Calderglen Zoo
Calderglen Zoo is a British Zoo. Its setting is 400 m southeast of East Kilbride. 70 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Glasgow Cathedral (14 km).
Zoo near East Kilbride
Just outside East Kilbride
Calderglen Zoo is 400 m southeast of East Kilbride. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Afternoons in East Kilbride are warmest in July and August, at 18°C.
Calderglen Zoo
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 400 m southeast of East Kilbride
Calderglen Zoo on the map
The numbers show what else is near Calderglen Zoo, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Calderglen Zoo
East Kilbride tops the 3 for size, at 76,626 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
East Kilbride
Hamilton
Blantyre
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Calderglen Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | 400 m northwest of it | 76,626 | 16 |
| Hamilton | 3.7 km east of it | 55,171 | 15 |
| Blantyre | 4.2 km northeast of it | 16,534 | 13 |
Close to Calderglen Zoo
Among the 70 within 15 km are 3 cathedrals, 3 museums and a castle.
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral14 km away2
MuseumGlasgow School of Art15 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle7.5 km away4
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art14 km away · 596K visitors a year5
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral14 km away6
MuseumPeople's Palace13 km away · 290K visitors a year7
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral11 km away8
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum7.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Calderglen Zoo: what to know
Where is Calderglen Zoo?
Calderglen Zoo is 400 m southeast of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.
What is Calderglen Zoo?
British Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Calderglen Zoo?
July and August are the warmest months in East Kilbride, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Calderglen Zoo?
Within 15 km: Glasgow Cathedral (14 km), Glasgow School of Art (15 km), Bothwell Castle (7.5 km) and Gallery of Modern Art (14 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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