Glasgow City Centre Daily Walking Tour: Explore Glasgow Through a Local’s Eyes
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827 Ratings
Glasgow City
Experience the vibrant city of Glasgow through a local's eyes on a daily walking tour. Discover the rich history and famous figures that have shaped the city. Join us at 10:30am or 2pm during summer!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Glasgow - Our most popular tour will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to get your bearings of the city and find out about its history and culture.

The tour shows you the growth of Glasgow from where it began in 600AD to where it is now and how the vibrant culture we have today was born through it’s rich history.

The tour lasts around 2.5-3 hours and will incorporate a break to give you a chance to visit the Necropolis and spend a penny.

The tour will take a look at famous figures to Glasgow, such as St. Mungo, and their stories as we go through the city. Here’s some of the sites we’ll cover:
George Square
Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis
Glasgow Green
The Clyde
The Duke of Wellington
We will also explore some hidden treasures of the city that you wouldn’t see by yourself!

What's Included
  • Historical and cultural insight to Glasgow
  • Professional guide
  • 1.5 hour walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience Glasgow from the perspective of a local ‘weegie’. This is an essential experience on any Glasgow visit.

Our most requested tour will allow you to explore and understand our vibrant past and how it has influenced the dynamic city Glasgow has become. The tour is approximately 1.5-2 hours long and includes a short break.

During the tour, you will learn about some of Glasgow’s well-known and lesser-recognized figures, like our patron saint St Mungo, and even Dr Who! Discover their tales as we journey through time, exploring what Glasgow has to offer.

The tour departs every day at 10:30am from Glasgow City Chambers by George Square. (and at 2pm during the summer months)

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Rest assured that in the unlikely event that we need to cancel the tour, we will try to contact you as soon as we possibly can. Please email us if you are worried you will miss the start of the tour/the guide.
  • The tour is about 1.5/2 miles, you need to have a moderate level of fitness to partake
Location
82 George Square
George Square
Outside the main door of Glasgow City Chambers on George Square. PLEASE NOTE: The pinpoint on TripAdvisor's map is not accurate. Once in George Square, please go to the main door of Glasgow City Chambers. It's the big, official building facing George Square.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ff710
May 22, 2024
good way to spend 1.5 hours before our flight. - Luise is a very knowledgeable local guide, and with a small group, she made it easy to get a great way to get a quick view and history of the city of Glasgow.
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Donaldbq4140ti
May 22, 2024
A good overview of central Glasgow - Louise was very informative and receptive to questions. The tour was limited to the George Square, Merchant City and Cathedral areas given time constraints but quite informative. Would recommend.
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Rana_e
May 22, 2024
Astonishing Glasgow with Dave. - Dave was our tour guide. He was polite, professional, and knowledgeable. He has good humour and huge array of stories to tell. Being a native Glaswegian and a long experience as a postman, he definitely knows every corner. We've learnt a great deal and had fun. Thank you, Dave
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89glennas
May 20, 2024
Road race day- review - This was a great experience to see all the important spots of interest. Our guide was funny and informative. So glad we did it.
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Donna_s
May 19, 2024
Glasgow Up Close - Great way to learn a lot about Glasgow. We really enjoyed the city more because of this tour. Thanks
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Karenm995
May 17, 2024
A great tour - Had a great tour with Liz on a gorgeous day. The pace was perfect for everyone. Liz was considerate and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!
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906wendyj
May 17, 2024
Brief overview of Glasgow - It was interesting to learn about the history of the city and to have local knowledge too. Our guide, Maria from Denmark, was very interesting and knew a lot
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Y5287cjabdulb
May 16, 2024
Glasgow Tour - I typically don't write reviews, but I wanted to acknowledge how informative this tour has been and how knowledgeable and even more importantly how passionate our tour guide David. Excellent tour and amazing job David.
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I8090agemilyw
May 16, 2024
Great ! Just do it! - Maria was an excellent tour guide for the Glasgow city centre walking tour. The tour was guided with care, and with a vast amount of history, local color and stories along the way! I enjoyed. EW from Tampa FL
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Lee_m
May 15, 2024
Aces - Guide had great information, personable and despite the rain, I didn't even notice it after awhile, she was good company.
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