Glasgow campsites

An open-top bus tour is the perfect way to discover Glasgow.  City Sightseeing Glasgow offer 21 stops where you can hop-on and off, making it easy for you to visit the best that Glasgow has to offer.

If you’re more of an adventurer, a walking tour is a great way to find your bearings and learn more about the city at the same time.  Glasgow has a great choice of walking tours to choose from. Find out more about Glasgow's quirks from the locals that live here at Walking Tours in Glasgow, or explore more of the city's musical history with the brilliant Glasgow Music City Tours or do it yourself with an audio tour from Walking Heads.

Friends of the Necropolis run free walking tours around Glasgow's most famous graveyard. Pointing out monuments of interest and telling the real stories of some of the people that are buried here brings this city of the dead to life.  The views at the top are some of the best in Glasgow.

For sightseeing from a different perspective take a fun boat trip along the River Clyde with Powerboats Glasgow.

Or see Glasgow's famous sights via its hidden pathways… Fun sightseeing around Glasgow by bike.  You will see Glasgow up close and also visit locations where you can see spectacular views of the city, not possible by bus or car.

Looking for something a little bit different, visit the Glasgow Police Museum, it tells the story of Britain's first police force from 1800 - 1975 and is packed full of interesting memorabilia including uniforms, medals and photographs.  The eclectic exhibition also includes a display of over 2000 items from international police forces including uniforms and badges.

Make your visit to Glasgow interesting and dynamic with a trip to the Glasgow Science Centre. Whether you are a science novice or a fully-fledged expert, the exhibitions on display are fascinating and exciting. Sit in a chair that will instantly shrink you, and then become a giant by simply walking through a door. Finally lie back and chill in the planetarium and watch all the billions of galaxies twinkle in the night sky. Glasgow Science Centre is fun for people of all ages and the whole family.

Glasgow Botanic Gardens are located in the heart of the city’s West End by the River Kelvin and contain a variety of plant collections, woodland copses and riverside walks as well as the famous Kibble Palace.  Kibble Palace is a magnificent glasshouse designed by John Kibble and houses the national collection of tree ferns. Plants from tropical rainforests grow in the palm house.

Fancy doing something completely different with the kids? Explore Glasgow’s West End with this Spy Mission self-guided themed Treasure Trail!  See Glasgow in a different light as you follow the route solving the clues as you go, which are all set on permanent features in the area, to crack the code and save the day!

Reidvale Adventure Play offers a safe, supervised and integrated play space, designed to explore and discover the outdoors to boost confidence and promote family time.

The weather not on your side and need to entertain the little ones Jurassic Jungle is a state of the art dinosaur themed adventure play facility to thrill and exhaust kids up to 12 years old.  It has a separate toddler area so the smalls don't get squished, and is packed full of classic fun features and colourful dinosaur characters.

Also indoors… What’s more fun than bouncing the day away? Doing so on over 200 trampolines, on a ninja warrior course and off of a bungee run! Max out on fun at Flip Out Glasgow. Kids will have plenty of time to free bounce from one side of this iconic Glasgow building to the other, on a massive 63,000sq ft of trampolines.

Glasgow has an excellent range of museums that will engross visitors for hours on end, including the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Riverside Museum, the Burrell Collection and the People's Palace and Winter Gardens.

It also has a number of great architectural attractions such as the University of Glasgow, the Mackintosh House, House for an Art Lover, the City Chambers and Glasgow Cathedral.

Anyone with an interest in ships should set sail for the Tall Ship attraction which enables visitors to explore the Glenlee which is one of only five Clyde-built ships that still remains floating.

Alternatively if firm ground and plenty of shops is in order, then Buchanan Street is the place to go. One of the UK's top shopping streets, there's also the opportunity to grab a bite to eat here and even catch street performers in action.

Just out of the city centre you’ll find Strathclyde Country Park, an iconic North Lanarkshire Country Park which lies in 400 hectares of countryside in the valley of the River Clyde. Set within beautiful surroundings the park is one of the most popular family attractions in the central belt of Scotland.

Though further away, the beautiful cities of Stirling and Edinburgh will also tempt sightseers who are up for extended travels.