Visit Hyndland Places

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

  

Hyndland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hyndland

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Hyndland history

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Hyndland was an area of farmland called ‘Hind Land’ and belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow. The first tenements were built in 1885, and a parachute mine was dropped by the Luftwaffe in 1941.

You can visit Hyndland places with Walkfo Hyndland to hear history at Hyndland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hyndland has 294 places to visit in our interactive Hyndland 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 Hyndland, 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 Hyndland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hyndland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 294 audio facts unique to Hyndland places in an interactive Hyndland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hyndland Places Map
294 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Hyndland historic spots	Hyndland tourist destinations	Hyndland plaques	Hyndland geographic features
Walkfo Hyndland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hyndland

  

Best Hyndland places to visit

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

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.

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.

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