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Visit Bridgeton, Glasgow places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Bridgeton, Glasgow places to visit. A unique way to experience Bridgeton, Glasgow’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Bridgeton, Glasgow as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Bridgeton, Glasgow Walkfo Preview Bridgeton (Scots: Brigtoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Drochaid) is a district east of Glasgow city centre. Historically part of Lanarkshire, it is bounded by Glasgow Green to the west, Dalmarnock to the east and south. When you visit Bridgeton, Glasgow, Walkfo brings Bridgeton, Glasgow places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Visit Bridgeton, Glasgow – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 320 audio plaques & Bridgeton, Glasgow places for you to explore in the Bridgeton, Glasgow area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Bridgeton, Glasgow places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Bridgeton, Glasgow history
Bridgeton started as a small weaving village in 1705, when the third John Walkinshaw marked out a portion of his Goosefauld estate for rent. Rutherglen Bridge was built over the River Clyde and became known as Bridge Town. The area was incorporated into the city of Glasgow officially in 1846.
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You can visit Bridgeton, Glasgow places with Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow to hear history at Bridgeton, Glasgow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow has 320 places to visit in our interactive Bridgeton, Glasgow 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow, 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bridgeton, Glasgow & the surrounding areas.
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Best Bridgeton, Glasgow places to visit
Bridgeton, Glasgow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bridgeton, Glasgow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow’s information audio spots:
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.
Burnside railway station Burnside railway station serves the Burnside and Blairbeth areas of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland . The station is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways .
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.
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.
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.
Athletes’ Village (Glasgow 2014) The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in the east end of Glasgow. The site was used as accommodation for up to 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the Commonwealth nations. After the games, the site was further developed and has up to 1,400 homes, a portion of which are available for social rental.
Carntyne Carntyne (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an Teine) is a suburban district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and in the east end of the city. It has formed the core of the East Centre ward under Glasgow City Council since 2007.
Cranhill Cranhill was developed from public funding in the early 1950s. Infamous for its illegal drug trade and anti-social youth culture. The community was redeveloped from the late 1990s, although unemployment stood at 50% as of 2009.
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.
Visit Bridgeton, Glasgow plaques
63 plaques hereBridgeton, Glasgow has 63 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Bridgeton, Glasgow plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Bridgeton, Glasgow audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Bridgeton, Glasgow allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Bridgeton, Glasgow’s 320 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Bridgeton, Glasgow freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Bridgeton, Glasgow Map App
Our visit Bridgeton, Glasgow map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Bridgeton, Glasgow & 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Bridgeton, Glasgow centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Bridgeton, Glasgow area at LONG:-4.2218, LAT:55.85.
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Things to do & visit in Bridgeton, Glasgow / surrounding areas
● Battle of Langside ● Glasgow Victoria Infirmary ● Mount Florida ● Lesser Hampden ● New Victoria Hospital ● Queen’s Park, Glasgow ● Hampden Park ● Scottish Football Hall of Fame ● Hampden Park (1873–83) ● King’s Park, Glasgow ● Crosshill Queen’s Park Church ● Camphill Queen’s Park Baptist Church ● Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church ● Langside Synagogue ● Toryglen Regional Football Centre ● Crosshill, Glasgow ● Strathbungo ● Category Is Books ● Toryglen ● Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. ● Cathkin Park (1872–1903) ● Fireworks Village ● Govanhill Trinity Church ● Govanhill Picture House ● Strathbungo Parish Church ● Govanhill ● Govanhill Baths ● Burnside, South Lanarkshire ● Rutherglen Town Hall ● Rutherglen
● Rutherglen Castle ● Shawfield ● CamGlen Radio ● Polmadie TRSMD ● Shawfield Amateurs F.C. ● Rosebery Park ● Pollokshields Parish Church ● Pollokshields Library ● Kinning Park (sports ground) ● Tramway (arts centre) ● Kinning Park ● St Ninian’s, Pollokshields, Glasgow ● Plantation, Glasgow ● Royal Samaritan Hospital ● St Andrew’s Cross, Glasgow ● Kingston, Glasgow ● Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Rotundas ● Kingston Bridge, Glasgow ● Tradeston ● Laurieston, Glasgow ● New Bedford Cinema ● Tradeston Bridge ● Finnieston distillery ● Broomielaw ● Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal ● Gorbals ● George V Bridge, Glasgow ● The Pyramid at Anderston ● Argyle Building, Glasgow ● TAG Theatre Company ● Caledonian Railway Bridge ● Citizens Theatre ● Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow ● Anderston Centre ● Glasgow Sheriff Court ● Southern Necropolis ● Adelphi Whisky ● Optimo ● Glasgow Central Mosque ● Sandyford, Glasgow ● Classic Grand ● Elphinstone Place ● Victoria Bridge, Glasgow ● The Glasgow Gaiety Theatre ● St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow ● Glasgow (district) ● The Metropole Theatre ● 2013 Glasgow helicopter crash ● The Briggait ● Glasgow Women’s Library ● Glasgow St Enoch rail accident ● St. Enoch Centre ● The 13th Note Café ● City Union Bridge ● Glasgow Print Studio ● Merchant City ● Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery ● Saltmarket ● Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anne, Glasgow ● Tron Theatre ● Trongate ● Tobacco Merchant’s House ● Albert Bridge, Glasgow ● Candleriggs ● St Enoch Square ● St Andrew’s-by-the-Green ● Merchant City Festival ● Clyde Model Dockyard ● St Andrew’s Square, Glasgow ● St Andrew’s in the Square ● Princes Square ● Glasgay! Festival ● Glasgow LGBT Centre ● Glasgow City Halls ● 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash ● Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow ● Hutchesons’ Hall ● Queens Theatre, Glasgow ● Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow ● Royal Exchange Square ● The Ramshorn ● Clyde Amateur Rowing Club ● Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club ● The Lighthouse, Glasgow ● Glasgow International Comedy Festival ● World Pipe Band Championships ● Glasgow ● Ramshorn Cemetery ● Glasgow City Chambers ● George Square ● The Egyptian Halls ● The Arches (Glasgow) ● Ca d’Oro Building ● Turing Institute ● University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre ● The Horse Shoe Bar ● Nelson Monument, Glasgow ● Glasgow Stock Exchange ● St George’s Tron Church ● University of Strathclyde Students’ Association ● Livingstone Tower ● Greater Glasgow ● James Weir Building ● Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow ● Alhambra Theatre Glasgow ● TRNSMT ● Glasgow International Jazz Festival ● Barrowland Ballroom ● Rottenrow ● Glasgow city centre ● St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art ● Glasgow hotel stabbings ● Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ● Green’s Playhouse ● Strathclyde Grain distillery ● People’s Palace, Glasgow ● Kinclaith ● Gallowgate Barracks ● Lion Chambers ● Glasgow Lock Hospital ● Hutchesontown ● Glasgow Royal Concert Hall ● Glasgow Empire Theatre ● St Andrew House, Glasgow ● Townhead ● Andersonian Library ● Barony Hall ● Cineworld Glasgow ● Royalty Theatre, Glasgow ● The Apollo (Glasgow) ● Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow) ● Provand’s Lordship ● Templeton On The Green ● Burns Howff ● James White (1812–1884) ● Bishop’s Castle, Glasgow ● Glasgow Green ● Cathedral Square, Glasgow ● Glasgow University Boat Club ● The National (Scotland) ● Blythswood Square ● Archdiocese of Glasgow ● King’s Bridge, Glasgow ● Theatre Royal, Glasgow ● King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut ● Edinburgh Folk Club ● Lady Well ● Blythswood Hill ● Willow Tearooms ● Glasgow Art Club ● Glasgow Cathedral ● Battle of Glasgow (1544) ● Battle of Glasgow (1560) ● Alexandra Music Hall ● Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts ● Glasgow Caledonian University ● National Piping Centre ● Wellpark Brewery ● St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow ● Glasgow Film Theatre ● St Mungo’s Church, Glasgow ● Adelaide Place Baptist Church ● Glasgow Royal Infirmary ● McLellan Galleries ● St. Jude’s Church, Glasgow ● Curtain Theatre (Glasgow) ● Arlington Baths Club ● St George’s Cross, Glasgow ● Mitchell Library ● Charing Cross, Glasgow ● Elmbank Gardens ● Anderston ● Tenement House (Glasgow) ● The Garage, Glasgow ● Oatlands, Glasgow ● Braehead Park ● Rutherglen Bridge ● Polmadie Bridge ● Glasgow Rowing Club ● Barrowfield Park ● Glasgow National Hockey Centre ● Thistle F.C. ● Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow ● Bridgeton, Glasgow ● Dalmarnock ● Saint Mary’s, Calton ● Athletes’ Village (Glasgow 2014) ● Farme Castle ● Bellgrove Hotel ● Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome ● Gallowgate, Glasgow ● Barrowfield ● Glasgow Necropolis ● Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident ● St. Anne’s Church, Glasgow ● Princess Royal Maternity Hospital ● Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Glasgow ● Bluevale and Whitevale Towers ● Cuningar Loop ● Murder of Kriss Donald ● Oakbank Hospital ● King’s Theatre, Glasgow ● Beresford Hotel ● St Andrew’s West, Glasgow ● Garnethill Synagogue ● Garnethill ● Cowlairs railway works ● Springvale Park ● Cowlairs ● Hyde Park, Glasgow ● Port Dundas ● Springburn Museum ● Springburn ● Petershill Park ● Clyde Locomotive Company ● Sighthill, Glasgow ● Glasgow Works ● Cowcaddens ● MC Metals ● Royston, Glasgow ● Haldane Building ● St Aloysius Church, Glasgow ● O2 ABC Glasgow ● Centre for Contemporary Arts ● Old Balornock ● Barmulloch ● Germiston, Glasgow ● Provan Gas Works ● Dennistoun ● Nelson Recreation Ground ● Camlachie ● Strathclyde F.C. ● Vinegarhill ● Bridgeton Waverley F.C. ● Provanmill ● Riddrie ● Alexandra Park, Glasgow ● Parkhead Hospital ● Carntyne Stadium ● The Forge Shopping Centre ● Parkhead ● Celtic Park (1888–92) ● Newbank, Glasgow ● Glasgow East End Regeneration Route ● Lilybank ● Parkhead F.C. ● Carntyne ● Greencity Wholefoods ● Haghill ● Tollcross International Swimming Centre ● Shettleston F.C. ● Shettleston ● Greenfield, Glasgow ● Braidfauld ● Lightburn, Glasgow ● Tollcross, Glasgow ● Lightburn Hospital ● Shettleston New Church ● Cranhill ● HM Prison Barlinnie ● Auchenshuggle Bridge ● Budhill ● St Serf’s Church, Shettleston ● Clydebridge Steelworks ● Clyde Iron Works ● Eastfield, South Lanarkshire ● Scottish Football Museum ● Cathkin Park ● Polmadie ● Sub Club ● Hielanman’s Umbrella ● Hutchesontown C ● Grand Central Hotel (Glasgow) ● University of Strathclyde ● Celtic Connections ● Calton, Glasgow ● Blochairn ● St Roch’s F.C. ● Celtic Park ● Blackhill, Glasgow ● Auchenshuggle ● Vale of Clyde F.C. ● 1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing ● Tradeston Flour Mills explosion ● Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow ● Chinatown, Glasgow ● Britannia Music Hall ● Strathclyde University Boat Club
Getting to / around Bridgeton, Glasgow – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Bridgeton, Glasgow using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Bridgeton, Glasgow places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Bridgeton, Glasgow Public Transport Stations
Local Bridgeton, Glasgow historians & Bridgeton, Glasgow tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Bridgeton, Glasgow? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Bridgeton, Glasgow’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 Bridgeton, Glasgow 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow 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-Bridgeton, Glasgow’ web pages (for example: www.visitBridgeton, Glasgow.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
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Visit Bridgeton, Glasgow places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Bridgeton, Glasgow places to visit. A unique way to experience Bridgeton, Glasgow’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Bridgeton, Glasgow as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Bridgeton, Glasgow places with Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow to hear history at Bridgeton, Glasgow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bridgeton, Glasgow has 320 places to visit in our interactive Bridgeton, Glasgow 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow, 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 Bridgeton, Glasgow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bridgeton, Glasgow & the surrounding areas.
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