📌 East End, Glasgow
★★★★
After arriving in Glasgow city centre, many tourists opt to head west to the well-known visitor sites around Kelvingrove. Head east instead, and after half a mile you’ll reach a cluster of attractions dominated by the brooding hulk of Glasgow Cathedral. The city’s Church of Scotland cathedral dates from 1197 (with some even older parts) and is named after its Glasgow’s patron saint, Mungo; it acted as the seed from which Glasgow grew. It is also the only cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the Reformation more-or-less intact – fortunately retaining its roof and at one point becoming three separate parish churches housed in different parts of the same building. As well as the unchanging pattern of worship services and choral music, there are some spectacular stained glass windows and a sizeable crypt. Since 1836 the building has belonged to the State (rather than the Church) and is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland.
🌍 Location
📌 Castle Street, 0.5 mi east of George Square, Glasgow
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 603656
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.863037,-4.234565
🚌 Numerous local buses | 🚇 Queen Street (1 mi) | 🚆 High Street & several other options
🚗 Car parks / street parking nearby (charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 Free
