📌 West End, Glasgow
★★★★
Glasgow‘s Botanic Gardens have occupied the tight spot between Great Western Road and a meander on the River Kelvin since 1873. In the heart of the city’s West End, they’re predictably busy on sunny summer weekends; this is also the time of year when the colourful rose garden reaches its best. It’s perhaps inevitable that they’ll be compared to their verdant counterpart in Edinburgh. Do they measure up? Certainly not in absolute size, but in beauty? Very nearly. And unlike in the capital, the extensive glasshouses – the gardens’ highlight – are free to visit.
🌍 Location
📌 Great Western Road, 2 mi northwest of George Square, Glasgow
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 569674
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.878850,-4.289106
🚌 Numerous local buses | 🚇 Hillhead | 🚆 Hyndland (1 mi)
🚗 Street parking nearby (some with charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 Free
