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- Stuart WJamestown, UK400 contributionsWe walked along the canal from Anniesland for lunch then walked back again. Nice sandwiches, friendly service and great value for money. We visited the roman head and the tim man sculpture in the garden area behind. Well worth a visit too.Written 1 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- GaryGlasgow, UK8 contributionsGreat hidden gem within the city. Ideal for kids 4-14. Plenty of climbing to be done. Take the bikes for courses of different abilities. Lots of walks and all very clean and well maintainedWritten 14 October 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dennis SmalleyGlasgow, UK3,197 contributionsThis is a small park nestling in the heart of the architectural paradise that is Pollokshields with its historic tenement buildings.The park has a lovely pond but the real point of interest is the magnificent burgh hall built in 1890. It is a perfect walking circle around the park with nice easy paths suitable for all ages. There is a very attractive tree lined central avenue at the entrance gate adjacent to the hall. An altogether tranquil place to while away an hour or so.Written 8 March 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- lorna1978East Kilbride, UK40 contributionsTook a walk here today with pup and hubby. Very nice place. Good wee paths and lovely peaceful place. My only concern was the amount of broken glass in the buildings.Written 1 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dennis SmalleyGlasgow, UK3,197 contributionsWhat is left of this once joyous place of my childhood is indeed magnificent. All that remains is the pond area. The rest of this lovely park has disappeared having been built upon by greedy property developers who have replaced it with the drab, uninteresting Richmond gate estate. Around the estate are massive bulldozed areas full of debris that look like a WW1 No- Mans land. A public disgrace. Glasgow City council have much to answer for over planning decisions in the last 50years. The Gorbals, Hutchesontown and Oatlands area are an urban disaster,devoid of all it's former character. What possessed those responsible to demolish the magnificent architectural jewel that was the UCBS Bakery building in McNeil st. by the river clyde, i will never understand. In its day it could rival any Bavarian fairy tale castle
Gorbals cross area looks like a post atomic war wasteland. How many damp ridden useless dwellings and high rises have come and gone in that period. Millions of pounds wasted.
I suspect the pond area was left untouched as its a designated wildlife area where Swans nest annually. It is still beautiful, especially in Winter and well worth a visit. The pond is completely surrounded by a mini Berlin wall, i can only imagine to hide the horrors beyond. The old boathouse,from my childhood years still survives and adds character to the place. In non Panic-demic times there is a good restaurant adjacent to the pond ,The Jenny Burn named after the nearby stream.
As often Trip advisor has got the accompanying map wrong, the park is in Shawfield, Oatlands on the main rd. to Rutherglen not Hardgate Clydebank area where by coincidence, there is a similarly named park. I had to persist to get this place reviewed at all.🙄Written 10 January 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - macedonboyGlasgow, UK186,766 contributionsA week of rain in Glasgow and finally we get a day of sun and we took it as an opportunity to get out while it lasted. Possil Marsh is a large nature reserve just to the north of Glasgow. It's consider a site of interest for flora and fauna, there wasn't much to see when we were there. The paths along the river are paved and popular with cyclists, but the other paths around the marsh aren't paved. It had been raining for a few days and the path were mostly terrible to walk through, muddy and waterlogged. If only the paths were better maintained, it would've be a great place for walking.Written 30 October 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
