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Night view of the River Clyde and the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow close to a wide range of hotels and tourist destinations / sights

Glasgow

Tourist Information

Things to see & do in Glasgow

 

 

 

Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, on the banks of the River Clyde. A city which prides itself on being a friendly and welcoming place to be whether on business or at leisure - named a must visit city for Toursits by leading publications like the Rough Guide, New York Times, & the Guardian. Glasgow has been transformed into one of the world’s top city destinations with world class architecture, outstanding shopping, vibrant nightlife surrounded by superb Scottish scenery.


Top Attractions
There is no shortage of things to see and do during the day. Glasgow has more parks per head of population than anywhere else in the UK. All museums in Glasgow are free to see such as the Riverside Transport Museum (voted top European Museum in 2013), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and the Burrell Collection. For families there is the hands on Science Centre & the Scottish Football Museum. But Glasgow is just a great place to wander round its centre with almost 1800 cafes and restaurants, with some of the best shopping in the UK outside London with over 1500 shops to choose from! The Art Nouveau magic of the city’s most famous son, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, can be seen across the skyline, including at the iconic Glasgow School of Art .

Music & Nightlife
Glasgow is the “in-place” for a night out, whether it be dining in some of the UK’s best restaurants, seeing a show or a concert, including the SSE Hydro – ranked as one of the top 5 arenas in the world. There are over 100 music events taking place across the city each and every week. Visitors come from far and wide to see their favourite act, with all the major stars wishing to perform here and receive the Glasgow Welcome!! You can literally eat and drink your way around the world here. Glasgow city centre is quite compact so is easy to get round from the Merchant City to Nelson Mandela Square. Finnieston to George Square.

Things to See & Do surrounding Glasgow

 

Glasgow is not just a city. Surrounding Glasgow is superb scenery with wonderful walks and drives to Ayrshire in the south to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs to the North. Eastwards is the coast and there are boats heading “Doon the Watter” to Dunoon and the Inner Hebridean Islands. For the golfer there are dozens of courses to choose from, some like Troon and Gleneagles are only an hours’ drive away from the city centre. Other things to see and do in the area are whisky distilleries, castles, mountains and miles of coastline to explore.

 

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You can now view our hotels in Glasgow on Google Street View:-

Alexander Thomson Hotel, Glasgow  | Holiday Inn Theatreland, Glasgow |  City Hotel, Glasgow |  Hallmark Hotel, Glasgow | Hotel Indigo, Glasgow | Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, Glasgow | 10 Hotel Glasgow

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