Braidholm Recreation Ground

Braidholm Recreation Ground is a recreation area in Glasgow City, Scotland. Braidholm Recreation Ground is situated nearby to the sports venue Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians(GHA) Rugby Club, as well as near the fitness club Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muirend railway station and Giffnock railway station.

Muirend railway station

Railway station

Photo: Alec MacKinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muirend railway station is an island platform suburban railway station in the Muirend area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station, which opened in 1903, is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines. Muirend railway station is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Braidholm Recreation Ground.

Giffnock railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wetchup, CC0.

Giffnock railway station is a railway station serving the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line. The station was closed for four months for modernisation works to commence. Giffnock railway station is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Braidholm Recreation Ground.

Holmwood House

Museum

Photo: Zeddy, Public domain.

Holmwood House is the finest and most elaborate residential villa designed by the Scottish architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson. It is also rare in retaining much of its original interior decor, and being open to the public. Holmwood House is situated 4,200 feet east of Braidholm Recreation Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muirend and Merrylee.

Muirend

Suburb

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muirend is an area on the South side of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated about 4 miles south of Glasgow city centre. Muirend became extensively urbanised in the 20th century, developing into a commuter suburb.

Merrylee

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Merrylee is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde within the Newlands/Auldburn ward surrounded by other residential areas: Newlands, Cathcart and Muirend, and is a housing scheme consisting of mostly ex-local authority homes constructed in the 1950s and 60s.

Netherlee

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Netherlee is an area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west bank of the White Cart Water about 4 miles south of Glasgow city centre.

Braidholm Recreation Ground

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.80761° or 55° 48′ 27″ north

Longitude

-4.2794° or 4° 16′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C7QRP5C+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 727482335

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians(GHA) Rugby Club and Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Muirend Pavilion and Braidbar Primary School.

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