Glasgow Highlights Bike Tour: Historic City & West End
Description
This is the bike tour which turns a few corners into possibly the best 3 hours of your holiday! The best way to see Glasgow. A complete tour of Glasgow's best bits on a refurbished vintage postie bike. Relaxed pace & easy route in a small group with a fun local guide. Highly recommended! This is the best way to explore Glasgow's culture, see its grand landmarks & uncover some of its hidden gems, cool spots & local hangouts in a stress-free and cycle friendly way. And all in just 3 hours, which is not remotely possible on a walking tour or bus. Get up close and personal! This tour is for everybody–not just fit cyclists! And trust us: you see a city differently on two wheels, rolling along its quiet rivers, park walkways & cycle lanes, listening to a local tour guide. And it's green!
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Itinerary
Did someone really think they could stop Glaswegians drinking by building this stunning building? Now that is optimism!
No, it's not the Sydney opera house! Come on the tour and we'll tell you what the design is really is based on.
10 points to whomever can tell us the connection between -273C and Gilmore hill campus. Is it that one is freezing and one is stone cold? Nope!
Just £257,000 to build...I want one! A free-to-enter tourist attraction. A must-see for any skint-flint.
Did someone mention 1189. Now that is old! Want to hear more? Jump on a Pashley Pronto Mailstar with us and you will.
Hurry or you'll miss it! Oh no actually it doesn't go anywhere, so you can relax! It's got 3 masts though. Big!
What is the best thing to come out of Glasgow's only whisky distillery?? Glasgow bike tours' guests!
50,000 folk in this and people are still dying to get in! Get it?
Moving and a shaking'! From skateboards to Aeroplanes. Epic!
The Kelvin river's leafy cycle path makes a lovely hidden pathway, worthy of any countryside cycle path. Except there'll be people swigging buckfast tonic wine!
What? It's the called the "Squinty Bridge". Check google maps!
Completed in 1790 and connected the east and west coast. Quick gag...What's the best thing to come out of Edinburgh?...Glasgow bound canal boat! (Optional stop)
We'll find out about the "Squiggly" Bridge and "Squinty" Bridge and stop for a quick dip.
Here you will meet your guide, receive your bike and helmet and start your tour having had a chance to get used to the bike before setting off.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You should be fit enough to ride a bicycle
Reviews(95)
Keith was an awesome tour guide! This was the best way to see Glasgow. I was nervous about biking in a big, unfamiliar city with two young teens, but it was doable, especially since it ended up being just our family. Keith was an experienced, attentive, safe guide with our kids. The weather was perfect so that helped us enjoy the city and the stops and treats that Keith planned for us. It is about 9 miles, but it is relatively flat (only a few times we went up hill - worth it for the views). I can imagine it being more difficult if it were a big group, raining, windy, or cold. It was also a bank holiday so there was less traffic. The Cloud City Hazy IPA with lunch at the Drygate afterward was a perfect recommendation.
Thanks Michelle. Glad you enjoyed yourselves.
Eliot was our guide and was fantastic. Our group really enjoyed biking around Glasgow - we'd never toured a city on bike, and after this I'm like "I want to do every city tour on a bike from now on!" We stopped at many locations for Eliot to tell us the history. At one point he brought out a box of Tea cakes and shared with everyone in our group. He was an attentive guide, always keeping an eye on everyone and taking gentle care of any stragglers. He was very knowledgeable and fun to chat with on topics of economics and history and how they played into the sights we saw. I'd definitely recommend this, ESPECIALLY if you have boys in your party. I think this tour was the favorite part of our 8 day Scotland visit for my 19yo nephew!
That is great to hear. Thank you for sharing the experience on this platform. It really helps other travellers find us.
The Glasgow City and Clyde Bridges Bike Tour was a fabulous experience. We only had one day to spend in Glasgow, and can't imagine a better way to take in the city. Marco was our guide for the day, and he did an exceptional job! We visited lots of interesting sites, just as the Glasgow Bike Tours website described. Marco was very knowledgeable about the history of the city (and Scotland in general). We learned about the history, culture, architecture, religion, social issues, and much more. The Postie bikes were comfortable and worked just fine. The ride started and ended at the Drygate Brewery & Pub, which was the perfect spot for it. I recommend stopping in for lunch and a pint after your ride.
Thank you. Marco will be very pleased to see your review. Cheers
Keith was a wonderful guide! We learned so much and had such a great time riding through Glasgow. If you’re staying in Edinburgh, this is a perfect activity to book as it’s only a short, easy tram ride away.
Thank you. I couldn't agree more about the journey.
Good and enthusiastic guide who has done the bike tour in Glasgow with great passion. Good information and appropriate to the city.
Thabk you very much for the review. Ali will be pleased to hear you enjoyed it so much. Cheers
A good combination of biking to stops. However, seemed there was much we did not see, and our English guide was very nice, but did not provide as much information as I would have liked. Additionally, his information was occasionally incorrect.
Hi Cynthia, our tours are 99% in English, as that's the local language and partly what people look forward to on a local tour in Glasgow. It's a shame that you felt you missed out on parts of Glasgow, but our tours do outline what you will see and you went to all those stops. I ha e reached out to find out what errors were made by your guide and what points of interest you felt were missed, as we are always looking to improve.
We had a great time touring Glasgow. The city is not the nicest, compared with Edinburgh but visiting it with the Bike made it a lot more enjoyable. We are not sure we would go back to Glasgow but if you happen to be there and want to visit the city, we strongly recommend visiting with this bike tour.
Thank you Mae, although I disagree about Glasgow not being as beautiful as Edinburgh. I agree that the best way to seea city is bike though. Cheers
Our tour with Mike ended up being a private tour since we were the only participants that day! He was great with navigating traffic, communicating the route and sharing the information about the sites we saw. All of our questions were answered and we had a great time. The tour takes you along the river and through the university area, with only a short time on city streets. It was a great way to see and experience Glasgow! The bikes are old postal bikes which was a fun experience as well. We would definitely recommend this tour.
Lovely to hear that Jeanine, Mike will be pleased you enjoyed the private bike tour so much. Cheers
With just a short time in Glasgow we hoped that a bike tour would allow us to see and learn a lot — this tour did not disappoint! We enjoyed cycling to/by various significant sites, along the Clyde and other scenic areas while learning along the way. Our guide, Allister, made it fun and provided clear directions to keep us together and safe. This bike tour was the highlight of our time in Glasgow!
Thank you very much for your review.
The bike tour was a great way to experience Glasgow. Our guide took us to some interesting and beautiful sights and gave us a lot of history about the city. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you Lori. Cheers
