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Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre is a science centre in Glasgow. 96 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.1 km). Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 10 languages.

Photo: Glasgow Science Centre, Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Glasgow

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Glasgow

Glasgow Science Centre is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 55 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Glasgow peak at 18–19°C, June to August.

Jan7° / 2°121 mm

Feb8° / 2°99 mm

Mar10° / 3°85 mm

Apr12° / 5°62 mm

May16° / 7°67 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul19° / 12°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep17° / 9°89 mm

Oct13° / 7°121 mm

Nov9° / 4°114 mm

Dec7° / 2°128 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Glasgow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Glasgow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Glasgow’s full climate →

About

Glasgow Science Centre

Science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: glasgowsciencecentre.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Glasgow Science Centre

Use the numbers to match each place near Glasgow Science Centre with the list.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow tops the 7 for size, at 617,904 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km west of it

Renfrew

23,812 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km west of it

Paisley

79,351 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Glasgow Science Centre is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Rutherglen	4.5 km southeast of it	31,185	51
Renfrew	4.8 km west of it	23,812	28
Paisley	4.8 km west of it	79,351	27
Giffnock	5 km south of it	11,963	25
Bearsden	7.3 km north of it	28,507	25
Bishopbriggs	7.3 km northeast of it	23,759	39

Make a day of it

Next door to Glasgow Science Centre

Choose from 96 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum1.1 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum1 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art2.1 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral3.8 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art2.6 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral2.6 km away 7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2 km away 8

MuseumHunterian Museum1.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Glasgow Science Centre

Where is Glasgow Science Centre?

Glasgow Science Centre is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is Glasgow Science Centre?

Science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Glasgow Science Centre?

June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Glasgow Science Centre?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.1 km), Riverside Museum (1 km), Glasgow School of Art (2.1 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (3.8 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 Science Centre: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Hunterian Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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