Glasgow Gander Walking Tours: Experience the Energy and Charm of Glasgow

Experience the energy and charm of Glasgow on a walking tour with the self-styled Glasgow Gander. Explore the city’s Victorian architecture and vibrant atmosphere while learning its fascinating story.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gallery of Modern Art - Discover the hidden history of this landmark building and be introduced to Mother Glasgow, Scotland’s powerhouse, by the self-styled Glasgow Gander.
  • Duke of Wellington Statue - See the original cone-wearing commander, and discover the amusing story of this tradition of modern Glasgow at the expense of the Duke of…
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages included
Additional Information

Join me for a guided tour that perfectly mirrors the spirit and hospitable vibe of Glasgow. All tours are personally led by me, Johnny. So, if you’ve read a favourable review, that’s exactly the experience you can expect! I’ll offer you an unforgettable orientation of this extraordinary city. At the end of the journey, I’ll be pleased to send you as…

Location
16 Royal Exchange Square
Royal Exchange Square
North side of Royal Exchange Square (not George Square!) near COSTA coffeeshop -- look for the man in the Glasgow Gander jacket!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Philippa
Jun 9, 2025
Thoroughly recommend this tour - Johnny is knowledgeable, interesting and entertaining and a really nice guy, all the ingredients for an excellent walking tour guide. We gained a good understanding of the varied highlights of Glasgow, and I would definitely like to visit Glasgow again in the future to visit some of the places we heard about and saw. Our visit this time was only brief.
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Tanya_m
Jun 5, 2025
Classic Walk & Talk Through Mother Glasgow. - Our Guide Johnnie was awesome. A wealth of knowledge and really enthusiastic. Goes out of his way to make this enjoyable and unique. Highly recommend him.
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Jacq150
Jun 5, 2025
Fabulous walking tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our Glasgow walking tour. Johnie deserves the fabulous reviews that he gets. He is a great storyteller, very knowledgeable and entertaining. He made us feel very welcome and we used his recommendations for restaurants, pubs and other sightseeing to fill the rest of our trip to Glasgow - Jacq and Mark
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G9755ztjeffreyp
Jun 4, 2025
Great even in nasty weather! - Jimmy needs 100 stars! Even in the 35-40 degree (F) windy and rainy (that may have been sleeting at times?) we were moving and hearing all about history, architecture, food and drink (great recommendations on that), and other things to see and do! A really fascinating experience!
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Gary_p
Jun 4, 2025
absolutely the best guide - Excellent way to get a feel for the various areas of the city center. Highly recommend Gander Tours.
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Heidi014
Jun 3, 2025
Amazing! - This was the best walking tour we have done, having enjoyed these in many cities globally. Our guide was charming and knowledgeable across the important domains, including architecture, history, culture, and local restaurants and entertainment venues. Both highbrow and lowbrow aspects of Glasgow were included. We would absolutely recommend this tour.
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Annbb3390tr
May 30, 2025
The time flew by! - What a pleasure—we had a limited amount of time in Glasgow and this tour hit some highlights and made us hunger for more. Our teenage daughter was as engaged as we were. Worthy of all the excellent reviews. Book it.
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Arina_k
May 28, 2025
Great tour!!! - Jonny was absolutely amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and personable. He gave us many facts in engaging and conversational manner, made sure that we can hear him well. We were also late (our cruise ship arrived late) and I just texted him from central station, he gave us directions how to find him, so we were able to join him about 30 min after he started tour. It is 3 hours walking, and he moves pretty fast (his groups is up to 16 or 15 people and in our group everyone was in shape). For us it was great! But, if it is difficult for you to be on your feet for 3 hours, you might be in discomfort by the end of the tour. My daughter and LOVED this tour and we would highly, highly recommend it!!!
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Sergeykhanzhin
May 27, 2025
Want to know Glasgow? Glasgow Gander is 10/10 choice! - That was a really great tour! We've been to Glasgow for the first time, and decided to take a tour to take as much impressions and knowledge as possible, and that was 10/10!! Jonathan is an awesome person, VERY knowledgeable, friendly, and enthusiastic! He had answers to absolutely all my questions (and I had a lot to ask about!), so I am really impressed! And thank you Jonathan for Irn-Bru! It was a great touch! And HUGE thank you for a very detailed, great list of places to visit you shared afterwards, that's a really nice idea!!
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Jeffrey_g
May 29, 2025
Good place to start in Glasgow - It’s a very good introduction to Glasgow, including some history, details about the architecture and tips about available food, drink and activities.
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From $16
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).