The Barras Market - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About The Barras Market

The Barras is a major street and indoor weekend market. The market consists of both indoor and outdoor shops, and the shops here sells anything from fruits and vegetables to antiques and collectables.

Hotels near The Barras Market

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Activities Around

Attractions Near The Barras Market

People's Palace and Winter Gardens

People's Palace and Winter Gardens

0.41km from The Barras Market

Opened in 1898, People's Palace and Winter Gardens is a museum and glasshouse. At the time of its inception, the building was located in the most unhealthy and over crowded part of the city and it was intended to provide a cultural centre for the people. From the 1940s, it has been the museum of social history, shocasing the story of the people and the city of Glasgow from 1750 to present.

Glasgow Green

Glasgow Green

0.66km from The Barras Market

Glasgow Green is the oldest park of Glasgow City. Located in the middle of the city, it contians a number of monuments, fountains and other recreational spaces.

Provand's Lordship

Provand's Lordship

0.82km from The Barras Market

Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum built in 1471. It is one of the four surviving medieval buildings in Glasgow. The house is furnished with a fine selection of 17th century historic furniture and royal portraits.

St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art

St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art

0.83km from The Barras Market

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of religion. Opened in 1991, it is located inside a medieval castle-complex, the former residence of the bishops of Glasgow. The museum displays artifacts from all of world's major religions.

Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral

0.91km from The Barras Market

Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and is the oldest building in Glasgow. The tomb of the patron saint of Glasgow, Saint Mungo lies in the lower crypt of the cathedral.

Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow Necropolis

0.93km from The Barras Market

Officially opened in 1833, the Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery. 50,000 individuals are buried here. The cemetery is the burial place of many notable Scotish individuals.

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