Your Glasgow Adventure- Full Day Private Walking Tour

Learn the history of Glasgow and the role this incredible building played in it. You'll hear the mythology surrounding Glasgow's founder and learn about the early days of Glasgow, when it was a small religious settlement.

The central square of Glasgow has been home to some of the most important moments in Glasgow's history. Here, you will hear the stories of the moments that rocked the city and learn all about the wonderful buildings surrounding the square. The square features some notable characters in Glasgow's history and you'll hear about how they've altered city and hear about how Glasgow is different to the rest of Scotland.

Here, you'll see one of the sites that makes Glasgow most iconic- the man with the cone on his head! Learn all about who is, the significance of his statue and why Glasgwegians have decorated him thus. Also at this stop, you'll learn all about Glasgow's merchant history and how it boomed from a small fishing village to the second city of the Empire through the 1700's. This period changed Glasgow immeasurably, but the city still bears the scars from this time and here you'll learn how.

On this stop, you'll learn about how Glasgow has fought to become the cultural beacon it is today. This city is now one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the city, but traditionally it was an area of squalor and deprivation. You'll see how Glasgow's culture is a melting pot and hear about the waves of immigration that made the city what it is. Glasgow is a working class city, made up of working class people and this is your chance to see first hand what life would have been like in the past.

One of the things that Glasgow is most famous for it her people. The Glasgow banter is famed the world over, our humour and wit celebrated by all. Here you'll learn all about the entertaiment legends that have hailed from Glasgow, including Billy Connolly- arguably our most famous export.

It is fitting that our last stop should be the river. It is said that Glasgow built the Clyde, and the Clyde built Glasgow. The story of this city is the story of shipbuilding. Here you'll learn about the rise and fall of industry, of how some of the most innovative and most famous vessels ever built were made right here on the cloud, and how a city came to its knees at the fall of an industry.

After lunch in an exclusive city centre eatery, you will take the Subway to Glasgow's sparkling West End, an area of tremedous beauty and historical interest.

Glasgow is world renowned for the art and culture the city has produced and your guide will walk with you around the stunning Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, showing you the best pieces and giving you further insight into the lives of Glaswegians of a bygone age.

You'll then take a leisurely stroll through the West End- the hippest part of the city. This is a rare glimpse into the lives of Glaswegians today. We'll see quirky shops, interesting architecture and explore what life is like in the city today.

Our tour will finish in the beautiful surroundings of Glasgow's Botanic Gardens. We will promenade through, retracing the steps of your guide's Victorian ancestors and experience the beauty of the world-famous Kibble Palace and surrounding gardens.