Walks in Glasgow.

Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Edinburgh.

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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 […]

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Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow

Glasgow Dark Side Halloween Walking Tour

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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. […]

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Walks in 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. […]

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Monday, April 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks in Glasgow

Under One Roof – Taking Care of Your Tenement

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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 […]

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | Filed under: Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow

Moments Of Beauty In Glasgow: Walking Tour

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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 […]

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Monday, February 19, 2024 | Filed under: Walks, Walks in Glasgow

Peter Mortimer – Healthy Historical Walk, Glasgow Green

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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) […]

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Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead

Barrhead and the brownside braes

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 […]

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks in Glasgow

Wully Davidson Bus Pass Rambles: Kerrera

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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 […]

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Wully Davidson: Kerrera Misadventure

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 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 […]

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Glasgow Open Door Days 2022 – The Barras Trail

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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 […]

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A Musical Walking Tour of John Maclean’s Pollokshaws

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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, […]

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Ghost Signs of Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

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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 […]

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Springburn: Rome of the North – Ian R. Mitchell

Breezes Tower, aka Springburn Castle 001 (2)

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 […]

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Monday, November 15, 2021 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow

Boots and Beards, COP26 Walk

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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 […]

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Glasgow Hallowe’en Ghost Walk

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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, […]

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Walking and Writing with Lesley O’Brien, Glasgow Green

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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 […]

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Brian Whittingham – Writing Walks in Kelvingrove

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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 […]

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Bob Law: Gardens of Eden

Pink Magnolia.Mid May in Glasgow's Parks

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 […]

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Monday, May 24, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks in Glasgow

Slow Nature Walk, Woodlands Community

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Govan’s Glories: Central Govan Walk Ian R. Mitchell

Salmon Bank Govan X.

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. […]

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow

Ghost Signs of Glasgow, Glasgow City Heritage Trust

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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 […]

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Monday, November 4, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Walks in Glasgow

Remembering the 40 hour strike – Walking Tour Glasgow

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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 […]

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Govanhill; no single-ends by Ian R. Mitchell

Govanhill against racism

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 […]

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Walks in Glasgow

Guided Walking Tours of Glasgow’s music scene, past and present – from August, 2015

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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 […]

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Thursday, July 23, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Walks in Glasgow

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