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Tramway

Tramway is a contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The register lists it as a category B listed building. Nearby, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.4 km) heads a list of 100 within 15 km.

Photo: Tramway, Stinglehammer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Art gallery in Glasgow

Inside Glasgow

Tramway is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 55 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category B listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The year in Glasgow

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–19°C highs in Glasgow).

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

Tramway

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Glasgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Category B listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Glasgow

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

The map

Locating Tramway

On this map, Tramway is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Tramway

With 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of the 7. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southeast of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km south of it

Giffnock

11,963 people · 25 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

Netherlee

4,493 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Tramway is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Rutherglen	2.2 km southeast of it	31,185	51
Giffnock	3.4 km south of it	11,963	25
Netherlee	3.5 km south of it	4,493	19
Thornliebank	4.3 km southwest of it	4,084	20
Stamperland	4.6 km south of it	3,497	17
Cambuslang	4.6 km east of it	33,250	35

Make a day of it

Pair Tramway with these

Of the 100 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3.4 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

MuseumGlasgow School of Art2.8 km away 3

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral3.2 km away 4

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum3.6 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art2.3 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral1.9 km away 7

MuseumPeople's Palace2.2 km away · 290K visitors a year 8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral3.7 km away

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

Know before you visit Tramway

Where is Tramway?

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

What is Tramway?

Contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

When is the best time to visit Tramway?

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

Is Tramway a listed building?

Yes: category B listed building.

What else is there to see near Tramway?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.4 km), Glasgow School of Art (2.8 km), Glasgow Cathedral (3.2 km) and Riverside Museum (3.6 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)

Tramway: Stinglehammer, 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
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, 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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