South Side Tourists

Having walked just about every inch of Cambuslang, I decided to look for some walks slightly further afield but still within the current legal five miles away. We already have a guide book of walks in the Glasgow area but many of these are north and west of the city and quite far flung. We already know the ones near to us. 

So I did a bit of searching online and managed to find and order a book called “South Glasgow Heritage Trails” which has seven interesting urban walks near us.

We did the first one this morning; “Langside, Mount Florida and Battlefield” I won’t go through the street by street details but I would recommend the book - I learned a lot and walked a respectable 9 km! We found out about some of the old villages which eventually merged into the south side, about notable former residents and the origins of street names, and about historic buildings. We had our cup of tea on a bench up at the flagpole in Queens Park. It was a fascinating and extremely pleasant morning.