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Photo of Strathclyde Country Park, a country park near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, central Scotland.

Strathclyde Country Park© M J Richardson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Mount Vernon StationMount Vernon

33 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 Glasgow Cathedral, a cathedral in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Cathedral

Cathedral near Glasgow

Medieval cathedral surviving the Reformation.

6.8 km W

Photo of Cathkin Braes Country Park, a country park near Eaglesham, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Cathkin Braes Country Park

Country park near Eaglesham

Glasgow's highest point at 200m on the city's southern edge, with panoramic views and Commonwealth Games mountain-bike trails.

7.2 km SW

Photo of Strathclyde Country Park, a country park near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Strathclyde Country Park

Country park near Bothwell

Large North Lanarkshire park around a man-made loch with watersports, a Roman bathhouse and Scotland's biggest theme park.

8.2 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.

9.6 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Clyde Walkway, a long-distance trail running from Glasgow to New Lanark, Scotland.

Clyde Walkway

Scotland's Great Trail

Forty miles up the River Clyde from central Glasgow to New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde

0.9 km S · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

Photo of Tollcross Park, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Tollcross Park

Garden near Glasgow

East End Victorian park internationally known for its rose garden and restored Winter Gardens glasshouse.

3 km W

Photo of Bothwell Castle, a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Bothwell Castle

Castle near Bothwell

A medieval castle in South Lanarkshire.

4.2 km SE

Photo of Babbity Bowster, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Babbity Bowster

Pub near Glasgow

Merchant City pub and hotel built on the site of an old monastery, known for folk music sessions and a beer garden.

7.1 km W

Photo of The Clutha, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

The Clutha

Pub near Glasgow

Riverside Stockwell Street music pub, a long-standing Glasgow live-music institution.

7.4 km W

Photo of The Scotia Bar, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

The Scotia Bar

Pub near Glasgow

One of Glasgow's oldest pubs near the river, a low-ceilinged folk and poetry haunt dating from the 18th century.

7.5 km W

St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow

Church near Glasgow

Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral on Clyde Street, mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.

7.6 km W

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.

7.9 km NW · spans 5 counties

WEST Brewery

Brewery near Glasgow

German-style brewery, bar and restaurant in the Templeton building on Glasgow Green, brewing to the Reinheitsgebot.

7.9 km W

Everything else within 10 km (20) — 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.