Location: Glasgow
Top Things to do in Glasgow
Things to do in Glasgow, Scotland: The Best Gardens
As Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow is famed for its culture, shopping and people. Spend your day exploring a wide range of fascinating free museums and galleries, enjoying the UK’s best shopping outside of London, and taking advantage of tips from friendly local people on the city’s hidden gems — then choose from 130+ weekly musical events for a special night out. Glasgow is also the perfect base for exploring more of Scotland, with great connections to the Highlands and the islands.
Restaurants in Glasgow
1. Maxwell Park Pollokshields.
2. Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,177 reviews
This unique glasshouse located in the Botanic Gardens is a familiar landmark in Glasgow.
Reviewed By Travel322932
Glasgow Botanic Garden is an eight-acre area in the West End of Glasgow with beautiful parkland, wooded areas and a number of vast glasshouses with a huge selection of plants from all over the world. The largest of these is the Kibble Palace, a magnificent circular structure with regularly spaced seating benches. Honestly, the ambiance inside is incredibly peaceful and a stunning and huge variety of plants fill the high ceilinged space with an awesome display of nature. The other very large glasshouses contain specimens of plants you couldn't experience without visiting a tropical rain forest and it really does give an appreciation of the value of the natural plant world. The exterior grounds are immaculately maintained and include a historical section of roses introduced to Britain from the 15th century to the present day all easily accessed via a network of pathways. I'm a wheelchair user and there was virtually no area of the gardens that I could not easily access and disabled parking, although not specifically marked, is available. Vehicles displaying valid disabled badge are allowed to park on the main roadway within the park adjacent to the glasshouses There is an exquisite cafeteria in the grounds serving a selection of excellent hot and cold foods and every member of staff throughout the gardens are very friendly and are all very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful. To conclude, I would highly recommend Glasgow Botanic Gardens for a relaxed and very interesting day out.
3. The Hidden Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By melvyngilbert - Glasgow, United Kingdom
A well kept urban garden. It has areas of wildflowers and many trees. There is a quiet spot to watch the birds feed as well as a reasonable lawn to relax in the sun or let your little ones run around a bit. It seems this garden is run mainly by volunteers and there is certainly a strong sense of community here. There is a large selection of herbs growing with some available for sale. It is a perfect spot for those who live locally who do not have access to a garden. However, if you are not a llocal visit anyway. Every community should have one of these.
