Glasgow – destination Scotland
A Cultural Perspectives tour of Glasgow
There has never been a better time to explore Glasgow, Scotland’s largest and most vibrant city and a former European City of Culture. A survey by Time Out magazine in 2019 ranked Glasgow in the top 10 of best cities to visit – beating off the likes of Tokyo, Miami and Sydney!
Glasgow was praised for its friendliness, affordability and cultural reputation and with a vibrant arts scene, five-star museums and stunning architecture (from a medieval cathedral to celebrated 21st century buildings) Glasgow has something for everyone.
It is also perfectly located with much of the rest of Scotland accessible within a couple of hours. Edinburgh, with its iconic castle and its annual international arts festival can be reached by train in just 50 minutes. Just north of Glasgow, the 30m high horse-head sculptures ‘the Kelpies’ are a stunning addition to the local landscape and a little further afield the newly opened V&A Dundee is another must-see cultural attraction.
And if a counter-balance to art and culture is needed then Glasgow is ideally placed as the gateway to the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Here, Scotland’s unspoilt natural landscape is yours to explore.
A Cultural Perspectives tour of Glasgow would include:
- An introduction to the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow’s most celebrated architect and designer. The city is home to his most important buildings and a number of its museums including the Hunterian Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow are custodians of the largest collection of his work anywhere in the world.
- Time spent exploring Glasgow’s world renowned museums including Kelvingrove Art Gallery in the city’s leafy West End, the Riverside Museum on the banks of the Clyde, a building designed by star-architect Zaha Hadid and Fairfield Heritage to learn of Glasgow’s role from the mid-19th century onwards as the undisputed centre of global shipbuilding.
- An appreciation of Glasgow’s finest Victorian architecture including tours of The City Chambers in George Square and Holmwood House, an elegant residential villa designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
And beyond Glasgow?
- Brodick Castle (Isle of Arran) and Mount Stuart (Isle of Bute). Accessible only by ferry, these two contrasting but equally stunning architectural masterpieces symbolise the important role played by some of Scotland’s most affluent and influential cultural patrons.
- Glengoyne Distillery. Just 40 minutes from Glasgow and benefitting from a scenic location on the edge of the West Highland Way, this attractive distillery produces some of the finest Highland malt whiskies.
- Loch Lomond: Easily reachable and within an hour from Glasgow, Loch Lomond and the surrounding countryside provides the perfect introduction to Scotland’s natural beauty.
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