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Cathkin Park

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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Great Park with lots of history. Enjoyed having a kick about here with my son and seeing the buzz he got when I told him Rangers and Celtic etc have all played there. It's a shame it was allowed to go the way it has as it still has huge potential. It's nice to see some people have started to clean u... People often mention football, history, Park, park, stadium, Great, walk, good, terraces,


Address

58-82 Florida Ave, Glasgow G42 8XG, United Kingdom

Contact

+44 141 287 2000

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (213 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: football (15) history (12) Park (10) park (10) stadium (9) Great (7) walk (7) good (7) terraces (6)
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  • 5/5 Stephen T. 4 years ago on Google
    Great Park with lots of history. Enjoyed having a kick about here with my son and seeing the buzz he got when I told him Rangers and Celtic etc have all played there. It's a shame it was allowed to go the way it has as it still has huge potential. It's nice to see some people have started to clean up some terraces etc.
    5 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Andrew C. 1 year ago on Google
    A sometimes haunting reminder of the legacy of Third Lanark. Cathkin Park oozes history as well as being a lovely wooded area in the heart of the Southside. No matter the season you can get beautiful photos of nature taking back the long abandoned terraces
    3 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 MrBizness 1. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool park with remaining sections of the old stadium to explore
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Frankie F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit for old hampden park stadium ๐ŸŸ
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Sean ๏ฟฝ. 11 months ago on Google
    I couldnโ€™t believe the history behind this pitch,,,home of Third Lanark back in the day and Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ actually beat England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ here in the late 30โ€™s I think ๐Ÿ’ญ not quite sure of the date ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ฏdid happen though ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 4/5 Thomas K. 2 years ago on Google
    Just an old football pitch we're the the Third Lanark football club played up to the late 50s,the terracing is still there, and it's a place I remember having spent time there playing with friends in the old derelict stands back in the late 60s early 60s when they were still there for years
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Alistair G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great old fitba Park with terraces, bit overgrown would have been great in its day
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Timothy D. 2 years ago on Google
    Fabulous park, great atmosphere, visitors must be respectful to the memory of a wonderful club once Scottish League Champions killed by money men. Should have been saved. Emotional place to visit for those left โ€œStill seeing redโ€
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Les M. 6 years ago on Google
    History and nostalgia. Past glories and present beauty. Wonderful place to visit

  • 5/5 John B. 5 years ago on Google
    Great place

  • 4/5 Brian M. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting park for its size, old football stadium stands give a dramatic aspect to the walk around it. Usually very quiet, which is nice

  • 4/5 Wendy L. 5 years ago on Google
    It was a nice walk in to see where the remnants of the old stadium. I liked seeing the grass pitch is still maintained. Although some people seemed to like driving up the grass further up instead of the road way that is provided.

  • 4/5 maninder jit s. 5 years ago on Google
    Its great for evening workout.. Feel fresh to be there

  • 2/5 Stuart W. 5 years ago on Google
    Grass, a path, some trees and that's it

  • 3/5 Martin R. 5 years ago on Google
    Medium sized park. Site of an old football ground the stands are really over grown with trees. Okay for exercising dogs or maybe football.

  • 5/5 jimmy A. 5 years ago on Google
    Old third lanark ground bit rough now but the pitch is decent.

  • 5/5 Martin O. 5 years ago on Google
    The former home of the now defunct Third Lanark FC. The overgrown terraces give it an ethereal quality and a unique atmosphere. I take my son and his friends down from time to time to kick a football around and they love it. The history of the place sets it apart from any other public space in the city where you can have a kick about.

  • 5/5 Tony M. 5 years ago on Google
    Atmospheric and a good pitch

  • 5/5 Leslie 5 years ago on Google
    Still a good Park

  • 5/5 Lucky H. 6 years ago on Google
    Lovely quiet historical wee park x

  • 5/5 william d. 2 years ago on Google
    Stunning views, and only 20 minutes drive from the city center

  • 5/5 Emma B. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a lovely park.

  • 5/5 Alasdair B. 1 year ago on Google
    Steeped in history - great venue for football

  • 2/5 Davy O. 1 year ago on Google
    Would be 100 times better if it had toilets and changing room for kids

  • 4/5 Martin P. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic place to visit, with a wonderful history

  • 3/5 Chilli P. 10 months ago on Google
    Not too much to say about Cathkin Park, but if youโ€™re a football historian or historian, then this is the original home of Hampden Park, the home of Scottish football. Itโ€™s amazing after all these years that you can still see the terracing of the old ground. It really should be renovated and preserved for generations to come, but it will probably cost way too much. Now mainly used for recreational use for local residents.

  • 5/5 Brian H. 11 months ago on Google
    A piece of Scottish Football history. Great to be able to walk around on a quiet Sunday morning. You can almost imagine and hear the thousands who would stand on these terraces.

  • 5/5 Alan M. 7 months ago on Google
    Nice wee park, lots of folk walking dogs but on the whole pretty quiet for a built up area.

  • 5/5 Douglas R. 5 months ago on Google
    Atmospheric remains of a stadium, best seen with the trees in their autumn colours.

  • 4/5 Micky B. 4 years ago on Google
    Paid this place a visit whilst on a football day out to Hampden. Great to see the old terracing with barriers and loved the feeling of footballing history there.

  • 3/5 Paul S. 4 years ago on Google
    Only good for going for walk or with dog and you can still see that was football ground with the old terraces still there from years ago so good history behind this park

  • 5/5 alan l. 3 years ago on Google
    Peaceful beautiful and steeped in history

  • 5/5 Andrew R. 4 years ago on Google
    A historic place in Glasgow

  • 5/5 Frederick C. 4 years ago on Google
    Cathkin Park has a rich history. Third Lanark a well respected football club who went bust in 1967 .Ironically a very successful year for Scottish football. I was fortunate enough to see them play many times. Well I just lived down the road, and it was free for me to get in. You just needed an adult to lift you over the turnstile. There should be more information on the legends who played here They just have little plaque as you enter the Park from Cathcart Road and it doesn't say much. Better than nothing I suppose.

  • 5/5 Dale H. 5 years ago on Google
    Looks like it would have been a good stadium

  • 5/5 Derrick G. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing seeing the ghost of Third Lanarks stadium with the terracing still visible but overgrown with shrubs and trees. Phenomenal atmospheric location

  • 4/5 Anna Phillips P. 4 years ago on Google
    Adore this little green space great for my older dog

  • 5/5 Steven F. 3 years ago on Google
    Home of the Jimmy Johnson academy ??

  • 4/5 John R. 5 years ago on Google
    It was very interesting to stand in a place where so many good teams had played

  • 3/5 Alan B. 3 years ago on Google
    It's looking sad and unkempt at the old Cathkin Park. I sat and closed my eyes and thought of the football played here in a bygone era. The old terracing's still there as a reminder.

  • 5/5 Jason C. 3 years ago on Google
    Eerily haunting. A hidden treasure of a place.

  • 5/5 Donald M. 3 years ago on Google
    A wonderful bit of football history

  • 3/5 Naida H. 5 years ago on Google
    Very quiet today my dog max had fun but needs cleaning as dog poop was everywhere

  • 5/5 Andrew R. 4 years ago on Google
    Well good

  • 5/5 ian w. 4 years ago on Google
    Good big family Park

  • 5/5 annmarie c. 4 years ago on Google
    Great for dog walk

  • 5/5 shaun b. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting

  • 5/5 franny w. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to go for a walk

  • 5/5 Maggie F. 4 years ago on Google
    A green space in a dear green place hidden away in a corner of Govanhill and Crosshill

  • 4/5 Vaisak M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 J M. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice and well managed

  • 4/5 John P. 5 years ago on Google
    Third Lanarks home stadium... 5 minutes away from Hampden

  • 5/5 peter M. 5 years ago on Google
    Great place for a walk

  • 1/5 STEVEN H. 5 years ago on Google
    Wasnt at cathkin park?????

  • 4/5 Eegie G. 4 years ago on Google
    A wonderfully hidden stadium. Bet it's a Quidditch ground in the Harry Potter universe!


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  • Accessibility
    • โœ“๏ธ Wheelchair-accessible car park
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