Glasgow
One of Europe's most visited cities, and it's had the recent honours
of European Capital for Sport (2003), UK City of Architecture &
Design (1999) and European City of Culture (1990). Glasgow
has over 20 museums and galleries, over 70 parks and gardens, the
UK's best shopping centre outside of London and all of this topped
by the friendliness of the locals! Served by Glasgow
Airport, 8 miles to the west of the city, or with a journey time
by rail of 5 hours 30 minutes from London.
Here's a few of Glasgow's popular attractions at no (or minimal)
cost:
- The renowned Burrell Collection at Pollok Country Park, 2060
Pollokshaws Road
- Transport Museum, 1 Bunhouse Road
- Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park
- St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life & Art, 2 Castle Street
- Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square
- Scotland Street School Museum, designed by Charles Rennie
Mackintosh
- Fossil Grove, Victoria
Park,
- People's Palace and Winter
Gardens, Glasgow Green - Glasgow's social history museum
- Queen's Park with its stunning city views
- Glasgow Cathedral and Provand's Lordship
Other favourite attractions: House for an Art Lover,
Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road - Bothwell Castle in Uddingston
- Celtic Football Club Visitor Centre - David Livingstone Centre,
165 Station Road, Blantyre - The Glasgow Science Centre, 60
Pacific Quay - The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane - Museum of [Bag]
Piping, 30-34 McPhater Street and The Tenement House,
145 Buccleuch Street, Garnethill.
Glasgow Shopping: The city centre has pedestrian
areas in Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street.
Princes Square Shopping Centre is located on Buchanan Street,
while the UK's oldest covered shopping centre is the Argyle Arcade.
St Enoch Centre is Scotland's largest shopping centre with an
entrance mall from Argyle Street and one from St. Enoch Square.
The Savoy Centre on Sauchiehall Street and the Buchanan Galleries.
Glasgow's streets are lined with some of the most elegant Victorian
buildings and there are superb examples of work by the exceptional
designers Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander "Greek"
Thomson. More than 3.2 million visitors travel to Glasgow
every year either to enjoy the city centre, or the beautiful surrounding
countryside. That many people can't be wrong. |