Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Glasgow in 3 Days
Glasgow
Botanical
Gardens
Glasgow
Botanical
Gardens
0
1/2 mi
Day 1
Pedestrian Zone
Church
Railway
Underground
Day 2
0
1/2 km
Day 3
U
Hillhead
Hillhead
U
HILLHEAD
HILLHEAD
Kelvinbridge
Kelvinbridge
U
University
of Glasgow
University
of Glasgow
St. George's
St. George's
Cross
St. George's
Cross
Cross
U
WOODLANDS
WOODLANDS
Kelvingrove
Art Gallery
& Museum
Kelvingrove
Art Gallery
& Museum
M8
GARNET
HILL
GARNET
HILL
Cowcaddens
Cowcaddens
Glasgow
Caledonian
University
Glasgow
Caledonian
University
K E L V I N G R O V E
P A R K
KELVINGROVE
PARK
U
Glasgow
School of Art
Glasgow
School of Art
CHARING
CROSS
CHARING
CROSS
Bus
Station
Bus
Station
4
CITY
CENTER
CITY
CENTER
WEST
END
WEST
END
Day 1: to
Glasgow
Cathedral
Day 1: to
Glasgow
Cathedral
St. Vincent's
Street Church
St. Vincent's
Street Church
Buchanan
Buchanan
Street
Buchanan
Street
U
Street
George
Square
George
Square
City
Chambers
City
Chambers
Scottish Exhibition
& Conference Centre
Glasgow Science
Centre
Scottish Exhibition
& Conference Centre
Glasgow Science
Centre
COMMERCIAL
CENTER
COMMERCIAL
CENTER
MERCHANT
CITY
MERCHANT
CITY
Central
Station
Central
Station
BROOMIELAW
BROOMIELAW
U
St. Enoch
St. Enoch
SALTMARKET
SALTMARKET
GOVAN
GOVAN
G L A S G O W
G R E E N
GLASGOW
GREEN
SOUTH
SIDE
SOUTH
SIDE
Bridge
Bridge
Street
Bridge
Street
U
Street
West
Street
West
Street
West
Shields Rd.
Shields Rd.
U
U
Street
Kinning
Kinning
Park
Kinning
Park
U
M8
Day 3: to the Burrell Collection
& Holmwood House
Day 3: to the Burrell Collection
& Holmwood House
Park
Day 2: The West End
Glasgow's West End is the most prosperous and attractive district in the city.
Not only is the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
(p. 201) a fine piece of
Victorian architecture, it also has an expansive collection of paintings and arti-
facts—one of the best held by any city in Europe. Take a stroll through adja-
cent
Kelvingrove Park
and then stop at the
University of Glasgow,
where
you can see the complete interiors of the home where Mackintosh lived at the
Hunterian Art Gallery
(p. 200). The West End's “Main Street” is
Byres
Road,
with bars, restaurants, shops, and more. Detour onto cobbled
Ashton
Lane,
or, on fine days, take in the city's
Botanic Gardens
(p. 205) at the top
of Byres Road.
Day 3: The Southside
Glasgow is bisected by the River Clyde, and the city's Southside is considered,
by some, to be the real Glasgow. A highlight of the area is the
Burrell Collec-
tion
(p. 201), a custom-made museum holding the vast collection of art and
