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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 Pollokshields East StationPollokshields

40 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.

3.2 km NE

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.

3.4 km SW

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.

3.6 km N

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.

4.6 km N

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.

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.

9.5 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

The Hidden Gardens

Garden near Glasgow

Award-winning sanctuary garden behind the Tramway arts venue in Pollokshields.

0.1 km SE

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

1.7 km N · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

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.

1.9 km NE

St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow

Church near Glasgow

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

1.9 km NE

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.

2 km NE

WEST Brewery

Brewery near Glasgow

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

2.4 km N

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.

2.5 km NE

Photo of The Pot Still, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

The Pot Still

Pub near Glasgow

Family-run Hope Street whisky bar stocking hundreds of single malts, a Glasgow classic.

2.5 km N

Photo of The Ben Nevis, a pub in Glasgow, central Scotland.

The Ben Nevis

Pub near Glasgow

Cosy traditional Finnieston bar known for its whisky range and live trad-music sessions.

2.8 km N

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.