Glasgow and the Clyde Valley enjoys world famous museums with stunning art collections, while the countryside no more than an hour outside the city will surprise you with the diversity of park-lands, 42 scenic miles following a tourist route. and lots more beside. Scotland has never being short of an Abbey or two and in Paisley there stands an Abbey dating from 1163 and legend has it that William Wallace may have been educated here.
The famous Burrell Collection is one of Glasgow’s most popular attractions and is sited in Pollok Country Park, it’s absolutely free to go inside and houses some world class artifacts.
Glasgow offers some first class dining and a cosmopolitan cafe culture plus The Buttery, one of Glasgow’s oldest and famous restaurants. There are sushi bars, something for the pasta lovers with quality food, second to none.
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If you can make time between playing golf, site seeing and discovering Scotland’s history – then eat a light breakfast and leave room to enjoy eating at some of Glasgow’s more bohemian restaurants. A few suggestions on that score might be the Art Deco, the Oyster Bar or the award winning Cafe Gandolfi.
Loch Lomond Golf Club is always worth including when you talk about golfing in this area of Scotland. If you are fortunate enough to play on this championship course it will live long in your memory. The setting beside the loch is glorious, if you have a chance to lift your head.
Glasgow enjoys a vibrant music scene and is a UNESCO city of music with plenty of concerts to see, check out what’s on at the SECC before you travel, may be you can tie in your trip with one of your favourite bands playing there. Don’t forget to visit the famous King Tut’s Wah Wah Club where you can see some of Scotland’s emerging bands playing.
No visit to Glasgow would be complete without popping into the famous Willow Tea Rooms which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. There are plenty of buildings to be seen which bare his signature, but this is a great place to start your discovery of the famous Scottish architect.
A holiday in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley would not be complete if you don’t take the opportunity to attend a Highland Games or a festival of some kind. The Scots have a knack for putting on a show, all kicking off with Celtic Connections held in January, believed to be the largest winter music festival in the world.
A visit to the Theatre Royal is a treat for Ballet and Opera lovers alike, both performing in the magnificent theatre here. Perhaps you might prefer to hear the Royal National Scottish Orchestra who appear at the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall. Scottish culture at it’s finest.
A bustling street market, known locally as “The Barras” is held on Saturdays and Sundays, here in the East End of Glasgow, and you can pick up a bargain, enjoy the banter between the vendors and the buyers or just stroll along the street and enjoy the atmosphere.
Each August pipers from all over the world assemble to take part in the Glasgow International Piping Festival, love them or hate them, you can never ignore them!
Look out for the Glasgow tour bus if you prefer to be driven around the city so you can take the time to look up at some of Glasgow’s architecture, it’s so much more relaxing.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, whether you came to enjoy shopping on the “style mile” or to indulge your fascination for some Scottish history.
Wow that is really good that you can rent cottages so close to golf courses. That would make a great holiday to go be so close to the open fairways and the beautiful environment.
Great site and a great idea to rent cottages so close to Golf courses. Would make the Golfing break a great experience if you are located close to the course.
I never knew you could rent cottages so close to the golf course. I think it would make a really good golfing holiday, I am going to arrange a mini tournament between my friends and I for next year.
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Scotland is growing in popularity as a golfing destination and those chalets by the course make accommodation a simple matter of just walking across to the green in the mornings. How does golfing go down when it snows? Scotland is also a growing ski holiday destination with a few Scottish ski resorts opening up. What happens on the course when it snows? could be good for sledging or making a toboggan course.