Glasgow through the ages: An audio tour discovering the city's humble beginnings

Glasgow, Scotland
Duration1h 15m - 1h 30m
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Join me on this self guided audio tour through the oldest part of Glasgow.

We’ll start at Glasgow Cathedral, where we’ll meet St Mungo, the city’s patron saint, and learn about Glasgow’s humble beginnings 1,500 years ago. We’ll bustle along Glasgow’s High Street next, where a small city had started to take shape 900 years later, in the 1400s. It was busy with the thousands of pilgrims who came to worship at the shrine of St Mungo. In the 1700s, there were Tobacco Lords on the High Street, and Glasgow had become “the cleanest and beautifulest and best built city in Britain,” according to one English visitor. (He did add, “London excepted,” but in Glasgow we like to forget about that.)

On the way, you’ll see:

A herb garden filled with medicinal plants
Street art that tells the story of the city
A roundabout on which stands the steeple of a building once used as a prison
A greenhouse of exotic plants in the shape of an upside down ship

What's included

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink

What to expect

  1. Glasgow Cathedral
    Pass by
    The tour starts by the cathedral.
  2. St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
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    The tour passes by the museum.
  3. Provand's Lordship
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    The tour passes by Provand's Lordship.
  4. Pass by
    The tour stops briefly at the Garden.
  5. Pass by
    The tour passes by the statue.
  6. Pass by
    The tour passes by the bar.
  7. Pass by
    The tour passes by the Trongate Steeple.
  8. Pass by
    The tour passes by the bar.
  9. Pass by
    The tour passes by the High Court.
  10. Glasgow Green
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    The tour goes through the green.
  11. Pass by
    The tour passes by the arch.
  12. Sir William Collins Fountain
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    The tour passes by the fountain.
  13. Glasgow 2014 Monument
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    The tour passes by the monument.
  14. Pass by
    The tour passes by the monument.
  15. James Watt Statue
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    The tour stops briefly at the statue.
  16. Pass by
    The tour passes by the People's Palace.
  17. Doulton Fountain
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    The tour ends by the fountain.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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