Welcome to Visit Dowanhill Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Dowanhill
Visit Dowanhill places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Dowanhill places to visit. A unique way to experience Dowanhill’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Dowanhill as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Dowanhill Walkfo Preview Dowanhill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, contiguous with Partick, occupying the area west of Hillhead, south of Kelvinside and east of Hyndland. The area generally contains a mixture of terraced townhouses with private communal gardens, detached villas with private grounds and a number of four-storey tenement buildings. Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederate States of America, stayed in the area in 1869 while visiting the Glasgow merchant James Smith. When you visit Dowanhill, Walkfo brings Dowanhill places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Dowanhill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dowanhill
Visit Dowanhill – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 326 audio plaques & Dowanhill places for you to explore in the Dowanhill area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Dowanhill places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Dowanhill with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Dowanhill places with Walkfo Dowanhill to hear history at Dowanhill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dowanhill has 326 places to visit in our interactive Dowanhill 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 Dowanhill, 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 Dowanhill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dowanhill & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Dowanhill tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Dowanhill
Best Dowanhill places to visit
Dowanhill has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dowanhill’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dowanhill’s information audio spots:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Braehead Braehead (Scots: Braeheid, Gaelic: Ceann a’ Bhruthaich) is a commercial development located at the former site of a power station in Renfrew. It is particularly notable for its large shopping centre, arena and leisure facilities. The shopping centre was rebranded in 2013 and carried that name until 2020.
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.
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.
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.
Clydeside distillery Clydeside distillery is the first active distillery in Glasgow for over 100 years. When production began in 2017 it was the first to produce Scotch whisky in Glasgow.
Visit Dowanhill plaques
43 plaques hereDowanhill has 43 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Dowanhill 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 Dowanhill using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Dowanhill plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Dowanhill audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Dowanhill allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Dowanhill’s 326 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Dowanhill freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Dowanhill Map App
Our visit Dowanhill map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Dowanhill & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Dowanhill tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Dowanhill centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Dowanhill area at LONG:-4.301732, LAT:55.877299.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Dowanhill, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Dowanhill / surrounding areas
● Sherbrooke Mosspark Church ● Shields Junction ● Kinning Park (sports ground) ● Bellahouston ● Ibrox Parish Church ● Walmer Crescent ● Cessnock, Glasgow ● Kinning Park ● Glasgow Garden Festival ● House for an Art Lover ● Plantation, Glasgow ● Bellahouston Park ● Empire Exhibition, Scotland ● Tait Tower ● Ibrox Park (1887–99) ● Ibrox Stadium ● Kingston, Glasgow ● 1902 Ibrox disaster ● Govan Town Hall ● Pacific Quay ● BBC Radio Scotland ● BBC Pacific Quay ● Media Village Scotland ● Glasgow Science Centre ● Bell’s Bridge ● Glasgow Seaplane Terminal ● Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Rotundas ● Kingston Bridge, Glasgow ● Millennium Bridge, Glasgow ● Glasgow Tower
● SEC Armadillo ● Crowne Plaza Glasgow ● Tradeston ● Moorepark, Glasgow ● New Bedford Cinema ● SSE Hydro ● NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital ● SEC Centre ● Tradeston Bridge ● HMS Dalriada ● Finnieston ● Finnieston distillery ● Broomielaw ● Rossvale F.C. ● Glasgow Girls F.C. ● George V Bridge, Glasgow ● The Pyramid at Anderston ● Argyle Building, Glasgow ● Craigton, Glasgow ● Caledonian Railway Bridge ● Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow ● Anderston Centre ● Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow ● Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church ● Yorkhill Parade drill hall ● Optimo ● New Govan Parish Church ● Sandyford, Glasgow ● The Tron Church at Kelvingrove ● Classic Grand ● Elphinstone Place ● Glenlee (ship) ● The Glasgow Gaiety Theatre ● St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow ● Glasgow (district) ● Glasgow St Enoch rail accident ● St. Enoch Centre ● Tobacco Merchant’s House ● St Enoch Square ● Clyde Model Dockyard ● Princes Square ● 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash ● Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow ● Hutchesons’ Hall ● Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow ● Royal Exchange Square ● The Lighthouse, Glasgow ● Glasgow International Comedy Festival ● Glasgow ● Glasgow City Chambers ● George Square ● The Egyptian Halls ● The Arches (Glasgow) ● Ca d’Oro Building ● Turing Institute ● The Horse Shoe Bar ● Glasgow Stock Exchange ● St George’s Tron Church ● University of Strathclyde Students’ Association ● Greater Glasgow ● James Weir Building ● Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow ● Alhambra Theatre Glasgow ● Glasgow International Jazz Festival ● Rottenrow ● Glasgow city centre ● Glasgow hotel stabbings ● Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ● Green’s Playhouse ● Lion Chambers ● Glasgow Royal Concert Hall ● Glasgow Empire Theatre ● St Andrew House, Glasgow ● Townhead ● Cineworld Glasgow ● Royalty Theatre, Glasgow ● The Apollo (Glasgow) ● Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow) ● Burns Howff ● The National (Scotland) ● Blythswood Square ● Archdiocese of Glasgow ● Theatre Royal, Glasgow ● King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut ● Edinburgh Folk Club ● Blythswood Hill ● Willow Tearooms ● Glasgow Art Club ● Alexandra Music Hall ● Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts ● Glasgow Caledonian University ● National Piping Centre ● St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow ● Glasgow Film Theatre ● Adelaide Place Baptist Church ● McLellan Galleries ● Partick South Parish Church ● Partick Library ● Partick Cross ● Yorkhill ● Partick Castle ● Cottiers, Glasgow ● Partick Burgh Hall ● Partick Trinity Church ● Archives of the University of Glasgow ● Hamilton Crescent ● Western Infirmary ● Partickhill ● Glasgow Museum of Transport ● West End Festival ● West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital ● Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena ● Kelvin Hall ● Partick ● Riverside Museum ● Cameronians War Memorial ● 1 Prince’s Terrace ● River Kelvin ● Dowanhill ● Ashton Lane ● Curlers Rest ● Govan-Partick Bridge ● Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ● Lion and Unicorn Staircase ● Queen Margaret Union ● University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel ● Meadowside ● Subcity Radio ● Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ● Glasgow University Library ● Glasgow Harbour ● Geological Society of Glasgow ● Hyndland Parish Church ● University of Glasgow Memorial Gates ● Govan Old Parish Church ● Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Luke, Glasgow ● Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow ● Govandale Park ● University of Glasgow ● Western Baths ● Wellington Church ● Hyndland ● Thornwood, Glasgow ● St Bride’s Church, Glasgow ● Amaryllis (restaurant) ● Kelvingrove Park ● International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry ● Hyndland EMU Depot ● Botanic Gardens Garage ● Hillhead ● Òran Mór ● Glasgow University Union ● Meadowside Granary ● Glasgow Botanic Gardens ● Balshagray Victoria Park Church ● CaVa Studios ● Hughenden, Glasgow ● Govan Shipbuilders ● NHS Centre for Integrative Care, Glasgow ● Kelvingrove, Glasgow ● One Devonshire Gardens ● Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow ● Tchai-Ovna ● Fairfield Offices ● Broomhill Parish Church ● Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre ● Park District, Glasgow ● Kelvinside ● Broomhill, Glasgow ● 22 Park Circus, Glasgow ● Gartnavel General Hospital ● Kelvinbridge ● Websters Theatre, Glasgow ● Woodlands, Glasgow ● Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church ● Gartnavel Royal Hospital ● Elder Park, Govan ● Burnbank Park ● St John’s Renfield Church ● St. Jude’s Church, Glasgow ● Curtain Theatre (Glasgow) ● St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow ● Inchview ● Clyde Tunnel ● Walcheren Barracks ● Whiteinch ● North Kelvinside ● Woodside, Glasgow ● Glasgow Hawks RFC ● Arlington Baths Club ● Kelvinside Academicals RFC ● Linthouse ● Glasgow City Heliport ● Victoria Park, Glasgow ● St George’s Cross, Glasgow ● Wyndford ● Mitchell Library ● Charing Cross, Glasgow ● Ruchill Church Hall ● Ruchill Parish Church ● Glasgow Soldiers’ Home ● Elmbank Gardens ● Kelvindale ● Anderston ● Tenement House (Glasgow) ● The Garage, Glasgow ● Stockline Plastics factory explosion ● Maryhill Barracks ● Scotstounhill ● Braehead Arena ● Drumoyne ● Craigton Cemetery ● St Anthony’s F.C. ● Glasgow Clinical Research Facility ● Southern General Hospital ● Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ● Shieldhall ● Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow ● King George V Dock, Glasgow ● Barclay Curle Crane ● Jordanhill ● University of Strathclyde Faculty of Education ● Scotstoun Stadium ● Scotstoun Parish Church ● Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow ● Fossil Grove ● All Saints Church, Jordanhill ● New Anniesland ● Scotstoun ● Old Anniesland ● Anniesland ● Anniesland Court ● Knightswood ● Temple, Glasgow ● Knightswood St Margaret’s Parish Church ● Netherton, Glasgow ● Dawsholm Park ● Glasgow University RFC ● Glasgow University F.C. ● Gilshochill ● Stockingfield Junction ● Cadder, Glasgow ● Lochburn Park ● Maryhill Hibernians F.C. ● Summerston ● Lambhill ● Ruchill ● Ruchill Park ● Possil Marsh ● Ruchill Hospital ● Queen’s Cross Church, Glasgow ● Glasgow Golf Club ● Parkhouse, Glasgow G22 ● Possilpark ● Hamiltonhill ● St Columba’s Catholic Church, Glasgow ● Oakbank Hospital ● Saracen Park ● Ashfield F.C. ● King’s Theatre, Glasgow ● Beresford Hotel ● St Andrew’s West, Glasgow ● Garnethill Synagogue ● Garnethill ● Cowlairs railway works ● Cowlairs ● Port Dundas ● Cowcaddens ● Haldane Building ● St Aloysius Church, Glasgow ● O2 ABC Glasgow ● Centre for Contemporary Arts ● Dumbreck ● Ibrox, Glasgow ● 1971 Ibrox disaster ● Finnieston Crane ● Benburb F.C. ● Sub Club ● Hielanman’s Umbrella ● Grand Central Hotel (Glasgow) ● Celtic Connections ● Hillhead Baptist Church ● The Suffragette Oak ● Fairfield Titan ● Braehead ● Maryhill ● Firhill Stadium ● Glasgow Perthshire F.C. ● 1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing ● Tradeston Flour Mills explosion ● Chinatown, Glasgow ● Clydeside distillery ● Britannia Music Hall ● 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Getting to / around Dowanhill – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Dowanhill using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Dowanhill places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Dowanhill Public Transport Stations
Dowanhill Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Dumbreck railway station
Bellahouston railway station
Kinning Park subway station
Pollokshields railway station
Shields railway station
Shields Road railway station
Cessnock subway station
Shields Road subway station
Ibrox railway station
Bellahouston Park Halt railway station
Ibrox subway station
West Street subway station
Bridge Street subway station
Bridge Street railway station
Anderston railway station
Finnieston railway station
Govan railway station
Govan subway station
Glasgow Central station
St Enoch subway station
Argyle Street railway station
St Enoch railway station
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Buchanan Street subway station
Buchanan bus station
Buchanan Street railway station
Kelvinhall subway station
Partick Central railway station
Partick station
Merkland Street subway station
Partickhill railway station
Hillhead subway station
Partick West railway station
Crow Road railway station
Botanic Gardens railway station
Hyndland railway station
Kirklee railway station
Kelvinbridge railway station
Kelvinbridge subway station
Kelvinside railway station
Whiteinch Riverside railway station
Jordanhill railway station
St George’s Cross subway station
Maryhill Central railway station
Charing Cross (Glasgow) railway station
Scotstounhill railway station
Cardonald railway station
Whiteinch Victoria Park railway station
Anniesland railway station
Kelvindale railway station
Westerton railway station
Dawsholm railway station
Maryhill railway station
Summerston railway station
Possil railway station
Possilpark & Parkhouse railway station
Ashfield railway station (Scotland)
Cowlairs railway station
Cowcaddens subway station
Lochburn railway station
Exhibition Centre railway station
Gilshochill railway station
Glasgow Shields Road TMD
Cheapside Street whisky bond fire
James Watt Street fire
South Portland Street Suspension Bridge
Yorkhill Street drill hall
Argyle Street, Glasgow
Dunlop Street
Glassford Street
Wilson Street
Queen Street, Glasgow
Cochrane Street, Glasgow
Buchanan Street
Parliamentary Road
St Vincent Street Church, Glasgow
Byres Road
West Princes Street drill hall
A82 road
Sauchiehall Street
Ingram Street
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Local Dowanhill historians & Dowanhill tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Dowanhill? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Dowanhill’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Dowanhill place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Dowanhill Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Dowanhill destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Dowanhill’ web pages (for example: www.visitDowanhill.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
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Visit Dowanhill places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Dowanhill places to visit. A unique way to experience Dowanhill’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Dowanhill as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Dowanhill places with Walkfo Dowanhill to hear history at Dowanhill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dowanhill has 326 places to visit in our interactive Dowanhill 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 Dowanhill, 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 Dowanhill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dowanhill & the surrounding areas.
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