Side Trips offered.
Side trips are at an extra cost. You can also choose this to be a free day and our guide, Jean, will be happy to share some suggestions with you.
1. Glasgow Afternoon Tea - $55 12 or 3 (2 hours)
Board a vintage bus for a driving tour of Glasgow complete with afternoon tea. See the city’s top attractions including the West End and Glasgow University while snacking on sandwiches, scones, and cupcakes. Sip tea, coffee, or wine as the bus rolls through the streets of Glasgow. Several departure times allow you to explore the city on your own schedule.
- Combine afternoon tea and a sightseeing tour
- Cruise through Glasgow on a vintage bus
- Taste traditional sandwiches and scones
2. Glasgow Cathedral/Necropolis Guided - Limited to 12 ($30)
Half day guided walking tour Guide 1
The birthplace of Glasgow, established around the burial site of its founder St Mungo Glasgow has one of the few Scottish cathedrals to survive the religious storm that was the protestant reformation. Showing the grandeur of religious buildings from the middle ages and the central role they played in promoting art, architecture and in contributing to creating society as we know it today. The nearby Necropolis (city of the dead) is the site of the personal monuments to the great and good from the city of Glasgow from the 1800's with wide views across the city.
Description: Meet at hotel 09:00. Half hour guided walk to the site. Visit to Provans Land (Oldest domestic property in Glasgow) entry fee? Museum of Religious Life, entry fee? Cathedral Precint ( check restrictions on groups and possible events), Cathedral, Necropolis. Half hour guided return walk to hotel 12:303
3. Pollok park Guided - Limited to 12 ($35)
¾ day guided tour public transport and walking Guide 2
365 acres of country estate is an oasis of picturesque tranquillity surrounded by Glasgow. Reached by public bus you will have a chance to come face to face with highland cattle, the iconic ‘hairy coos’ beloved by the Scots and now the world. The river Cart meanders through its grounds looked over by the magnificent 18th C Pollok House. Home to a café and some fine art. Pollok park is also home to the stunning Burrel Collection currently closed for renovation but due to re-open before your visit. Pollok park is known as a wee world apart, so much so that in the 1970s to prevent encroachment of developers the park sought to declare its independence from Scotland!
Description: Guided walk then public bus to the park. Guided walk to include Pollok House, Burrell Collection and key areas of park. Public bus return and guided walk back to hotel for mid afternoon. Burrell collection and park are free, Pollok house entry fee.
4. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Guided Tour - $35 - 3hours
Housed inside a striking sandstone Victorian edifice, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland’s most-visited cultural attractions. Works by Dali, Botticelli, and Monet are counted among its collection, alongside more eclectic items such as a taxidermy elephant, a Spitfire airplane, and a magnificent Lewis pipe organ.