Welcome to Visit Anderston Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Anderston


Visit Anderston PlacesVisit Anderston places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Anderston places to visit. A unique way to experience Anderston’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Anderston as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Anderston (Scots: Anderstoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Aindrea) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th century. When you visit Anderston, Walkfo brings Anderston places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Anderston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Anderston


Visit Anderston – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 425 audio plaques & Anderston places for you to explore in the Anderston area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Anderston places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Why visit Anderston with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Anderston PlacesYou can visit Anderston places with Walkfo Anderston to hear history at Anderston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Anderston has 425 places to visit in our interactive Anderston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Anderston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Anderston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Anderston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 425 audio facts unique to Anderston places in an interactive Anderston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Anderston Places Map
425 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Anderston historic spots

  Anderston tourist destinations

  Anderston plaques

  Anderston geographic features

Walkfo Anderston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Anderston

  

Best Anderston places to visit


Anderston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Anderston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Anderston’s information audio spots:

Anderston photo Strathbungo
Strathbungo grew up as a small village built along the Pollokshaws Road, one of the main arteries leading southwards from the centre of Glasgow, adjoined by the Camphill Estate, now part of Queens Park. The feudal superiors, the Maxwells of Pollok, preferred the name Marchtown, and this name is seen on some old maps.
Anderston photo St Andrew’s Cross, Glasgow
St Andrew’s Cross, also known as Eglinton Toll, is a road junction in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is known as the St Andrew Cross.
Anderston photo Tradeston
Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde.
Anderston photo Moorepark, Glasgow
Moorepark is a small area in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Situated south of the River Clyde and part of the former Burgh of Govan. It was colloquially referred to as ‘Wine Alley’ during the 20th century.
Anderston photo Sandyford, Glasgow
Sandyford is north of the River Clyde and forms part of the western periphery of Glasgow. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the early 20th century. It is within a continuous area of dense urban development bordering several other neighbourhoods.
Anderston photo Kelvinside
Kelvinside is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Broomhill, Dowanhill and Hyndland. It is an affluent area of Glasgow, with large Victorian villas and terraces. As with Morningside, Edinburgh, residents are sometimes said to have a “pan loaf” accent.
Anderston photo 1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing
A mentally ill woman attacked the playground of the Jewish Kadimah School’s daycare in Central Auckland, stabbing four children with a knife. The attack continued as other young students looked on “in horror”, while members of staff ran to help the children. The woman, 52-year-old Pauline Janet Williamson, was eventually disarmed by a male teacher. The children, aged 6 to 8, were hospitalised immediately afterwards.
Anderston photo Tradeston Flour Mills explosion
The Tradeston Flour Mills exploded on 9 July 1872. Eighteen people died and at least 16 were injured. The mill was owned by Matthew Muir & Sons and had been in operation for 30 years.
Anderston photo Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow
The equestrian statue of William III in Cathedral Square, Glasgow, is a 1735 work by an unknown sculptor. It is the work of a sculptor unknown.
Anderston photo Chinatown, Glasgow
Chinatown in Glasgow is a Chinese shopping complex that opened in 1992 in Cowcaddens. Chinatown is a shopping complex in the Scottish city. It is located in the centre of the city’s Chinatown.

Visit Anderston plaques


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Anderston has 69 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Anderston plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Anderston using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Anderston plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.