Visitors to the Botanic Gardens will need to pay an entry fee of £3 if they want to enter the Kibble Palace Glasshouse.

Last Week the Glasgow Times revealed the council is to introduce charges to the Kibble Palace in the popular west end park.

The charge is part of a budget plan to save almost £50 million this year as the council faces unprecedented financial pressures.

The other glasshouse in the park will not incur a charge.

We can now reveal how much people will need to pay. Adults will be charged £3 and children £1.50 to get into the facilities.

There will be no charge to enter the park and outside gardens.

The park is the second most popular in the city in terms of the number who visit.

The Kibble Palace houses plants from around the world including Australian and New Zealand ferns.

Glasgow Times:

The council said charges are being introduced to strike a balance between raising revenue and cutting services.

Introducing a charge is expected to raise £185,000 a year for the council.

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council, said: “This is a measure agreed by councillors as part of the council’s budget for 2023/24, which has required the council to identify almost £50m worth of savings to cover a funding gap for this year.

“The budget aimed to protect services and jobs where ever possible and has looked to deal with the funding gap by raising additional revenue.

“Further details on what this measure will mean in practice at the Kibble Palace will be announced in due course.”