Museum · near Clarkston · East Renfrewshire

Greenbank Garden

Greenbank Garden is a history museum. Head 200 m southwest of Clarkston to reach it. It is maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

Where

200 m

southwest of Clarkston

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum near Clarkston

Just outside Clarkston

Greenbank Garden is 200 m southwest of Clarkston. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by National Trust for Scotland

One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go June to August: Clarkston reaches 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°137 mm

Feb7° / 1°120 mm

Mar9° / 2°105 mm

Apr12° / 4°67 mm

May15° / 6°73 mm

Jun18° / 9°74 mm

Jul19° / 11°90 mm

Aug19° / 11°93 mm

Sep16° / 9°100 mm

Oct13° / 6°143 mm

Nov9° / 3°138 mm

Dec7° / 1°158 mm

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

About

Greenbank Garden

Close by, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is 9.7 km away, one of 88 within 15 km.

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Town: 200 m southwest of Clarkston
Official site: nts.org.uk/visit/places/greenbank-garden

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Mapping Greenbank Garden

Numbered points are the places near Greenbank Garden, which is in orange.

Towns near it

The towns around Greenbank Garden

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Glasgow (617,904 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 200 m northeast of it

Clarkston

9,486 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 300 m west of it

Newton Mearns

28,447 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km north of it

Giffnock

11,963 people · 25 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km east of it

Busby

3,351 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Greenbank Garden is	People	Places to visit
Clarkston	200 m northeast of it	9,486	19
Newton Mearns	300 m west of it	28,447	17
Giffnock	1.2 km north of it	11,963	25
Busby	1.3 km east of it	3,351	14
Thornliebank	1.4 km northwest of it	4,084	20
Stamperland	1.6 km northeast of it	3,497	17
Glasgow	1.9 km north of it	617,904	101
Netherlee	2.3 km northeast of it	4,493	19

Make a day of it

More near Greenbank Garden

Our list has 88 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum9.7 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum9.3 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art9.6 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral9.9 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art9.2 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral8.7 km away 7

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House5.4 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection5.5 km away

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

Good to know about Greenbank Garden

Where is Greenbank Garden?

Greenbank Garden is 200 m southwest of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire.

What is Greenbank Garden?

Museum: history.

Who runs Greenbank Garden?

National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Greenbank Garden?

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

What else is there to see near Greenbank Garden?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (9.7 km), Riverside Museum (9.3 km), Glasgow School of Art (9.6 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (9.9 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 (7)

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
Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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