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The Tenement House

The Tenement House is a house in Glasgow. Upkeep is seen to by National Trust for Scotland. Around it, within 15 km, lie 102 more places, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.4 km) first on our list.

Photo: The Tenement House, Twid (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Glasgow

Inside Glasgow

The Tenement House is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 54 more places to visit within 5 km. 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

Which month to go

In Glasgow, June to August bring the warmest days: 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

The Tenement House

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-tenement-house

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

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 The Tenement House

The numbers show what else is near The Tenement House, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list The Tenement House

Largest of the 4 is Glasgow, home to 617,904. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km northeast of it

Bishopbriggs

23,759 people · 39 places to visit

3 · 4 km southeast of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Bearsden

28,507 people · 25 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where The Tenement House is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Bishopbriggs	3.8 km northeast of it	23,759	39
Rutherglen	4 km southeast of it	31,185	51
Bearsden	4.9 km northwest of it	28,507	25

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Of the 102 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum1.4 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

MuseumGlasgow School of Art400 m away 3

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum2.4 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral2.2 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art1.3 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral1.7 km away 7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral700 m away 8

MuseumPeople's Palace2.7 km away · 290K visitors a year

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

Know before you visit The Tenement House

Where is The Tenement House?

The Tenement House is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is The Tenement House?

House in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Who runs The Tenement House?

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

When is the best time to visit The Tenement 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 The Tenement House?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.4 km), Glasgow School of Art (400 m), Riverside Museum (2.4 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (2.2 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)

The Tenement House: Twid, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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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