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We always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as all attractions within the place you are visiting may not be accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a helper.
Our guide is popular with families and as a school resource for educational trips.
For opening times click through to website or telephone attraction. Some attractions close during the winter.

Place

Doing What

Wheelchair friendly 

Glasgow Climbing Centre,  Ibrox Church, 534  Paisley Road West, Glasgow, G51 1RN, 
Tel 0141 427 9550
www.glasgowclimbingcentre.co.uk

Cimbing - One of Scotland's premier leisure facilities, The Glasgow Climbing Centre has various climbing surfaces from ground to 12m. School Groups. Youth group & individual programmes. Rock Ratz from 8 - 12 yrs.

Please telephone

Xscape Braehead, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, Renfrew, PA4 8XQ
Tel 0871 222 5672
www.xscape.co.uk
The Ultimate Entertainment Destination offering a unique combination of extreme sports & leisure activities for all ages. Real snow slope, rock-climbing, indoor skate-park, Cinema, bowling, shops, cafes. Yes
Cosybike. Co. UK,  2/2  83, Cuthbertson Street, Glasgow G42 7JH
Tel 07789 912462

www.cosybike.co.uk  
Bike rides for all ages on the amazing seven-seat Cosybike! We can accommodate blind cyclists and some physical disabilities
The Sound Institute Music Workshops, 
Cardonald College, Mosspark Drive, Glasgow, G52 3AY
Tel 07506 697113
www.thesoundinstitute.co.uk 
Summer Music Workshops for ages 4 -20 yrs. from 1/7/09 to 31/7/09  Instruction on  keyboards, guitar, singing & percussion. 
See website for more details.
Yes
The Sound Institute Music Workshops,
The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow,
G1 5HB
Tel 07506 697113 www.thesoundinstitute.co.uk 
Music workshops for ages 4 - 20 this summer in Glasgow. Instruction on keyboard, guitar, singing & percussion.
See website for more details
Yes
Laser Station, X-Scape, Unit 24, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, PA4 8XQ.
Tel 0141 886 2233

www.laserstation.co.uk 
Laser Station is a lasertag game based in a futuristic arena, up to 30 players engage in an energetic + fun virtual battle. Great for all ages + great team building activity.  Birthday parties Yes
National Museum of Rural Life, Wester Kittochside, Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, G76 9HR
Tel 0131 247 4369

www.nms.ac.uk/rural 
Special Events: Spring into Easter, April 4. Classic Cars May 2, on our 1950s working farm with dairy cows, sheep, pigs, and an award winning museum telling the story of the Scottish countryside. Cafe, Shop, school visits Yes

Clydebuilt Scottish Maritime Museum, Braehead Shopping Centre, Kings Inch Road, Glasgow G51 4BN, 
Tel 0141 886 1013

www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org

Maritime Museum and more on the River Clyde brings to life the story of Glasgow's development from the tobacco lords in the 1700's right up to the 21st century. Attractions let Kids steer their own ship in the virtual world of a river pilot.

Yes

Museum of Transport, 1 Bunhouse Road,
Glasgow, G3 8DP 
Tel 0141 287 2720

www.glasgow.gov.uk/

See historic forms of transport - Housing the oldest surviving pedal cycle and finest collection of Scottish-built cars, including makes by Argyll, Arrol Johnson and Albion.

Yes but groups to ring in advance

Scotland Street School Museum,

225 Scotland Street, Glasgow, G5 8QB
Tel 0141 287 0500

 

Three classroom reconstructions show the changing face of the schoolroom from the Victorian era,  the Second World War to the classroom of the fifties and sixties. The museum was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh 

Yes - wheelchairs available

The National Piping Centre, 30-34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, G4 0HW

Tel 0141-353-0220

www.thepipingcentre.co.uk

The Great Highland Bagpipe, perhaps the best known of Scotland's musical instruments and an ambassador for Scotland throughout the world. This museum tells its history.

Yes separate entrance - ring for details

Low Parks Museum,  129 Muir Street,
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6BJ
Tel 01698 328232

Museum - Entertaining and informative displays to take you on a fascinating journey around South Lanarkshire and its past The venue is also home to The Regimental Museum of the Cameronians (the Scottish Rifles).

Yes

Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld,
G67 3HU.
Tel 01236 720047

Country Park with rare breeds and wildlife collection, play area, treetop walk, Visitor centre and cafe

Yes

James Hamilton Heritage Park,  Stewartfield Way, East Kilbride, G74 5LB
Tel 01355 276611

Water sport activities, wind surfing, canoeing, dinghy sailing, Fun craft hire, Play areas, Bird and nature sanctuary, Land based activities, Cafeteria etc

Yes

The Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway, The Station, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, ML12 6XP
www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk 

Britain's highest adhesion railway, reaching 1498 feet above sea level, it was originally built in 1900

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