Scotland: Glasgow

Town, Postcode, Attraction

The Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow is an exciting, vibrant, lively but also an historic city in Scotland. It is strange that we do not usually associate such words with each other but that is very much the nature of Glasgow, expect the unexpected. Do not be surprised to find that Dr Who has landed right in the middle of one of the busiest shopping districts in the city and do not find it too surprising when you notice that nobody really gives the T.A.R.D.I.S. a second glance. In fact you will see several of these old police boxes here and there all over the city. There is a plaque on the one on the corner of of Buchanan Street & Gordon Street (shown at the very bottom of this page) and some even serve as coffee kiosks.

Of course there is lots lots more to Glasgow than a Tardis or two but this is one of the things that struck me on my very first visit. The other thing that struck me was the way in which words are pronounced, it was my first visit to Scotland but I still had no excuse of pronouncing the word Buchanan Street incorrectly as I knew a Mr Buchanan so I knew it was pronounced more like Biew can an (biew as in view). I don't know if I am more embarrassed at asking the guy where "Buck an an" Street was or the fact that I was actually standing on it, all the poor guy could do was point at the street sign laughing, I won't tell you how Kirkcudbirght is pronounced but it certainly isn't "Kirk Cud Bright" as most first time visitors believe, at least I got that one right.

Glasgow is a city with something for everyone, it's the largest city in Scotland so you would expect almost as much as you would from the nation's capital but somehow Glasgow seems to over provide in some areas. Certainly the city has the best nightlife in Scotland but it cannot compete with the ancient buildings of Edinburgh. That is not to say that there is no architecture of merit, no, quite the contrary and in fact some of the most important buildings in Scotland exist in this wonderful city.

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Places To Visit In Glasgow
Places To Visit Near Glasgow
Getting To Glasgow
Glasgow Hotels & Accommodation

Things To See & Do In Glasgow

The vast majority of old buildings in Glasgow date from the Victorian period when the city was the second city of the British Empire and the selection of Victorian civic buildings is unrivaled in Scotland. For many people the highlight of Glasgow's architecture is the Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece of the Glasgow School of Art and you will find many works of this most astounding Scottish architect, designer, and watercolourist dotted around the city, not least Miss Cranston's Tearooms. I shall not write too much more about the city here but please follow the links below to discover more about why Glasgow is such a superb choice for a vacation destination in Scotland and the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Places To Visit In Glasgow

Things to see and do in Glasgow The Clyde Auditorium
Known as the "Armadillo" and shown above

Gallery of Modern Art

Glasgow Cathedral
The only complete medieval cathedral in Scotland

Glasgow Green

Glasgow Necropolis
It may only be a graveyard but wait until you see it!

The Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow Science Centre

The Hill House & House for an Art Lover

The Hunterian Art Gallery

Hunter House Museum

Places To Visit Near Glasgow

Edinburgh
Only an hour or so from Glasgow (42 miles)

Stirling Castle
Another place on a short distance away

The Falkirk Wheel
A modern work of genius

Central Scotland
Glasgow is a superb place to stay to tour this area of Scotland

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Getting To Glasgow

Glasgow is extremely easy to get to but if you are traveling to Glasgow by air please be aware that Glasgow Prestwich is about thirty miles from Glasgow and really closer to Ayr. Glasgow Int. Airport is about eight miles south west of the city.

Nearest Railway Stations	Nearest Car Parks	Nearest Airports
Central Station	Waterloo Street	Glasgow International Airport (Tel: 0141 887 111)
	Mitchell Street	Glasgow Prestwich Airport (Tel: 01292 511 000)
	Oswald Street
	Cambridge Street

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Hotels In Glasgow

*Prices given as guide only

See also: cheap hotels in Glasgow

Name	Miles	Guest Rating	Star
Artto Hotel 39 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6AE Rooms from: £50.00*	0.0		3*
Grand Central 99 GORDON STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 3SF Rooms from: £75.00*	0.1	N/A	4*
Rennie Mackintosh Station Hotel 59 Union Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 3RB Rooms from: £32.00*	0.1		2*
Radisson Blu Glasgow 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8DL Rooms from: £115.00*	0.1		5*
Alexander Thomson Hotel 320 - 322 ARGYLE STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, England, G2 8LY Rooms from: £49.00*	0.1		3*
Glasgow Centrale Serviced Apartments 217-223 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5QY Rooms from: £85.00*	0.2		4*A
Hot El Apartments Glasgow Central 153 Oswald Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4PD Rooms from: £76.00*	0.2		4*A
Jurys Inn Glasgow 80 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4QG Rooms from: £67.00*	0.2		3*
Euro Hostel Glasgow 318 Clyde Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4NR Rooms from: £29.95*	0.2		3*h
Carlton George Hotel 44-46 WEST GEORGE STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1DH Rooms from: £80.10*	0.3		4*
Blythswood Square Hotel 11 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4AD Rooms from: £120.00*	0.3		5*
Marks Hotel Glasgow 110 Bath Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 2EN Rooms from: £65.00*	0.3		4*
Buchanan Hotel 185 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2JY Rooms from: £30.00*	0.3		3*
Abode Glasgow 129 Bath Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 2SZ Rooms from: £89.00*	0.3		4*
Ramada Glasgow City 201 Ingram Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1DQ Rooms from: £54.00*	0.3		3*
Malmaison Glasgow 278 West George Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4LL Rooms from: £105.00*	0.3		4*
Riverview Apartments City Centre 101 MAXWELL STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4EP Rooms from: £140.00*	0.4		4*A
The Merchant City Inn 52 Virginia street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1TY Rooms from: £30.00*	0.4		3*
Millennium Hotel Glasgow Rooms from: £55.00*	0.4		4*
Marriott Glasgow 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8RR Rooms from: £99.00*	0.4		4*
The Spires Suites 77 GLASSFORD STREET , GLASGOW, G11BQ Rooms from: £95.00*	0.4		4*A
Clyde View City Apartment 95 Dunlop Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4EU Rooms from: £160.00*	0.4		4*A
Menzies Glasgow Hotel Leisure Club 27 Washington Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8AZ Rooms from: £69.00*	0.4		4*
Novotel Glasgow Centre 181 Pitt Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4DT Rooms from: £69.00*	0.4		3*
Hilton Glasgow Hotel 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT Rooms from: £85.00*	0.4		5*
Saco Glasgow 53 Cochrane Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Wales, G1 1HL Rooms from: £121.00*	0.4		4*A
Ibis Glasgow City Centre 220 West Regent Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4DQ Rooms from: £54.00*	0.4		2*
Holiday Inn Glasgow Theatreland 161 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2RL Rooms from: £89.00*	0.4		4*
Rab Ha's Hotel 81-83 HUTCHESON STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1SH Rooms from: £69.00*	0.4	N/A	2*G
Glasgow Lofts Fleming House134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 6ST Rooms from: £85.00*	0.4		5*A
Thistle Glasgow 36 Cambridge Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 3HN Rooms from: £60.00*	0.4		4*
Park Inn Glasgow City Centre 2 Port Dundas Place, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 3LD Rooms from: £66.75*	0.5		4*
Newton Hotel 248 Bath Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4JW Rooms from: £39.00*	0.5		3*G
Dreamhouse Apartments Merchant City 140 Ingram Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1EJ Rooms from: £136.50*	0.5		4*A
Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland 165 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2RL Rooms from: £79.95*	0.5		3*
Holiday Inn Express Glasgow City Riverside 122 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4LW Rooms from: £65.00*	0.5		3*
Best Western Glasgow City Hotel 25-27 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4PB Rooms from: £39.00*	0.5		3*
City Apartments Glasgow 289 Bath Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4LP Rooms from: £64.00*	0.5		4*A
Premier Inn Glasgow City Charing Cross 10 ELMBANK GARDENS, Glasgow, Glasgow, England, G2 4PP Rooms from: £46.00*	0.5	N/A	3*
The Victorian House Hotel 212 RENFREW STREET, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 6TX Rooms from: £35.00*	0.5		3*G