Rainy-day ideas
Glasgow when it rains
43 indoor places from our Glasgow guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Merchant City & City Centre (13)
- Gallery of Modern ArtGallery
- Glasgow Film TheatreCinema
- Glasgow Print StudioGallery
- Glasgow Royal Concert HallConcert hall
- Glasgow Royal Concert HallConcert hall
- King Tut's Wah Wah HutMusic venue
- King's TheatreLarge touring house
- Mitchell LibraryLibrary
- Pavilion TheatreLarge theatre
- Theatre RoyalTheatre
- Theatre RoyalLarge touring house
- Tron TheatreTheatre
- Tron TheatreProducing theatre
The Southside (7)
- Citizens TheatreTheatre
- Citizens TheatreProducing theatre
- Glasgow Central MosqueMosque
- Scotland Street School MuseumMuseum
- Scottish Football MuseumMuseum
- The Burrell CollectionMuseum
- TramwayArts venue
Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside (6)
- Glasgow Science CentreScience centre
- Govan Old Parish ChurchChurch
- OVO HydroArena
- Riverside MuseumMuseum
- SEC ArmadilloConcert venue
- Tall Ship GlenleeMuseum ship
Glasgow Green & the East End (5)
- Barrowland BallroomMusic venue
- Glasgow Police MuseumMuseum
- Glasgow Women's LibraryLibrary and museum
- People's Palace and Winter GardensMuseum
- St Andrew's-by-the-GreenChurch
West End & Kelvingrove (5)
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumMuseum
- Òran MórArts venue
- The HunterianMuseum
- University of Glasgow Memorial ChapelChapel
- Wellington ChurchChurch
Partick & Hyndland (3)
- CottiersTheatre
- Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St LukeCathedral
- The Govan StonesMuseum
Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun (2)
- Glasgow CathedralCathedral
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and ArtMuseum
Charing Cross & Garnethill (1)
- St Mary's CathedralCathedral
Shawlands & Langside (1)
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 28 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
The Southside (5)
- Battlefield Monument, LangsideMonument
- Bellahouston ParkPark
- Pollok Country ParkPark
- Queen's ParkPark
- Southern NecropolisCemetery
Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun (4)
- Alexandra ParkPark
- Cathedral SquareSquare
- Equestrian statue of William IIIMonument
- Glasgow NecropolisCemetery
Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside (4)
- Bell's BridgeBridge
- BroomielawWaterfront
- Clyde ArcBridge
- Tradeston BridgeBridge
West End & Kelvingrove (4)
- Ashton LaneStreet
- Byres RoadStreet
- Glasgow Botanic GardensGarden
- Kelvingrove ParkPark
Charing Cross & Garnethill (3)
- Blythswood SquareSquare
- Charles Cameron Memorial FountainMonument
- Sauchiehall StreetStreet
Glasgow Green & the East End (3)
- Doulton FountainMonument
- Glasgow GreenPark
- Nelson MonumentMonument
Merchant City & City Centre (3)
- Buchanan StreetStreet
- George SquareSquare
- Royal Exchange SquareSquare
Partick & Hyndland (1)
- Govan-Partick BridgeBridge
Shawlands & Langside (1)
- The Hidden GardensGarden
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.