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The central hall of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Beyond Edinburgh · under an hour west by train

Glasgow in a day: three great collections

Kelvingrove, the Burrell Collection and Glasgow Cathedral.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Glasgow: the great Victorian city

    Glasgow·In depth

    Kelvingrove, the Burrell Collection and the cathedral, under an hour west by train.

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What to see

  1. Pollok Country Park

    The Burrell Collection

    Glasgow·Museum

    Sir William Burrell’s collection in its building in Pollok Country Park.

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  2. Historic Environment Scotland

    Glasgow Cathedral

    Glasgow·Cathedral

    Gothic architecture and crypts in the oldest part of Glasgow.

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