Giffnock

Worth seeing in and around Giffnock

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hampden Park

   Hampden Park, currently known as Barclays Hampden for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football team.

   3.5 km · association football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ibrox Stadium

   Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.

   5.4 km · football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Burrell Collection

   The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell.

   3 km · art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Glasgow Central Mosque

   The Glasgow Central Mosque is a Sunni Deobandi mosque, located on the south bank of the River Clyde in the Gorbals district of central Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. The Islamic Centre is the central institution for the local Muslim community, and is the largest community centre in Strathclyde.

   5.9 km · mosque in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Crookston Castle

   Crookston Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Pollok area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located some five miles south-west of the city centre, on a hill overlooking the Levern Water, just before its confluence with the White Cart Water.

   5.1 km · ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Pollok House

   Pollok House, formerly the family seat of the Stirling-Maxwell family, is located at Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

   3 km · category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   1902 Ibrox disaster

   The 1902 Ibrox disaster was the collapse of a stand at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland. The collapse caused the deaths of 25 supporters, and injuries to 500 more during an international association football match between Scotland and England on 5 April 1902 as part of the 1901–02 British Home Championship.

   5.4 km · stadium structural failure in Glasgow, Scotland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cathkin Park

   Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played.

   3.8 km · municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Queen's Park, Glasgow

   Queen's Park is a park situated on the south side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, between Strathbungo, Shawlands, Battlefield, Mount Florida, and Crosshill.

   3.3 km · park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    BBC Pacific Quay

    BBC Pacific Quay is the headquarters of BBC Scotland, serving as its main television and radio studio complex, situated at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Opened by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 20 September 2007, the building was designed by architect David Chipperfield to feature an all glass facade which would change throughout the day, as well as different seasons and from various vantage points from across Pacific Quay.

    5.9 km · building in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Giffnock

Airports

Glasgow (GLA), 11 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 38 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 60 km

Stations

Ibrox subway station, 5.6 km · Bridge Street subway station, 5.7 km · Kinning Park subway station, 5.1 km · Shields Road subway station, 5.1 km · Rutherglen railway station, 5.8 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Giffnock

  60 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £6–8
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• Belfast → Giffnock

  169 km · quickest by road, 14h 8m · £70–95
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Giffnock

  193 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · £22–30
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