Bus from Strathclyde Country Park site to Glasgow

I am also interested in this as we will be visiting soon and have been doing a bit of research on Google maps. I have found a bus stop for the 255, which goes into the centre just over a mile walk from the site. It does involve crossing the large motorway roundabout, however the aerial photos seem to show a safe pedestrian / cycle route using bridges and underpasses.

With those comments in mind it might be worth looking at Red Deer Village holiday park as an alternative - five miles out of town and a ten minute walk from campsite to Stepps station and trains direct to city.

I have always discounted Strathclyde Country Park as a site to visit Glasgow because what seems the terrible public transport connections. Whilst I appreciate Steve's research, walking well over a mile (for some of us)  to get to the bus stop is out of the question especially given the route alongside very busy roads. Does the Club have any arrangements similar to the Edinburgh site with a minibus into the centre? The alternative would be to take a taxi to a nearby railway station and get the train in but I don't know how reliable local taxis are? We did think about using the train from Ayr earlier in the year but didn't. I have also consider the site mentioned by ET but wasn't sure about the immediate surrounding area of the site. I have almost reconciled myself that if I want to visit Glasgow it will be by train direct from MK and a night or two in a Premier Inn!!!

I find it very strange that the Club builds a site near a major City but doesn't give the same thought as to how members are going to visit said City?

David

Totally agree.

I suppose there might be details re taxis / buses  etc in the information room, but a bit late then as you are onsite. The site leaflet on the web page provides no details whatsoever, just a statement about things to visit in the city. Whilst I am happy to do my own research a little bit of basic information would be nice.

Francis

Thanks for that information, just proves how useful this forum can be. Usually large cities are OK for taxis but we have been let down in other places. Interesting they did have a mini bus service from the Strathclyde site, perhaps disappeared because of COVID? I think sometimes the Club is still in caravan mode and as yet not fully embracing the slightly different needs of motorhomers. Having said that I am sure many caravanners would prefer to hop on a local to site transport mode to get into the City rather than taking a car into an unfamiliar place especially the size of Glasgow! 

David

Even when we had a tow vehicle, using it to drive into a strange town wouldn’t have been my first choice. We much preferred to use public transport.

Still preferred to use public transport and go direct from the site. I think the only place where we drove to the station was the Wirral country park, where it was quite a walk to the bus stop. That apart many stations  have limited if any space once the commuters have left their cars for the day.

There is a train station in Bothwell with services in to Glasgow.

Unfortunately the last station in Bothwell closed in mid-1960s. Nearby stations still open are in Bellshill, Hamilton and Uddingston, each with different services and all a good way away from the site. The 255 bus services seems to have a variable timetable where only an occasional one goes through to Glasgow though those that don't will get one to the railway stations in Hamilton or Uddingston.

Well we used the 255 to visit Glasgow and it was a fairly easy journey as long as your OK walking to the stop. That’s closer to 2.5km, as the Google distance doesn’t allow for all the loops to gain altitude on the cycle path over the motorway. It’s also fairly steeply uphill for the last 800 metres, despite Google saying mainly flat. The bus takes about 50 minutes and using the credit card to swipe on and off cost £5.50 each. The bus delivers you right to the centre at the Buchanan street bus station. We also used the subway for one journey which cost £1.75 each. Although cheaper options are available if you want to make multiple trips.

Another time we would certainly give the taxi / train option a go. This visit it wasn’t an option due to a rail strike.

Yes it’s about double the distance at 12 /13 miles, instead of 5 / 6. The bus takes as long as it does because the stops are very close together. I’m not sure how many we stopped at but Google shows 50.

We stayed this summer, but can't comment on public transport.  Didn't have a problem driving into Glasgow. (We parked at Glasgow Green, near the People's Palace.)  We also drove up to Falkirk to see the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.  The site itself is absolutely fine, although being close to a major road network, we did find in on the noisy side....

David