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Sunken Garden

In Glasgow stands Sunken Garden. Around it, within 5 km, are 50 more places on our list. The first to add nearby is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, at 3.1 km.

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Garden in Glasgow

Inside Glasgow

Sunken Garden 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.

When to go

Seasons in Glasgow

June to August are the warmest in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C.

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

Sunken Garden

In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Garden
Town: in Glasgow

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

The map

Mapping Sunken Garden

Orange is Sunken Garden; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Sunken Garden

Home to 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of these 7. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km west of it

Paisley

79,351 people · 27 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km south of it

Thornliebank

4,084 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km south of it

Giffnock

11,963 people · 25 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Sunken Garden is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Paisley	3.2 km west of it	79,351	27
Thornliebank	3.8 km south of it	4,084	20
Giffnock	3.8 km south of it	11,963	25
Renfrew	4.1 km northwest of it	23,812	28
Barrhead	4.6 km southwest of it	17,608	15
Netherlee	4.8 km southeast of it	4,493	19

Make a day of it

While you are near Sunken Garden

Around it, within 15 km, lie 94 more, including 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3.1 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum2.3 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art4 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral5.5 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art4.3 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral4.2 km away 7MuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection1.7 km away 8

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House1.9 km away

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

Quick answers on Sunken Garden

Where is Sunken Garden?

Sunken Garden is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is Sunken Garden?

Garden.

When is the best time to visit Sunken Garden?

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 Sunken Garden?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.1 km), Riverside Museum (2.3 km), Glasgow School of Art (4 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (5.5 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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