Giffnock, Glasgow

Name: Giffnock
Address: Glasgow, United Kingdom

#264 among attractions in Glasgow

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Giffnock is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°48'2"N, 4°17'35"W

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Giffnock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rouken Glen Park, Cathcart Trinity Church, Overlee Playing Fields, Williamwood Golf Club.

1 miSW
Park
Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow
25 min walk • Rouken Glen Park is a public park in East Renfrewshire, to the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland.
1.5 miNE
Church
Cathcart Trinity Church, Glasgow
38 min walk • Cathcart Trinity Church is one of two Church of Scotland Parish churchs in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.
1.3 miSE
Park
Overlee Playing Fields, Glasgow
34 min walk • Overlee Playing Fields, commonly referred to as Overlee Park, is a public park in Stamperland, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, south of Glasgow, Scotland.
0.8 miE
55°47'51"N • 4°16'25"W
Williamwood Golf Club, Glasgow
20 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1.5 miNE
Library
Couper Institute Library, Glasgow
40 min walk • The Couper Institute Library is a public library situated in Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland. The Couper Institute was originally built by architects Campbell Douglas and James Sellars. The library was added in 1923 by architect John Alfred Taylor Houston on the bequest of Robert Couper.
~1340 ftN
Sacred and religious sites, Synagogue
Giffnock Synagogue, Glasgow
7 min walk • Giffnock and Newlands Synagogue, located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, is the largest Jewish religious congregation in Scotland. The synagogue also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers.
0.8 miS
Church
Williamwood Parish Church, Glasgow
20 min walk • Williamwood Parish Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving the Williamwood area of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow
32 min walk • Cathcart Cemetery is a cemetery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, which was opened in 1878. It is named after the nearby neighbourhood of Cathcart on the southern outskirts of Glasgow, but does not actually fall within the city boundaries.
1.3 miSE
Park
Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow
33 min walk • Dams to Darnley Country Park is a 1350 acre country park in East Renfrewshire and Glasgow, in Scotland comprising the historic greenspace between the towns of Barrhead and Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire, and the areas of Darnley, Parkhouse and Southpark Village in south Glasgow.
1.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Kennishead, Glasgow
37 min walk • Kennishead is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Its territory, south of the River Clyde, is fairly isolated, bordering a park to the south and a golf course to the north, as well as the residential area of Carnwadric.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Mansewood, Glasgow
28 min walk • Mansewood is a residential district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is surrounded by the districts of Eastwood, Hillpark, Pollokshaws in Glasgow, and Thornliebank and Giffnock in East Renfrewshire.