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Photo of Paisley Abbey, a church in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Paisley Abbey© Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Places to explore near Drumchapel StationDrumchapel

41 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Auchentoshan Distillery, a distillery near Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Auchentoshan Distillery

Distillery near Clydebank

Lowland distillery on the western edge of Glasgow, uniquely triple-distilling all its spirit, with tours 25 minutes by train from the city.

5 km NW

Photo of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Garden near Glasgow

West End botanic gardens famous for the Kibble Palace, a Victorian glasshouse of tree ferns and marble sculpture.

5.2 km SE

Photo of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, a church in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

Church near Glasgow

George Gilbert Scott Gothic Revival Scottish Episcopal cathedral in the West End with a 63-metre spire.

6.5 km SE

Photo of Paisley Abbey, a church in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Paisley Abbey

Church near Paisley

Great medieval Cluniac abbey founded in 1163, burial place of Marjorie Bruce and the early Stewarts, still an active parish kirk.

7.6 km SW

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

8.4 km N · spans 9 counties

Photo of Pollok Country Park, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Pollok Country Park

Garden near Glasgow

Glasgow's largest park, wooded parkland with walled gardens, Highland cattle, Pollok House and the Burrell Collection.

9.2 km S

Photo of Glasgow Cathedral, a cathedral in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Cathedral

Cathedral near Glasgow

Medieval cathedral surviving the Reformation.

9.3 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath, a long-distance trail running from Bowling to Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty-six miles of canal towpath coast to coast across central Scotland, from Bowling on the Clyde to Edinburgh

0.6 km SE · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Forth & Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal running from Grangemouth to Bowling, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde Canal

Canal

Scotland's coast-to-coast canal of 1790, reopened in 2001 and turned by the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies into modern landmarks.

0.6 km SE · spans 5 counties

Bearsden Roman bath-house

Frontier wall near Milngavie

Bearsden Station,Roman bath-house 400m NE of

2.7 km NE

Photo along the West Highland Way, a long-distance trail running from Milngavie to Fort William, Scotland.

West Highland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

Scotland's classic walk — from the edge of Glasgow along Loch Lomond and over Rannoch Moor to the foot of Ben Nevis.

4.9 km NE · spans 4 counties

Mugdock Country Park

Garden near Milngavie

270-hectare country park on Milngavie's edge with a walled garden, two castles, loch and woodland trails.

5.1 km NE

The Glasgow Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

Independent Hillington distillery making Makar gin and 1770 single malt, with booked tours.

5.2 km S

Photo of The Curlers Rest, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

The Curlers Rest

Pub near Glasgow

Stone-walled Byres Road pub with an open fire, the oldest pub on the street with a history back to the 17th century.

5.4 km SE

Govan Old Church

Church near Glasgow

Historic Govan kirk housing the Govan Stones, a nationally important collection of early-medieval carved crosses and hogback stones.

5.4 km SE

Photo of Oran Mor, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Oran Mor

Pub near Glasgow

Bar, restaurant and venue in a converted West End church at the top of Byres Road, with a Alasdair Gray ceiling mural and 150-plus malts.

5.5 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (25) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.