Glasgow's Best Parks Ranked 2025: We rank 8 of the best parks in Glasgow

By Liam Smillie

Digital Reporter

Published 13th Mar 2025, 12:15 GMT

Here’s where our favourite parks in Glasgow rank against each other

Glasgow is flush with some of the nicest parks in Scotland - we’re very fortunate to have access to these lovely green spaces right on our doorsteps.

That’s why today we wanted to rank our very favourite parks in the city based on a myriad of factors; mainly available activities, scenery, and nearby hospitality spots.

Most every Glaswegian knows that Glasgow derives its name from the Gaelic Glaschu, meaning dear green place, and today we wanted to explore the origins of all the brightest dear green places around the city.

Glasgow has loads of parks, this is thanks to the forward-thinking policy of placing parks within reach of all tenements blocks during the industrialisation of the city - as many of the new dense housing meant most Glaswegians wouldn’t have access to green space in the form of their own gardens, or any nearby woodlands - as all available space was prioritised for industry or housing.

Take a look below at our favourite parks in Glasgow and how they rank against each other.

Bellahouston Park has it all. A cycle track, a sports centre, house for an art lover; even a big hill. It's a great park - the best in my opinion. Two popes came here for a reason after all. We can only imagine the day after Pope Benedict XVI visited he came back down for a more informal visit and sat down on the green with a pie from McHargs. Such is the allure of Bella Park.

1. Bellahouston Park

Bellahouston Park has it all. A cycle track, a sports centre, house for an art lover; even a big hill. It's a great park - the best in my opinion. Two popes came here for a reason after all. We can only imagine the day after Pope Benedict XVI visited he came back down for a more informal visit and sat down on the green with a pie from McHargs. Such is the allure of Bella Park. | Adobe Stock

Pollok Country Park makes you proud to be Glaswegian. We can only be grateful that back in the day they opted to keep all these green spaces around Glasgow like Pollok so Glaswegians could get a real taste of nature. Pollok is a great day out. Visit the Burrell Collection, get an ice cream and go see the Highland Cows.

2. Pollok Country Park

Pollok Country Park makes you proud to be Glaswegian. We can only be grateful that back in the day they opted to keep all these green spaces around Glasgow like Pollok so Glaswegians could get a real taste of nature. Pollok is a great day out. Visit the Burrell Collection, get an ice cream and go see the Highland Cows. | © Glasgow Life / Paul Watt Photography

Glasgow Green is our favourite park to visit on hot summer days. The flat green offers plenty of spots for sunbathing with shady spots in the middle when you start to get burnt. Expect to hear a lot of GBX tunes and see everyone having a right good laugh.

3. Glasgow Green

Glasgow Green is our favourite park to visit on hot summer days. The flat green offers plenty of spots for sunbathing with shady spots in the middle when you start to get burnt. Expect to hear a lot of GBX tunes and see everyone having a right good laugh. | © Glasgow Life / Paul Watt Photography

Queen's Park is an incredible spot. Check out the duck pond and get some scran from the huge amount of options from Victoria Road.

4. Queen's Park

Queen's Park is an incredible spot. Check out the duck pond and get some scran from the huge amount of options from Victoria Road. | Glasgow Life

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