Reptile House
Reptile House is a reptile zoo. Its location is inside Glasgow’s locality. A short trip away is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 4.6 km off, the first of 97 within 15 km.
Zoo in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
Reptile House is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 50 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
Aim for June to August, when Glasgow reaches 18–19°C.
Reptile House
Zoo: reptile.
In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- in Glasgow
The map
The map puts Reptile House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Reptile House
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Glasgow (617,904 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Glasgow
Giffnock
Netherlee
Rutherglen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Reptile House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | It’s in town | 617,904 | 101 |
| Giffnock | 2.1 km southwest of it | 11,963 | 25 |
| Netherlee | 2.2 km south of it | 4,493 | 19 |
| Rutherglen | 2.3 km east of it | 31,185 | 51 |
| Thornliebank | 3.2 km southwest of it | 4,084 | 20 |
| Stamperland | 3.3 km south of it | 3,497 | 17 |
| Clarkston | 3.8 km south of it | 9,486 | 19 |
| Cambuslang | 4.6 km east of it | 33,250 | 35 |
More to see nearby
Among the 97 within 15 km are 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum4.6 km away · 1M visitors a year2
MuseumGlasgow School of Art4.2 km away3
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum4.6 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral4.4 km away5
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art3.7 km away · 596K visitors a year6
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral3.2 km away7
MuseumPeople's Palace3.3 km away · 290K visitors a year8MuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection2.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Reptile House: common questions
Where is Reptile House?
Reptile House is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is Reptile House?
Zoo: reptile.
When is the best time to visit Reptile House?
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 Reptile House?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (4.6 km), Glasgow School of Art (4.2 km), Riverside Museum (4.6 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (4.4 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
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, 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
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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