17th July 2008 - by Patricia Jones
Start Scotland Tours With ‘Glasge’ Attractions
The city of Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, the third largest in the UK and a great place to start your
Scotland tours. Glasgow offers something for everyone from fun at the Glasgow Comedy festival to the arts at Kings
theatre Glasgow.
Luckily for Glasgow most of the main attractions are located around the subway circuit. There
is always something to see within easy reach of the city centre. Because the city has many hidden secrets around
every corner, not all of them are as obvious on the top of a tour bus and are best seen on foot.
The best place to start is in the heart of the city, Georges Square. This place is always a hive of activity and
has different event going on through the year. During the summer it is a great place to lounge around and admire
the architecture of city chambers. At Christmas time the square is completely lit up with Christmas lights and is
home to it’s own miniature fairground with a small Ferris wheel and merry go round.
Throughout the year Glasgow hosts many festivals that celebrate all things arty after it was titled city of culture
in the 1990’s. Every month there is something going on and is best know for it’s Glasgow comedy festival, Celtic
Connections, the Merchant City festival and of course, Hogmanay. There are many other smaller festivals going on,
such as an event celebrating Glasgow Subway. The city never stops!
All around the subway circuit there is something to see at almost every stop. Some of my favourites are Glasgow
Cathedral and Necropolis, Tenement house at Cowcaddens station, Scotland Street School Museum at Shields Road,
Kelvingrove galleries at Kelvinhall subway, the Gallery of Modern Art in Merchant Square and the People’s Palace
near St. Enoch are at the top of the list of places to see if you don’t go anywhere else.
Outside of the city centre circuit there are many more attractions that can be reached by bus. I find the best
places tend to be in the Southside of the city but there are many more on the outskirts of the city. Some include
The Burrell Collection in Shawlands, Pollok House and Country park in Pollok, The Glasgow Science Museum and
Tramway gallery and gardens in Pollokshields.
There are also many parks around Glasgow most of which have Victorian glasshouses, housing aquariums and
collections of exotic plants. The best parks to go are Glasgow Green, Kelvingrove Park in the west end and Queens
Park in the south side.
Nights out
The city centre is mostly filled with clubs and swanky bars. Merchant city is the place if you’re looking for an
expensive cocktail, where the more reasonable bars are along Bath Street and Sauchiehall Street. If you’re into
your dancing the city centre has plenty of nightclubs to choose from. Most of them are along Sauchiehall Street
some being Campus, Garage, The Classrooms, and the Savoy aka ‘Suave Sav’.
Personally I feel the best place to experience Glasgow is in its West End. I feel this is where the real Glasgow
is, it is another world compared to anywhere else in the city. My favourite place to go is Ashton Lane. Close by to
Hillhead subway lies a little cul-de-sac filled with award winning restaurants and bars. Favourites include Brel
(where Billy Connolly often frequents), The Chip, The Loft, Vodka Wodka and a few others. During the summer this is
home to Ashton Lane and the West End festivals and is the busiest, but best time to go.
If you’re looking for an evening of entertainment, Glasgow has many venues that offer a range of shows, gigs and
concerts. There is the SECC, Braehead Arena, Carling Academy, The Arches and the Barrowlands where all types of
artist perform, including many big names. If you’re looking for a show there is the Royal Concert Hall, the King’s
Theatre and the Tron theatre with something different showing all the time. Glasgow also has two comedy clubs, one
in the city centre called Joungleurs near Buchanan bus station and the other one in the West End called The
Stand.
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