Half-Day Private Glasgow Must-Sees Tour
91 Ratings
- Live Guide
- Pickup Service
- Private Tour
- E-Ticket
- 5 hr
Enjoy our best-selling walking tour with a private guide. Discover the world famous Glasgow sights in one day and get a real feeling of the city! You'll see learn about about the city's most famous landmarks, hear stories about its history and development, and find out lots of interesting and fun facts. We'll go at your pace, and you'll have chance to have a drink and a snack along the way.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Glasgow Private Tours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: George Square
What happened to the statue of George III? What is the Statue of Liberty has to do with the square? Let's discover it together at the main city square where all the most important events take place.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Duke of Wellington Statue
What is one of the most bizarre monuments of Glasgow? What is the Scottish Highland National dress? Find out these and moreabout the fascinating building of the Gallery of Modern Art which ha been a house to many different organisations.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Merchant City
The district where wealthy Tobacco lords of the 18-19th century had their sumptuous mansions.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Provand's Lordship
Where are the oldest civil building and ersatz-medieval house in Glasgow? What is Tontine faces? And why did Mary Queen of Scots stayed here? Let's find out!
Stop At: Glasgow Cathedral
The core of the historical part of Glasgow and one of the most recognised symbols of the city.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: The Necropolis
Inspired by a Parisian garden cemetery of the 19th century the Necropolis has become a landmark and the irreplaceable feature of Glasgow townscape.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Tolbooth Steeple
What do ‘tron’ and ‘gait’ mean? What rules had the prisoners of the tolbooth? What is the contribution of the Britain’s first practicing woman architect? The answers are all around us!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Glasgow Green
Where is the largest terracotta fountain? Which Benjamin Franklin invention can you encounter in the park? Who flew over the Glasgow Green for the first time ever? For answers follow us!
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: People's Palace and Winter Gardens
Once built for the workers of the East End of Glasgow this magnificent building has become a home for a collection that tells a story of its people and beautiful glasshouse that can compare to the one in the Botanics!
Pass By: St Andrew's Cathedral Glasgow
How did St Andrew become a patron of Scotland? Why the Irish immigrated into Glasgow in the mid 19th century? Who delayed the building of the Cathedral? We'll unveil these mystreries and more on our way!
Stop At: St Enoch Shopping Centre
Why St Enoch is as important as the patron of Glasgow St Mungo? Why does Glasgow celebrate its subway system and how old is it? What do you need to do to participate in Subcrawl?
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Templeton's Carpet Factory
Why does it resemble Moscow Kremlin and what first lady had a Templeton carpet in her home? The answers are yet to come!
Pass By: Buchanan Street
Who were Tobacco Lords? Who is the most renowned Glasgow architect and where can his works be found? Why Nelson Mandela is grateful to Glasgow?
Stop At: George Square
What happened to the statue of George III? What is the Statue of Liberty has to do with the square? Let's discover it together at the main city square where all the most important events take place.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Duke of Wellington Statue
What is one of the most bizarre monuments of Glasgow? What is the Scottish Highland National dress? Find out these and moreabout the fascinating building of the Gallery of Modern Art which ha been a house to many different organisations.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Merchant City
The district where wealthy Tobacco lords of the 18-19th century had their sumptuous mansions.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Provand's Lordship
Where are the oldest civil building and ersatz-medieval house in Glasgow? What is Tontine faces? And why did Mary Queen of Scots stayed here? Let's find out!
Stop At: Glasgow Cathedral
The core of the historical part of Glasgow and one of the most recognised symbols of the city.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: The Necropolis
Inspired by a Parisian garden cemetery of the 19th century the Necropolis has become a landmark and the irreplaceable feature of Glasgow townscape.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Tolbooth Steeple
What do ‘tron’ and ‘gait’ mean? What rules had the prisoners of the tolbooth? What is the contribution of the Britain’s first practicing woman architect? The answers are all around us!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Glasgow Green
Where is the largest terracotta fountain? Which Benjamin Franklin invention can you encounter in the park? Who flew over the Glasgow Green for the first time ever? For answers follow us!
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: People's Palace and Winter Gardens
Once built for the workers of the East End of Glasgow this magnificent building has become a home for a collection that tells a story of its people and beautiful glasshouse that can compare to the one in the Botanics!
Pass By: St Andrew's Cathedral Glasgow
How did St Andrew become a patron of Scotland? Why the Irish immigrated into Glasgow in the mid 19th century? Who delayed the building of the Cathedral? We'll unveil these mystreries and more on our way!
Stop At: St Enoch Shopping Centre
Why St Enoch is as important as the patron of Glasgow St Mungo? Why does Glasgow celebrate its subway system and how old is it? What do you need to do to participate in Subcrawl?
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Templeton's Carpet Factory
Why does it resemble Moscow Kremlin and what first lady had a Templeton carpet in her home? The answers are yet to come!
Pass By: Buchanan Street
Who were Tobacco Lords? Who is the most renowned Glasgow architect and where can his works be found? Why Nelson Mandela is grateful to Glasgow?
