What to See & Do 2013-14 Explore: Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley Mòr-roinn Ghlaschu & Gleann Chluaidh Stylish City Inspiring Attractions Discover Mackintosh www.visitscotland.com/glasgow Welcome to... Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley Mòr-roinn Ghlaschu & Gleann Chluaidh 01 06 08 12 Disclaimer VisitScotland has published this guide in good faith to reflect information submitted to it by the proprietor/managers of the premises listed who have paid for their entries to be included. Although VisitScotland has taken reasonable steps to confirm the information contained in the guide at the time of going to press, it cannot guarantee that the information published is and remains accurate. Accordingly, VisitScotland recommends that all information is checked with the proprietor/manager of the business to ensure that the facilities, cost and all other aspects of the premises are satisfactory. 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Rodin’s “The Thinker” For information on accommodation and things to see and do, go to www.visitscotland.com at the Burrell Collection www.visitscotland.com/glasgow Contents 02 Glasgow: Scotland with style 04 Beyond the city 06 Charles Rennie Mackintosh 08 The natural side 10 Explore more 12 Where legends come to life 14 VisitScotland Information Centres 15 Quality Assurance 02 16 Practical information 17 How to read the listings Discover a region that offers exciting possibilities 17 Great days out – Places to Visit 34 Shopping every day. This vibrant city gives a warm welcome 36 Great days out – Shopping to visitors and the chance to enjoy a landscape 38 Food & drink with relaxing outdoor activities and breathtaking 40 Great days out – Food & Drink views in 2013, the Year of Natural Scotland. 48 Leisure activities 50 Great days out – Leisure A UNESCO City of Music, Glasgow has world-class Activities attractions, museums and galleries and stunning 58 Tours architecture with great shopping and a year-round 59 Great days out – Tours programme of events. 62 Travel tips 64 Great days out – Transport Delve into the Clyde Valley and sample the delights 66 What’s on of the great outdoors, from the starting point of the 70 Great days out – Events & West Highland Way to varied cycling routes, wildlife Festivals and two World Heritage Sites. 71 Great days out – Family Fun 86 Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley area maps Cover Clyde Auditorium, one of Glasgow’s many stylish venues. 01 Trongate 103, a centre for arts and creativity. 02 A night out in the city centre of Glasgow. Credits Photography: Paul Tomkins/VisitScotland/Scottish Viewpoint, Chris Robson, Iain McLean, Ross Graham, Gary McCharg, Kenny Williamson, Graham Wyllie, Bill Cooper/Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Andy Hay courtesy of RSPB, Glasgow Life, VisitBritain/ Britain on View, Derek Wells courtesy of Pollok Country Park, © National Trust for Scotland,Xscape Braehead, Hamilton Park Racecourse, Disney•Pixar. Design: APS Group Scotland | www.theapsgroup.com, Shaw Marketing and Design | www.shaw-online.com, and THK Design | www.thkdesign.com This brochure is printed on recycled content paper. VisitScotland is committed to ensuring that our environment, upon which our tourism is so dependent, is safe guarded for future generations to enjoy. 13GV To find out more about Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley go to www.visitscotland.com/glasgow 01 Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley Did you Glasgow: know? The city will host the Commonwealth Games Scotland in 2014, with 17 sports from weightlifting with style to athletics. 01 The city of Glasgow has so much to offer. Discover great shopping, delightful restaurants and a range of vibrant attractions, many of which are free, all surrounded by the city’s beautiful parks and gardens. • Enjoy a spot of shopping and pick up • Enjoy an intimate gig at the the perfect gift. From the Style Mile legendary King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut to the Merchant City, Glasgow is or soak up the musical excellence ideal for a spot of retail therapy. of the BBC Scottish Symphony 02 Orchestra based in City Halls. • As a UNESCO City of Music, Glasgow offers an exciting range of musical • You can find a great variety of events with around 130 taking place entertainment in Glasgow’s theatres, every week. which include the Tron, Pavilion, Citizens and the King’s Theatre. • The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), one of Europe’s • Glasgow is a striking former leading symphony orchestras, is European Capital of Culture. Visit based at the Glasgow Royal Concert the astounding Hunterian Museum Hall and has played host to many and Art Gallery to see one of the renowned conductors over the years. most distinguished art collections in 03 02 For information on accommodation and things to see and do, go to www.visitscotland.com Glasgow: Scotland with style the country with works by Charles • The city is home to many Rennie Mackintosh and Whistler. cosmopolitan restaurants so you can enjoy a fantastic meal Highlights • Explore Glasgow’s collection of every night. Glasgow’s newest music venue, contemporary art at the Gallery of the Hydro, opens in September Modern Art (GoMA) which has four 2013 and is Scotland’s biggest floors of outstanding post-war art purpose-built concert venue. and design. It was designed by Foster + • The Theatre Royal is home to Partners, who also worked on Scotland’s resident companies, the Clyde Auditorium. Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet, Challenge your mind at the Gallery and hosts performances from the of Modern Art which runs an ever- prestigious Royal Conservatoire changing programme of thought- of Scotland. Stylish shopping on provoking exhibitions covering Buchanan Street, Glasgow sculpture, art, photography and more inside a grand building with a stone pillar entrance. Trongate 103 is a dedicated centre for the arts and creativity with independent studios in the heart of the Merchant City. Don’t miss... • A free guided tour of Glasgow City Chambers (availability subject to council business). • The Tenement House in Garnethill is a stunning example of 19th century living. • The Riverside Museum on the banks of the River Clyde, with a world-class transport collection, and the Tall Ship. • Glasgow Green, the city’s oldest park. 01 The Gallery of Modern Art in Royal Exchange Square. 02 A dazzling Scottish Ballet performance. 03 Dine in style along Ashton Lane. 04 Drawing Room in the Mackintosh House – part of the Hunterian Museum and Art 04 Gallery, University of Glasgow. To find out more about Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley go to www.visitscotland.com/glasgow 03 Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley Beyond the city Thar a bhaile Did you know? Elderslie, in Renfrewshire is celebrated as the birthplace of William Wallace. The site is marked by a memorial erected in 1912. 01 Less than an hour from Glasgow, you can discover lush valleys, magnificent estates, historical attractions and country parks. Explore two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and discover ancient Roman stories and what working life was like in the 1700s. Inverclyde • Milngavie’s Mugdock Country Park Renfrewshire • Visit the new Beacon Arts Centre has some great short walks, two • The magnificent Paisley Abbey dates where you can enjoy theatre and ruined castles and a host of activities back to 1163 and was reputedly art productions in a stunning new from horse riding and orienteering the site where William Wallace building in Greenock. through to archery and golf. was educated. • The McLean Museum and Art Gallery North Lanarkshire • Paisley Museum has the finest in Greenock is a wonderful Victorian • Summerlee, the Museum of Scottish collection of Paisley Shawls in museum which tells the story of Industrial Life, is located on the the world, which is a Recognised Inverclyde’s maritime history and of site of a 19th century ironworks Collection of National Significance the town’s famous son, James Watt, in Coatbridge, where you can to Scotland. who made the steam engine viable. take a ride on Scotland’s only electric tramway and venture deep South Lanarkshire East Dunbartonshire underground in a recreated mine. • Spend a day at James Hamilton • Get an insight into the limits Heritage Park in East Kilbride and of Roman conquest in Britain, • Try out some sailing, kayaking or take a taster watersport session on demonstrated by parts of the rowing on the water at Strathclyde the beautiful 16 acre loch, or visit Antonine Wall at Bearsden, one of the Country Park or head into Scotland’s the adventure playgrounds before area’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. first theme park, M&Ds, for thrilling heading to the bird sanctuary. rollercoaster rides and crazy golf. 04 For information on accommodation and things to see and do, go to www.visitscotland.com Beyond the city • Explore the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre to learn more about Scotland’s most famous Highlights explorer and missionary, on the Learn more about the industrial bicentenary of his birth here past of North Lanarkshire at the in 1813. This Grade A-listed Motherwell Heritage Centre. tenement tells of Livingstone’s explorations in Africa and is Enjoy an enlightening day out, home to a wide range of his south east of the city, at the personal belongings. New Lanark World Heritage Site. East Renfrewshire Visit Scotland’s largest • Rouken Glen Park is a unique 13th century castle, Bothwell, space as it contains one of the dramatically set beside the most important geological sites winding River Clyde.