World City Guide

Further Distractions

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
This unusual museum has exhibitions that cover all the major religions and includes a Zen garden and Salvador Dali’s Christ of St John of the Cross. A short walk away is the Necropolis, a cemetery modelled on Paris’ Pre Lachaise cemetery, where the great and the good of Glasgow are buried and also offering a great view over the city. A short walk from the St Mungo Museum is Glasgow Cathedral, founded by the city’s patron saint, St Kentigern (or Mungo), in the sixth century – the present building dates from the 14th century. On the other side of the road is the Provands’ Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow, which was built in 1471.

Castle Street, Cathedral Square
Tel: (0141) 553 2557. Fax: (0141) 552 4744.
Website: www.glasgowchurches.org.uk/stmungomuseum.html
Transport: Bus 11, 37 or 42.
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs and Sat 1000-1700, Fri and Sun 1100-1700.
Admission: Free.

Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Visitors can get a breath of fresh air in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The 17-hectare (42.5-acre) gardens provide a park-like setting for the glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace.

730 Great Western Road
Tel: (0141) 334 2422. Fax: (0141) 339 6964.
Transport: Underground Hillhead; bus 11, 20 or 59.
Opening hours: Daily 0700-sunset (gardens); all glasshouses are open daily 1000-1645 (summer) and 1000-1645 (winter).
Admission: Free.