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Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture. Wikivoyage

Population 626,410 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Glasgow. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Glasgow Film Festival

    February

    The Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. Established in 2005, it is considered one of the top film festivals in the United Kingdom and draws over 40,000 attendees each year.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Royal National Mod

    October

    The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) is an Eisteddfod-inspired international Celtic festival focusing upon Scottish Gaelic literature, traditional music, and culture which is held annually in Scotland.

    Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 58 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Glasgow Queen Street 990 m, Exhibition Centre 1.1 km, Argyle Street 1.3 km, High Street 1.8 km, Pollokshields East 2.7 km, Partick (Rail) 2.7 km, Bellgrove 2.8 km, Possilpark and Parkhouse 2.9 km, Ashfield 2.9 km, Springburn 3.0 km, Pollokshields West 3.1 km, Dumbreck 3.1 km, Barnhill 3.1 km, Bridgeton 3.2 km, Queens Park 3.3 km, Maxwell Park 3.3 km, Hyndland 3.4 km, Duke Street 3.4 km, Alexandra Parade 3.5 km, Crosshill 3.5 km

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