Things to do with kids in Hillhead
Hillhead offers two different ways to slow down with children: shared reading and making at the Byres Road library, and fossils, paintings and carefully reconstructed rooms on the University of Glasgow’s Gilmorehill campus. The Hunterian’s public museum and art gallery have family trails and free entry, while the Mackintosh House has a separate adult charge and significant stairs. Choose a library programme for your child’s age, or build a self-paced museum visit around what catches their curiosity. Book a dated tour or family art session separately rather than assuming the everyday opening hours include an organised activity.
Choose songs and making at Hillhead Library, or fossils and family art trails on the University of Glasgow’s Gilmorehill campus. The public Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery are free; the Mackintosh House has separate adult tickets and significant stairs.
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Hillhead offers two different ways to slow down with children: shared reading and making at the Byres Road library, and fossils, paintings and carefully reconstructed rooms on the University of Glasgow’s Gilmorehill campus. The Hunterian’s public museum and art gallery have family trails and free entry, while the Mackintosh House has a separate adult charge and significant stairs. Choose a library programme for your child’s age, or build a self-paced museum visit around what catches their curiosity. Book a dated tour or family art session separately rather than assuming the everyday opening hours include an organised activity.
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Classes & workshops
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Arts & making
Kids Craft Session at Hillhead Library
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Ages 4–12
Make things together in a free creative session for children aged four to twelve.
More classes & workshops
Bookbug at Hillhead Library
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Children under 5 with parents/carers
Songs, stories and rhymes for babies, toddlers and under-fives with their carers.
Lego Fun at Hillhead Library
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Ages 5–11
Build imaginative structures with the library’s collection of Lego sets.
Little Look Club
Gla.ac.uk
Hillhead
All primary-aged children with an accompanying adult
Explore artworks through imaginative conversation with other primary-age children and their adults.
Mackintosh House Guided Tour
Gla.ac.uk
Hillhead
Under 18s free; adults charged
Dates, prices & session options
Full programme detailsSunday Colouring Club at Hillhead Library
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Family; all the family welcome
Places to visit
Choose a place for a day at your own pace.
Hillhead Library
Hillhead
Browse books on Byres Road or make a family visit around songs, crafts and building activities.
Free entry
Hunterian Art Gallery
Hillhead
Explore paintings and sculpture with a family trail and child-friendly labels.
Free gallery entry; Mackintosh House charged separately
Hunterian Museum
Hillhead
Look for fossils, dinosaurs and Roman Scotland displays in the university’s public museum.
Free entry
Hunterian Zoology Museum
Hillhead
See preserved animals, from giant squid to glass sponges, in a weekday university museum.
Free entry
The Mackintosh House
Hillhead
Explore the reassembled rooms designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh.
Under 18s free; adult admission charged · Adult £12; concession £8; under 18 free
Addresses for your route
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- Hillhead Library
Hillhead Library, Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP
- Hunterian Art Gallery
Hunterian Art Gallery, 82 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
- Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Museum, Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, Glasgow
- Hunterian Zoology Museum
Hunterian Zoology Museum, Graham Kerr Building, Gilmorehill campus, Glasgow
- The Mackintosh House
Hunterian Art Gallery, 82 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Guides & inspiration
Hillhead with kids: books, fossils and family art
Plan a Hillhead family visit around library songs and making, Hunterian museum trails, art-looking sessions and the Mackintosh House’s separate tickets.