Get active, be healthy. Explore the green spaces of Glasgow

Discover Glasgow. From our beautiful parks and green spaces to the best places to eat, play and explore. We've got you covered. A blog by locals.

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January 15, 2025

Discover New Local Parks with Parkrun

Parkrun events take place in multiple parks across Glasgow, making it a great way to discover beautiful new green spaces in your local area that you may never have explored before.

January 15, 2025

What is a Subcrawl?

Discover Glasgow's famous Subcrawl tradition - a unique pub crawl that follows the city's historic subway circle line, passing by some of Glasgow's most beautiful parks.

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January 14, 2025

Places to Eat Near Pollok Park

Discover the best dining spots around Pollok Park, from traditional ice cream vans within the park to excellent restaurants in nearby Shawlands.

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January 10, 2025

A Digital Guide to Glasgow's Green Treasures

Discover how Glasgow Park Walk app is transforming the way people explore Glasgow's beautiful parks, with features for both tourists and locals alike.

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Popular Parks in Glasgow

Castlemilk Park

Historic woodlands at the heart of Castlemilk community

Castlemilk Park, the woodland that runs through Castlemilk , the woodlands were originally part of a designed landscape of the Castlemilk House, however the woodland is very much the heart of the Castlemilk community.

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Knightswood Park

Nature conservation site with wetland and heathland habitats

The park is a 26 Hectares/64 Acres site. To the east the site is amenity grass with play facilities and to the west lies the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre. The majority of the site is a city-wide site of importance for nature conservation, with wetland, wet woodland and heathland habitat.

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Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Historic gardens with the iconic Kibble Palace glasshouse

It was in 1817 that Thomas Hopkirk, a distinguished Glasgow botanist, founded the Botanic Gardens with the support of a number of local dignitaries and the University of Glasgow. The Gardens were originally laid out on an 8 acre site at Sandyford at the western end of Sauchiehall Street (at that time, on the edge of the city). The Royal Botanical Institution of Glasgow owned and ran the Gardens and agreed to provide the University of Glasgow with teaching aids, including a supply of plants for medical and botanical classes.

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