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Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
Attractions in Clydebank

Clydebank’s places to visit, starting with Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery

Clydebank and its surroundings hold 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Clydebank’s locality, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is 8.6 km.

Photo: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, Darrin Antrobus (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Clydebank
3
inside the locality
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Clydebank

Along with Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, see 2 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral.

MuseumClydebank Museum and Art Galleryin townAttractionAttractionAuchentoshan Distilleryin townAttractionAttractionTitan Cranein townCathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRenfrew Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumVictoria Park Fossil Grove3.3 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped

Of the 6 nearby, most are to the south.

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The dashed line is Clydebank’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

There are more museums or galleries (4) than anything else, then other attractions (2).

Museums & galleries 3 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions2 in town

Green: inside Clydebank. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The complete list

The 3 inside Clydebank come first, then 6 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 3 inside Clydebank come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

13 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Clydebank’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clydebank →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Out of town, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (8.6 km) leads 12 names to know.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum8.6 km southeast · 1M visitors a yearBig drawMuseumRiverside Museum8 km southeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)FortAntonine Wall22 km eastMuseumGlasgow School of Art10 km southeastCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle10 km westCathedralGlasgow Cathedral12 km southeastBig drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art11 km southeast · 596K visitors a yearCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle37 km northeastCathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral11 km southeastGardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens8 km southeastCathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral9.2 km southeastMuseumPeople's Palace12 km southeast · 290K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Clydebank (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.

Before a day out in Clydebank

What are the main attractions in Clydebank?

The best known inside Clydebank’s locality are Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, Auchentoshan Distillery and Titan Crane. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Clydebank have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clydebank: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, Renfrew Museum, Victoria Park Fossil Grove and Woodland Art Gallery.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Clydebank?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dumbarton Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 10 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Clydebank?

Within 40 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (8.6 km), Riverside Museum (8 km), Antonine Wall (22 km), Glasgow School of Art (10 km).

Where are Clydebank’s historic buildings listed?

Clydebank has 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. 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 Clydebank 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 (12)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.