in Milngavie, 8
miles north of Glasgow (you can walk to Milngavie from Glasgow along the River
Kelvin), and runs for 95 spectacular miles to Fort William.
There are several long-distance pedestrian/cycle routes that begin in Glasgow and fol-
low off-road routes for most of the way. Check www.sustrans.org.uk for more details.
The
Clyde-Loch Lomondroute
traverses residential and industrial areas in a 20-mile
ride from Bell's Bridge to Loch Lomond. This route continues to Inverness as part of the
Lochs and Glens National Cycle Route
.
The
Clyde to Forth cycleroute
runs through Glasgow. One way takes you to Edin-
burgh via Bathgate, the other takes you via Paisley to Greenock and Gourock, the first
section partly on roads. Another branch heads down to Irvine and Ardrossan, for the ferry
to Arran. An extension via Ayr, Maybole and Glentrool leads to the Solway coast and
Carlisle.
