Glasgow Bellahouston Park
Bellahouston Park is a 71-acre public park, located in the Bellahouston district in the south of Glasgow, Scotland. The park was created in 1895, when the main part of it was acquired by the city of Glasgow. It opened to public in 1896. Prior to that, the area of Bellahouston Park consisted of rural farmland as part of the Maxwell Estate. In 1905, the park was extended by the addition of a part of Dumbreck Lands, purchased from Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, and, in 1903, more additions to the park were made, including Ibroxhill, from which views of the city are available. The park itself is operated by the City Council.
The Bellahouston Park is home to the Bellahouston Sports Centre, the Palace of Art Sports for Excellence Centre, and the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice. A section of the park is used as a plant nursery by the Glasgow City Council. The Sports for Excellence Centre is located in the building retained from a 1938 Empire exhibition, an international exposition, which was held at the park, and took a year and two months to built. The park also includes a Glasgow Ski Centre, which houses an artificial ski slope, a miniature golf course, an adventure and orienteering course, a bowling club, hockey pitches and cycling facilities. The park used to include several football pitches, which have since been removed.
Since 2013, the park is the site of an annual series of events called the "Glasgow Summer Sessions". The event has seen performances by artists such as Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, David Guetta, The Killers, Biffy Clyro, Paolo Nutini, Avicii and more. In 2017, Green Day were going to perform at the park, however the concert was cancelled due to health and safety issues, caused by weather conditions.
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Venue address
Bellahouston Park
16 Dumbreck Road
Bellahouston
Glasgow G52 1HH
Scotland