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

Glasgow Cathedral© Richard Webb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Summerston StationSummerston

43 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 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.

2.1 km S

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 km S

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

Glasgow Cathedral

Cathedral near Glasgow

Medieval cathedral surviving the Reformation.

5.3 km SE

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.

8.2 km S

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.

9.2 km N · spans 9 counties

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.

9.4 km W

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

0.7 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.

0.7 km SE · spans 5 counties

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.

2.4 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.

2.6 km S

Bearsden Roman bath-house

Frontier wall near Milngavie

Bearsden Station,Roman bath-house 400m NE of

3.3 km NW

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

3.7 km S · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

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.

3.8 km S

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.

4 km S

The Clydeside Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

City-centre single-malt distillery in the former Queen's Dock pumphouse on the Clyde, with tours and a whisky bar.

4.1 km S

Everything else within 10 km (28) — 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.