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People's Palace

This is a great folk museum, telling the history of Glasgow and its people from 1750 to 2000. One of Billy Connolly's banana boots is on display. The Winter Gardens are a large adjacent glasshouse. As of May 2026, the museum and glasshouse are closed for refurbishment, with the timeline for re-opening unclear.

Address: Glasgow Green G40 1AT
Hours: Mon-Thu Sat 10AM-5PM, Fri Sun 11AM-5PM
Price: Free
Website: glasgowlife.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

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Glasgow Green
is the extensive green space north bank of the Clyde. It was created in 1450 as separate plots of soggy grazing land, which were combined and drained. It became an area for bleaching and drying, mass protests and inflammatory speeches, and recreation and events. It's always open, with multiple access points, but from city centre a good approach is from the foot of High St through the Maclennan Arch. Follow the main path southeast to reach Nelson's Memorial, an obelisk commemorating his victory at Trafalgar. Central is the People's Palace, see below. North side of that is the elaborate terracotta Doulton Fountain, with Queen Victoria teetering atop it. At the park's east boundary, the Templeton Carpet Factory is now a business centre. St Andrew's suspension bridge gives access to the south river bank. See Clyde section below for the Tidal Weir.
Drink
West Brewery
A restaurant and micro brewery serving German trad food (daily to 9PM) and lager and hefeweizen beers. The tour takes 45 min.
Bar Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnightBrewery tour £15
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St Andrew's Suspension Bridge
This elegant footbridge between Hutchisontown on the south river bank and Glasgow Green on the north opened in 1855.
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Barrowland Ballroom
Opened in 1934, but rebuilt in ever-so-Sixties style after a fire, this is a popular live venue with 1900 standing capacity. It's renowned for its sprung dance floor and excellent acoustics.