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Cowcaddens, Glasgow — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Cowcaddens is an area on the northern fringe of Glasgow city centre, bordered by Garnethill and Townhead, and holding the National Piping Centre.
About Cowcaddens
Where to stay in Cowcaddens
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Cowcaddens runs along the northern fringe of Glasgow city centre, so a room here puts Sauchiehall Street, the National Piping Centre and the Heatherbank Museum of Social Work inside a short walk. Garnethill lies to the south-west. Townhead sits to the east, and Mcphater Street, Maitland Street and Dundas Street fill the streets between with churches rather than beds.
About Cowcaddens
What are the main landmarks in Cowcaddens?
The National Piping Centre is the address most visitors name. The Heatherbank Museum of Social Work is the second collection here, and Cowcaddens Free Church and Hall gives Mcphater Street a frontage that runs across three numbers. St John's Methodist Church takes a Sauchiehall Street address.
Four churches, one small area.
What is the history of Cowcaddens?
Garnethill is the newer area. Cowcaddens sits on the older northern fringe of the Glasgow city centre, with Townhead on one side and Garnethill on the other, and four separate congregations left their buildings inside it. Cowcaddens Free Church and Hall runs across 30, 32 and 34 Mcphater Street.
Mcdonalds Territorial Church stands at 100 Maitland Street, the Congregational Church at 123 Dundas Street, and St John's Methodist Church at 20 Sauchiehall Street.
Where is Cowcaddens?
Garnethill sits to the south-west. Cowcaddens runs along the northern fringe of the Glasgow city centre, with Townhead to the east.
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Updated September 2026