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Tollcross House, a turreted baronial mansion, behind a bed of red, pink and yellow wildflowers.
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Tollcross Park

An east end park round a Scots baronial mansion of 1843, with the International Rose Trials, a children's farm and a wooded glen along the Tollcross Burn.

Welcome

In the east end, between Tollcross and Shettleston, Tollcross Park spreads over 37 hectares round a Scots baronial mansion.

The land is on record from 1290, and in 1843 James Dunlop had David Bryce design the house, with crow-stepped gables and corbelled turrets, and planted the lime avenue that sweeps up to it and exotic trees in the glen. The city bought the estate for £29,000 in 1897, and it opened as a park for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

Its rose garden is known well beyond Glasgow and hosts the International Rose Trials every year; July and August are the months to see and smell it. Children head for the farm of Shire horses, Shetland ponies, sheep and Highland cattle, and the Glen nature walk follows the Tollcross Burn among bats, foxes and woodpeckers. The park also has a sensory garden, though it is not signposted. The Winter Gardens glasshouse is closed at present.

A short drive awayCuningar LoopWoodland and a bouldering park in a bend of the Clyde.6 min by roadSee itTwo curved steel sculptures forming a gateway over a path at Cuningar Loop, frost on the ground under a grey sky.
Before you go

The park is open at all times, with lit main paths, a play area for under-twelves, a visitor centre and an orienteering course.

The Winter Gardens and the glasshouse are closed at present. The rose garden is at its best in July and August.

Open
At all times.
Roses
Best in July and August.
Winter Gardens
Closed at present.
For children
The farm, a play area and the visitor centre.
Where it is

Tollcross, in Glasgow's east end, between Tollcross and Shettleston.

Close byA short way from the park.
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  2. Arched Clyde Arc bridge spans the River Clyde beside Glasgow's riverside buildingsClyde WalkwayThe riverside path from Glasgow to New Lanark.2 miles 6 min by road
  3. A busy bar under bare beams and hanging bikes.Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox2 miles 6 min by road
  4. Glasgow Green from the air at golden hour, tree-lined paths crossing the grass to the People's Palace.Glasgow GreenThe oldest of Glasgow's parks, further west.2 miles 6 min by road
  5. Red archway reading "The Barras" spans a Glasgow street at sunsetThe BarrasThe east end's weekend market.2 miles 6 min by road
Directions
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The long dark front on the Gallowgate under its old Us V Them sign.CafeThomson's Coffee Gallowgate2.3 miles
A burger in front of the Smokey Trotters skull painted on a wall.RestaurantsSmokey Trotters Kitchen2.4 miles
An ornate terracotta fountain topped with a spire and statue stands within a circular railing, tenement rooftops visible beyond.AttractionsThe People's Palace2.5 miles
Drygate Brewing building with steel fermentation tanks and snowflake decorations on the wallRestaurantsDrygate Brewery2.5 miles
A chocolate dessert with a coffee cream centre and cocoa crumb on a blue plate.RestaurantsCelentano's2.6 miles
Path through Victorian monuments and obelisks overlooking Glasgow's tower blocks and skylineAttractionsThe Necropolis2.7 miles
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Places to stay near the park, and when each is next free.

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  • In Glasgow
  • 3 miles from Tollcross Park
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  • 5 miles from Tollcross Park
Check datesA grey corner sofa with cushions and a sheepskin throw sits before a shelf of books and a round mirror, a wood burning stove and log store to the right.Talli House
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dunlop
  • 14 miles from Tollcross Park
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