The Barras Market
You can find The Barras Market, an attraction, in Glasgow. There are 52 other places to visit inside 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Glasgow Cathedral, 900 m away.
Attraction in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
The Barras Market is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 52 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Expect highs of 18–19°C in Glasgow from June to August.
The Barras Market
Attraction.
In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Glasgow
- Official site
- market.barrowland.co.uk/blogs/the-barras/visit-us
Where The Barras Market is
Numbered points are the places near The Barras Market, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
With 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of the 4. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Glasgow
Rutherglen
Cambuslang
Bishopbriggs
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Barras Market is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | It’s in town | 617,904 | 101 |
| Rutherglen | 1.7 km southeast of it | 31,185 | 51 |
| Cambuslang | 3.7 km southeast of it | 33,250 | 35 |
| Bishopbriggs | 4.6 km north of it | 23,759 | 39 |
While you are near The Barras Market
Nearby, 105 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral900 m away2
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3.6 km away · 1M visitors a year3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art2 km away4
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art1.1 km away · 596K visitors a year5
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral900 m away6
MuseumPeople's Palace400 m away · 290K visitors a year7
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum4.4 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral3.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Barras Market: what to know
Where is The Barras Market?
The Barras Market is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Barras Market?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Barras Market?
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 The Barras Market?
Within 15 km: Glasgow Cathedral (900 m), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.6 km), Glasgow School of Art (2 km) and Gallery of Modern Art (1.1 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)
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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