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Bishopbriggs with kids: days out, clubs and events

Bishopbriggs has plenty for children close to home: the Leisuredrome’s fun pool with its flume and wave machine, two soft plays, Bookbug at the library and a busy week of children’s clubs. Glasgow’s free museums are a short train ride away, and the Forth and Clyde Canal is on the doorstep for a flat walk or a bike ride.

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Swimming and soft play

The Leisuredrome on Balmuildy Road has a fun pool with a flume and a wave machine as well as a teaching pool, and runs children’s swimming lessons. For soft play there’s Charlie’s Big Adventure and Play Town.

Little ones

Bishopbriggs Library runs Bookbug sessions and Story Stars, and there’s Bookbug at Auchinairn Community Centre too. The Clubs map has the days and times.

Outdoors

The play park in the town centre park is handy for a quick run about. Springburn Park and Robroyston Park are just over the boundary, and Possil Marsh Nature Reserve is good for spotting birds. The Forth and Clyde Canal towpath at Cadder is flat, so it suits buggies, scooters and first bike rides.

A bit further

The Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch has finds from the Romans and the Antonine Wall, and is usually open Tuesday to Saturday. Trains from Bishopbriggs station reach Glasgow Queen Street in about ten minutes, for the city’s free museums.

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Clubs that meet every week

  • 212th Glasgow Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Bishopbriggs · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.00pm–7.00pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 7.00pm–8.30pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm
  • Bookbug at Bishopbriggs Library Baby & toddler groups · Bishopbriggs · Mondays 10am (toddlers) and Tuesdays 2pm (babies)
  • Story Stars at Bishopbriggs Library Baby & toddler groups · Bishopbriggs · Mondays 2pm
  • Allan Glen's Rugby Academy (youth and minis) Sports club · Bishopbriggs · Weekly training and weekend festivals through the rugby season (see the club site)
  • Blast Dance Academy Dance & gymnastics · Bishopbriggs
  • Magical Crafting Club Arts, crafts & learning · Bishopbriggs · After-school craft blocks, Mondays 3.30–4.30pm and Tuesdays 4.45–5.45pm, term time
  • Jo Jingles at Bishopbriggs Community Church Music & drama · Bishopbriggs · Family Time Mondays 9.45am and 10.30am and Wednesdays 9.30am; Baby Jingles Mondays 12 noon (term time)
  • 268th Glasgow Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Bishopbriggs · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 7.00pm–8.00pm; Juniors (8–11) Thursdays 7.00pm–9.00pm; Company (11–15) Thursdays 7pm–9pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 7.00pm–9.30pm

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