Worth the trip from Cambuslang: Glasgow Cathedral, 7.2 km off
Gallery of Modern Art draws about 596K visitors a year. The locality has no place on our list of its own; 35 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 9 museums, 7 art galleries and 7 castles. On the list, 4 places are looked after: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland. Further afield lies Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, at 10 km.
The best known around Cambuslang
Alongside Glasgow Cathedral you find 2 museums, an art gallery and a castle.
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art4.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 596K visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle1.7 km outside town, to the east
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumPeople's Palace3.4 km outside town, to the northwest · 290K visitors a year
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum2.7 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
On the map, most of the 35 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Cambuslang’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
16 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 12.
Green: inside Cambuslang. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland (Bothwell Castle, David Livingstone Museum, Holmwood House and Livingstone Memorial Park).
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Cambuslang itself; these 35 are within 5 km of its edge.
People's Palace
Museum and glasshouse in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
David Livingstone Museum
Category A listed building in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
7Scottish Football Museum
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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11Provand's Lordship
Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
12National Museum of Rural Life
National museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
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15St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
16
17Tramway
Contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
18
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery
Museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
Glasgow Print Studio
Not-for-profit arts organization in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Cambuslang’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cambuslang →
Further out, the best known
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 10 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum10 km northwest · 1M visitors a year
FortAntonine Wall18 km north
MuseumGlasgow School of Art8.7 km northwest
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum11 km northwest · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle37 km northCathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral9.8 km northwest
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle29 km northwest
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral11 km east
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens11 km northwestMuseumMuseumThe Burrell Collection9.7 km west
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandPollok House10 km west
MuseumHunterian Museum10 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Cambuslang (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Cambuslang
What is there to see near Cambuslang?
No attraction is mapped inside Cambuslang itself. Within 5 km of it are Glasgow Cathedral, Gallery of Modern Art, Bothwell Castle and St Andrew's Cathedral.
Does Cambuslang have a museum?
16 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cambuslang: Gallery of Modern Art, People's Palace, David Livingstone Museum and Scottish Football Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Cambuslang?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cambuslang, 4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland (Bothwell Castle, David Livingstone Museum, Holmwood House and Livingstone Memorial Park).
What are the best-known days out near Cambuslang?
Within 40 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (10 km), Antonine Wall (18 km), Glasgow School of Art (8.7 km), Riverside Museum (11 km).
Where are Cambuslang’s historic buildings listed?
Cambuslang has 15 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Cambuslang when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (27)
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, 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
- David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbertfield Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holmwood House: Zeddy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Rural Life: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Women's Library: Lirazelf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter House Museum: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathcart Castle: David MacGibbon (1831-1902), and Thomas Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tramway: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mains Castle: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peel Castle: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunterian Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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