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How to Find Us Social and Public Health Sciences Unit 4 Lilybank Gardens Glasgow G12 8RZ Telephone +44 (0)141-357 3949 Fax +44 (0)141-337 2389 How to find us The Social and Public Health Sciences Unit is located in the West End of Glasgow on the campus of the University of Glasgow. Car Parking: There is metered car parking in Lilybank Gardens. From Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Greenock: Join the M8 heading for Glasgow. Leave the M8 at J25, Clyde Tunnel. At the tunnel exit join the Clydeside Expressway (sliproad on left) heading for the City Centre. Leave the Expressway at the junction for Partick and Meadowside. Join the B808 for Partick. At Partick Cross keep to the B808 heading for Hillhead, Kelvinbridge. Turn right at the junction after Hillhead Underground station. Take the second turning on the right to arrive in Lilybank Gardens. From Ayr, Stranraer, Via M77: The M77 joins the M8 at J22. Here head for Glasgow Airport, Paisley on the M8. Leave the M8 at J25 then follow the directions given in the From Glasgow Airport route description. From Edinburgh: Head for Glasgow on the M8/A8. At J17 M8 join the A82 for Loch Lomond and Crianlarich. Stay on the A82 untill the junction for the B808 is reached. Turn left onto the B808 (Byres Road) heading for Partick. Take the left turn before the pedestrian crossing, there is a Bradford & Bingly Building Society on the corner. Lilybank Gardens is the second on the right. Carlisle: Follow the M74 for Glasgow, untill J6 is reached. At J6 join the M73 for Glasgow. Keep to the inside lane as the next exit is to be taken. This joins the M8. Keep on the M8 untill J17 is reached, then follow the directions given in the From Edinburgh & Edinburgh Airport route description. Stirling, Dundee, Aberdeen: Follow the A80 towards Glasgow. Keeping to the A80 to join the M8 at J12 or using the M80 Stepps bypass to join the M8 at J13. Keep on the M8 untill J17 is reached, then follow the directions given in the From Edinburgh & Edinburgh Airport route description..
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