Glasgow Police Museum — Attraction in Scotland

It's not exaggerating big as a museum, but it's incredibly interesting! It takes you around 1 hour, more or less, to visit and it closes at 5 pm. Don't worry if you don't see the entrance at first, it's there and it's free of charge! Donations are welcomed and, honestly, well deserved! There are just two halls but they're stuffed with intriguing items to the brim! Uniforms, photos etc will silently guide you through the slow process of evolution of the Scottish police, from the very beginning to the 70s. There's also a tiny hall dedicated to uniforms throughout the world and a little corner for police related gifts. Handcuffs and whistles mostly. You can also leave a sign of your presence by signing the visitors book. The staff is very welcoming and available for any kind of explanation or just to chat a little, very friendly indeed! Don't know whether there's a parking lot or not, but it's in the city centre so you shouldn't have troubles getting there. If I remember correctly though there's no entrance accessible for disabled as there were stairs, but not 100% sure, I'd recommend asking for it in advance. I'd recommend a visit anyway,...

Tucked away in Merchant City is this nondescript museum. It's a very compact museum consisting of two rooms. The first and bigger room is all about the history of the police force in Glasgow. There's a lot of reading by the way. Lots of boards with information and little stories over the centuries of the force's existence. For me the best part of this room was the plaque and exhibits commemorating members of the police force who serve in the first or second world war.

The second, much smaller room exhibits uniforms from police forces from around the world, plus badges for regional polices forces from around Scotland. Which was really enjoyable as the exhibit were if such high quality.

This museum is well hidden away from the main attractions in the city and not an obvious attraction for the average tourist. However, it's definitely worth...

An amazing site to see, and read about. Filled with so much history of previous Police Men and Women. Very enjoyable museum with excellent staff to assist with questions, and very informative. I especially enjoyed the collection of all the other countries provided by Mr. Alastair Dinswor (Hopefully I spelled His name correctly). He was very helpful in showing me around, as well as explaining his wonderful collection displayed in the museum (58 years worth of Police uniforms and items). An amazing feat, and just spectacular. His stories of how some of these patches, and uniform items were colocted and obtained for thei museum .ade this museum on of my favorites in Glasgow. I highly recommend this museum to anyone who wishes to enjoy some history, gain insight to other countries, or even just enjoy the environment. Well worth...