Kennishead
Kennishead is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Kennishead is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Its territory, south of the River Clyde, is fairly isolated, bordering a park to the south and a golf course to the north, as well as the residential area of Carnwadric. The majority of the housing consists of three high rise tower blocks of 23 storeys, which dominate the area visually.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Kennishead
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.
- 01Burrell 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.
2.2 km · art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Crookston 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.
3.2 km · ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Pollok House
Pollok House, formerly the family seat of the Stirling-Maxwell family, is located at Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, Scotland.
1.7 km · category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Bellahouston Park
Bellahouston Park is a public park in the Bellahouston district on the South Side of Glasgow, Scotland, between the areas of Craigton, Dumbreck, Ibrox and Mosspark covering an area of 71 hectares. The main part of Bellahouston Park was acquired by Glasgow Corporation in 1895 for the sum of £50,000, and opened to the public in 1896.
3.4 km · public park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Queen'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.
4 km · park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway
The Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and west Stirlingshire.
1.5 km · one of seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church · Wikipedia - 07Pollok Country Park
Pollok Country Park is a 146-hectare country park located between Shawlands, Crossmyloof, and Pollok in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2007, Pollok Country Park was named Britain's Best Park, and in 2008 it was named the Best Park in Europe, beating competition from parks in Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden.
2.2 km · park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Haggs Castle
Haggs Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located in the neighbourhood of Pollokshields, in Glasgow, Scotland. The richly decorated building was restored in the 19th century, and today is once more occupied as a residence.
3.1 km · castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Pollokshaws Hall, 2025 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
The Pollokshaws Burgh Hall is a municipal building at the edge of Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The burgh hall, which was briefly the headquarters of Pollokshaws Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.
2.1 km · building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 10Pollokshields Burgh Hall
The Pollokshields Burgh Hall is a municipal building at the edge of Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The burgh hall, which was briefly the headquarters of Pollokshields Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.
3.7 km · city hall in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kennishead
- Airports
- Glasgow (GLA), 9 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 38 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 61 km
- Stations
- Crossmyloof railway station, 3.3 km · Pollokshaws West railway station, 1.8 km · Maxwell Park railway station, 3.5 km · Priesthill & Darnley railway station, 1.2 km · Shawlands railway station, 2.7 km
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Kennishead62 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £6–9
- Belfast → Kennishead169 km · quickest by road, 14h 10m · £70–95
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Kennishead195 km · quickest by road, 3h 49m · £23–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kennishead
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kennishead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere's a range of long-stay parks off-site, with transfer minibuses.
- Get in(The airport is in "Local" zone, so the "City" zone fare isn't enough.) McGill's Bus 757 trundles every 30 min to Paisley Gilmour Street railway station, which has very frequent trains to Glasgow Central, and outbound to Gourock (for Dunoon ferry), Wemyss Bay (for Bute ferry), Ardrossan (for Arran ferry) and Ayr.
- Get inThe fare is the same by any route: in 2024 a day trip is £15 and an open return is £20.
- Get inFor a day trip, park up at one of the outlying railway stations, if you can find a space among all the commuter vehicles.
- Get inThe crossing takes 2 hr 30 min, with almost a dozen car ferries a day.
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Kennishead is 7 km from Glasgow, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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