The Dark Side: An Evening Walk through Glasgow
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Port
Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$109
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Dark and dangerous Glasgow is long gone; today, it's a brilliant city of the Arts, with magnificent architecture around every corner. Even so, it is still possible to reach back in time, into a noir era when Glasgow was best known for its murders, mayhem and mysteries.
This 1½-hour walk with a local guide introduces you to a city built by industry, shaped by its working class, and controlled by organized crime gangs operating out of ice-cream vans. It's an exciting and edgy walk exploring centuries-old, decades-old, and even present-day unsolved murders, tales of notorious inmates, corruption, power, and even Glasgow's foundations as a city built on the back of slavery.
Visit Glasgow Cathedral and its Necropolis (the City of the Dead). Learn about the Blackfriars precinct and the shenanigans that took place at the Tolbooth Prison. See the River Clyde — once a repository for those who crossed the Boss — and learn about Glasgow's appalling links to the slave trade. Dark becomes light as you discover a different, fascinating, and unnerving side to this iconic city.
Notes:
Tour requires walking approximately 1½ hours of walking. Terrain includes even and uneven surfaces, cobblestones, inclines, and steps.