Greek Thomson Walking Tour – Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Thursday 17 July, 2025 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Meet at GCHT, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ | £12 Join conservation architect Scott Abercrombie, Associate Director at John Gilbert Architects and former Chair of the Alexander Thomson Society, for a walking tour exploring the legacy of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and his circle. Starting from GCHT’s […]
Read the full article: Greek Thomson Walking Tour – Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Friday, June 27, 2025 | Filed under: Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Explore the Southern Necropolis: A Walking Tour
July 20, 2025, 12 noon – 2 p.m. Southern Necropolis, 300 Caledonia Rd, Glasgow G5 0TB Meet at the Gate House on Caledonia Road Glasgow City Heritage Trust and Friends of Southern Necropolis invite you to a meander around the Gorbals Southern Necropolis with the Happy Reaper (aka Colin Mackie). Opened in 1840, the Southern […]
Read the full article: Explore the Southern Necropolis: A Walking Tour
Glasgow Botanic Gardens – Tour the Kibble Palace
Tour the Kibble Palace “Monty Don was recently seen on BBC visiting the Kibble Palace for his current series Monty Don’s British Gardens. He describes The Kibble as “The best glasshouse in the World” and “One of the best glasshouse experiences in the World” Most of our readers knew that all along! Many remember their […]
Read the full article: Glasgow Botanic Gardens – Tour the Kibble Palace
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | Filed under: Walks, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Winter Wander Springburn Winter Gardens
Friday 17 January, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Creative Wander around Springburn Winter Gardens and Park with Stephanie Whitelaw, Community Engagement Artist. Springburn Park, Mosesfield St, Glasgow G21 3UD Stephanie is developing a creative engagement project with Springburn Winter Gardens Trust with a focus on walking, eco-therapy and exploring local ecology. The walk will […]
Read the full article: Winter Wander Springburn Winter Gardens
Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Filed under: Community event, Free Events, Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green, Pat's Home Page Blog, Peoples Palace Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green, Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Edinburgh.
December 2024 In the autumn, the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club organised a walk in Edinburgh travelling on the Citylink coach from Glasgow. As the group were all over 60, we had concession cards giving free bus travel in Scotland. When we left Glasgow, it was sunny but as we approached Edinburgh there was a […]
Read the full article: Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Edinburgh.
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Glasgow Dark Side Halloween Walking Tour
31 October – 3 November, 2024 Do something different on Halloween and discover a different side to the city you live and breathe in. Uncover Glasgow’s secrets and skeletons; from unsolved true crime murders and tales of notorious prison inmates, to grave robbing and Glasgow’s foundations as a city built on the back of slavery. […]
Read the full article: Glasgow Dark Side Halloween Walking Tour
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Helen Rose, Outdoor Diary: Glen Nevis
April, 2024 Corran The HF club arranged the annual winter weekend based at Corran Bunkhouse The Bunkhouse is misnamed as most of the rooms have ensuite and towels are supplied. It is just like a B&B but you make your own breakfast. The walks on offer by the club are both high and low level. […]
Read the full article: Helen Rose, Outdoor Diary: Glen Nevis
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Under One Roof – Taking Care of Your Tenement
Saturday 2nd March 2024 | 11am – 1pm Meet at GCHT Office, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ Concerned about the current state of your tenement? Not quite sure what sort of repair work might need to be done? Then join Glasgow City Heritage Trust and Under One Roof for an investigative walk around the Merchant […]
Read the full article: Under One Roof – Taking Care of Your Tenement
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | Filed under: Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Moments Of Beauty In Glasgow: Walking Tour
Sunday 24 March, 2024 11am-1pm Meet at: Glasgow City Heritage Trust, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ Join Niall Murphy of Glasgow City Heritage Trust on a walking tour exploring some of the highlights, of ‘Moments of Beauty in Glasgow’, both big and small! (@MurphyNiallGLA) Starting from Bell Street, the walk will head into Glasgow Cross […]
Read the full article: Moments Of Beauty In Glasgow: Walking Tour
Monday, February 19, 2024 | Filed under: Walks, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Peter Mortimer – Healthy Historical Walk, Glasgow Green
Saturday 26 August, 2023 Join Peter Mortimer, Glasgow Historian and Author, for a walk in Glasgow Green and learn about it’s history. Meet at the front of People’s Palace, Glasgow Green, Templeton St, Glasgow G40 1AT at 10.30 a.m. The event is hosted by Friends of the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green (FOPPWGGG) […]
Read the full article: Peter Mortimer – Healthy Historical Walk, Glasgow Green
Monday, August 14, 2023 | Filed under: Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead
An Enjoyable One Way Walk A couple of months ago I had a very enjoyable walk, one best undertaken by bus or train due to different start and end points and a lack of suitable parking places. I boarded an express bus X8 from Buchanan Bus Station which went directly to the Silverburn Shopping Centre […]
Read the full article: Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Wully Davidson Bus Pass Rambles: Kerrera
5 June, 2023 Kerrera After Thursday’s failed attempt, due to a coach blocking the road after becoming stuck in a ditch, I decided to get back on the horse for another go at visiting Kerrera. The 0830 bus from Buchanan bus station arrived in Oban at 1136 and I caught a taxi for the 2 […]
Read the full article: Wully Davidson Bus Pass Rambles: Kerrera
Thursday, June 8, 2023 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow, Wullie Davidson: Blogging about Bus Pass Jaunts in Scotland
Wully Davidson: Kerrera Misadventure
Bus Pass Rambles – 1 June, 2023 Today’s trip was supposed to take me to Kerrera island to walk a six mile loop along its southern half. Kerrera is the island a few hundred yards from Oban. The 0830 bus from Glasgow to Oban should have taken 3 hours, but there was an accident on […]
Read the full article: Wully Davidson: Kerrera Misadventure
Sunday, June 4, 2023 | Filed under: Walks and Tours Glasgow, Wullie Davidson: Blogging about Bus Pass Jaunts in Scotland
Glasgow Open Door Days 2022 – The Barras Trail
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, 2022 The Barras Look forward to a walk around the history of the Barras Market area and explore the fascinating charms, sounds and smells of an iconic area of Glasgow. After celebrating 100 years of the Barras Market during the pandemic lockdown come and explore the area and be […]
Read the full article: Glasgow Open Door Days 2022 – The Barras Trail
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Doors Open Days, Walks and Tours Glasgow
A Musical Walking Tour of John Maclean’s Pollokshaws
Saturday 27 August, 2022, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Telling the story of John Maclean through speech, poetry and song whilst taking in all relevant local sights Walk starts: Pollokshaws West Railway Station, Pollokshaws Road, G43 1NE About this event John Maclean was born, lived and died in Pollokshaws. Starting at Pollokshaws West Train Station, […]
Read the full article: A Musical Walking Tour of John Maclean’s Pollokshaws
Monday, July 25, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Walks, Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ghost Signs of Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
Saturday, 19 March 2022 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Meeting: The Tenement House, 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow G3 6QN Free Event Tickets at Eventbrite Ghost Signs of Glasgow is a project which tracks down, researches and archives fast disappearing signs around the city. Ghost Signs are fading signs which represent a business, establishment or organisation which […]
Read the full article: Ghost Signs of Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
Springburn: Rome of the North – Ian R. Mitchell
A Castle in Springburn? Read on…….. Springburn – its History and Walk Born Balgrayhill Schooled Petershill Worked Keppochhill Married Springburnhill Sick Stobhill Domiciled Barnhill Rested Sighthill Springburn […]
Read the full article: Springburn: Rome of the North – Ian R. Mitchell
Monday, November 15, 2021 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Boots and Beards, COP26 Walk
Sunday, 7 November, 2021 – 9.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Boots & Beards – Windfarm Walk to Whitelee Meeting Place Meet at 4 Forth Street, Pollokshields, G41 2SS – Bus leaves 9.30 p.m. prompt. Organised by Boots & Beards, a Scots Asian-run hillwalking group that helps people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the outdoors, this […]
Read the full article: Boots and Beards, COP26 Walk
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | Filed under: COP26 Glasgow, Climate Change, Save the Planet, Science, Biodiversity Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Glasgow Hallowe’en Ghost Walk
Sunday 31st October, 2021 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm Event by James Scott George Square, Glasgow, G2 1 Organised by DEAD SCOTLAND SOCIETY starting at 6.30pm on Halloween Night at Ghostly George Square at the Scott Monument in the Centre of the Square. Visit places in the city centre that were visited by Robert Burns, […]
Read the full article: Glasgow Hallowe’en Ghost Walk
Saturday, October 30, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Walking and Writing with Lesley O’Brien, Glasgow Green
Creative Writing Workshops in Glasgow Green Spark My Words with nature, song and stories Free Dates: 2 September, 2021 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m) Book at Eventbrite A Series of Min-Adventures A series of mini-adventures exploring the familiar in a new way to spark your imagination and creative writing. Meeting Place The rendez-vous point is […]
Read the full article: Walking and Writing with Lesley O’Brien, Glasgow Green
Brian Whittingham – Writing Walks in Kelvingrove
Walking, Writing Photography Mindfulness Sessions – facilitated by Brian Whittingham Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 10.30 a.m. Meet at Lord Kelvin’s Statue in Kelvingrove Park. Guided Walk exploring the social fabric of the park. Where you will join in the walk, talk, reading, writing and taking photographs. You will take paths less-travelled that will allow […]
Read the full article: Brian Whittingham – Writing Walks in Kelvingrove
Sunday, June 27, 2021 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Classes and Workshops, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks, Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Bob Law: Gardens of Eden
Walks and Photography Glasgow Parks During our long year of Covid 19 local parks have been more important than ever to escape into especially for people/families without a decent sized garden or those living in flats or tenements. At the moment, in May 2021, many are at their best with tulips, bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons […]
Read the full article: Bob Law: Gardens of Eden
Monday, May 24, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Slow Nature Walk, Woodlands Community
Sunday, 30 May, 2021 at 11 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Kelvinbridge, Underneath Kelvinbridge, next to Inn Deep, Glasgow G12 8HH Join Katrina Caldwell for a Slow Nature Walk, taking in your surroundings along the Kelvin Walkway About this event Since the start of the pandemic, Woodlands Community has been encouraging people to spend time in […]
Read the full article: Slow Nature Walk, Woodlands Community
Celebrating Ten Years of Woodlands Community Garden
19 and 20 September, 2020 Woodlands Community Garden, 91 – 101 West Prince Street, Glasgow G4 9BY Woodlands Community Garden and online celebrating 10 years of the Woodlands Community Garden at Woodlands Workspace. A weekend of walk through, socially distanced activities to celebrate the story of the garden and highlight some of Woodlands Community Development […]
Read the full article: Celebrating Ten Years of Woodlands Community Garden
Govan’s Glories: Central Govan Walk Ian R. Mitchell
THE TALK In one of his biographies, Alex Ferguson expressed pride in his origins when he stated that “to call Govan a district of Glasgow was an insult.” Most Govanites would agree and the area is without doubt the one with the strongest sense of identity amongst the older working class districts of the city. […]
Read the full article: Govan’s Glories: Central Govan Walk Ian R. Mitchell
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Ghost Signs of Glasgow, Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Guided Walk Saturday 9th November | 11am | Free, but booking essential Meeting point: George Square, in front of the Robert Burns Statue Ghost signs are the fading remains of old painted signs on buildings, which offer an invaluable window into the past.With the help of our great volunteers we have created engaging and informative walks […]
Read the full article: Ghost Signs of Glasgow, Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Monday, November 4, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Remembering the 40 hour strike – Walking Tour Glasgow
Saturday, 2nd February, 2019 – 12 p.m. Starts from George Square, City Centre. With David Lees, Ewan Gibb and Henry Bell To commemorate the centenary of the 40-hours strike there will be a walking tour on Saturday 2nd February. Free event – all welcome. During late January and early February 1919 workers in Glasgow and […]
Read the full article: Remembering the 40 hour strike – Walking Tour Glasgow
Monday, January 21, 2019 | Filed under: Walks, Walks and Tours Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Govanhill; no single-ends by Ian R. Mitchell
The Talk Govanhill is almost certainly the most intact area of working-class tenement housing left in Glasgow. Apart from on its north-eastern fringes, very few of the four storey blocks dating from the later nineteenth century have been demolished, and the grid-plan of the streets remains exactly as it was laid out over 100 years […]
Read the full article: Govanhill; no single-ends by Ian R. Mitchell
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Guided Walking Tours of Glasgow’s music scene, past and present – from August, 2015
Guided Walking Tours of Glasgow’s music scene, past and present Explore the fascinating places, people and performances which have shaped Glasgow’s musical landscape and hear the tales of the venues. Choice of Two Tours Fridays and Saturdays from August 2015. Merchant City Walking Tours Glasgow Music Mile Waling Tour £15 (Concessions £10) Bespoke tours can also […]
Thursday, July 23, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Walks and Tours Glasgow
