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Hillhead, Glasgow — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hillhead is an area of Glasgow's West End, between Kelvingrove Park and the River Kelvin, with Byres Road along its western edge.
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Where to stay in Hillhead
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Byres Road sets the western edge, and most beds in Hillhead sit within a few minutes of it, with Dumbarton Road closing the area to the south and the River Kelvin curling round the east and north. University Avenue is the other spine. The Hunter Memorial and Hillhead Congregational Church stand on it, and Kelvingrove Park opens out past the southern boundary.
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Byres Road
Hillhead's western border, where Byres Road runs down towards Dumbarton Road.Find hotels in Byres Roadstays beside the Hunter MemorialUniversity Avenue
The Hillhead spine carrying Hillhead Congregational Church at number 1 and Anderston Free Church at number 9.Find hotels in University Avenuewalking into Kelvingrove Park from HillheadKelvingrove Park edge
The southern strip of Hillhead above Kelvingrove Park, between the park and Dumbarton Road.Find hotels in Kelvingrove Park edgethe listed houses off University AvenueOakfield Avenue
The Oakfield Avenue run in Hillhead, numbers 27 and 29 among its listed addresses. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Oakfield AvenueHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Glasgow
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Museums & Galleries
1- Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Churches & Religious Sites
5- Wellington Church Heritage
- Websters Theatre Heritage
- St Silas' English Church Heritage
- Anderston Free Church, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow Heritage
- Hillhead Congregational Church, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- 27 Oakfield Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow Heritage
- 29 Oakfield Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow Heritage
- Former Janitor's House to Former Woodside Public School, 30 Eldon Street, Glasgow Heritage
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About Hillhead
What are the main landmarks in Hillhead?
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is the best-known address here. Bute Hall carries memorial windows to Janet Galloway, Isabella Elder and Jessie Campbell, and University Avenue lines up the Hunter Memorial, Hillhead Congregational Church at number 1, and Anderston Free Church at number 9. Wellington Church stands on the same run. Websters Theatre and St Silas' English Church sit within the same few streets, and the equestrian statue of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, keeps its place among them.
What is the history of Hillhead?
The older fabric here is church and school. Hillhead Congregational Church took the corner at 1 University Avenue, Anderston Free Church settled at number 9, and Wellington Church and St Silas' English Church served the streets around them. Oakfield Avenue kept its listed houses at numbers 27 and 29, while Eldon Street holds the janitor's house of the former Woodside Public School.
Bute Hall does the remembering. Its memorial windows name Janet Galloway, Isabella Elder and Jessie Campbell.
Where is Hillhead?
Kelvingrove Park sits to the south. Byres Road closes Hillhead on the west, Dumbarton Road on the south, and the River Kelvin bends round the east and north.
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What is the best area to stay in Hillhead?
Byres Road: the Byres Road side of Hillhead. University Avenue: stays beside the Hunter Memorial. Kelvingrove Park edge: walking into Kelvingrove Park from Hillhead. Oakfield Avenue: the listed houses off University Avenue.
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Updated October 2026