Vehicle Tours
Booking is essential for all guided tours.
Sinister City Tour
Explore Glasgow Necropolis (City of the Dead), one of Europe’s most significant cemeteries and discover memorials to the merchant patriarchs of Victorian Glasgow. Discover the Police History and Dark History Museums, giving the unique opportunity to step into the compelling and dramatic history of the U.K.’s oldest police force, and its most infamous crimes, including the tales of the last hanged man in Glasgow, and the notorious murderess Madeline Smith.
Medieval & Ancient Tour
View the unique pre-historic fossil trees in Victoria Park (April to Sep. only). Explore the Viking Hogback monuments (circa 10th C) and early Christian carved stones (circa 9th-11th C) in the historic Govan Old Church. Visit Glasgow Cathedral (circa 13th C), explore the crypt tomb of St. Mungo, medieval carvings and centuries of stunning stained glass. Explore Provand’s Lordship – the oldest surviving house in Glasgow (circa 15th C) and view Glasgow Tolbooth Steeple (17th C), all that now remains of the medieval Town Hall and the Tron Kirk Steeple (16th C).
Glasgow Castles Tour
Explore the breathtaking jewel in the landscape which is Chatelherault, built over 250 years ago as a hunting lodge and summer house for the Dukes of Hamilton. Enjoy the visitor centre and meandering woodland walks of the country park around the beautiful gorge of the River Avon. Discover the ruins of the nearby Cadzow Castle, dating from around 1540.
Taggart City Tour
Explore Glasgow through the popular “Taggart” T.V. detective series, currently shown in over 80 countries worldwide and the U.K.’s longest running police drama. Travel round locations in the city where the most popular scenes in the series were filmed and find out more about the characters and the actors who play them. This tour is a must for Taggart fans and an entertaining way of seeing the top Glasgow attractions and a fictitious sinister side of the city.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Tour
This tour explores the lesser known buildings showcasing the work of one of Glasgows’ greatest architects, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Visit Martyrs School, see the highly decorated roof trusses within this local landmark. Discover the Daily Record building, hidden between two city centre lanes combining sculpted sandstone and white glazed bricks to maximise reflected light. Explore the Mackintosh Centre within ‘The Lighthouse’ and enjoy the best views across the city from the Mackintosh tower with its helical staircase. End the tour with refreshments in the roof-top café/bar.
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