Discover the merchant city of Glasgow on a self-guided audio tour

Location Large Purple IconGeorge Square, Glasgow, UKMobile Signal Purple IconMobile Tickets, Instant DeliveryShield Purple IconOfficial Ticket Seller

What to Expect...

Join this self-guided audio tour to explore Glasgow in a flexible way. You will travel through more than 300 years of history and admire the best sights of the city such as the Cathedral, the Merchant City district, George Square, and more.

Discover the story of the city, how it went from tobacco trade, to cotton trade to slavery, and admire the wealth of its merchants. Stroll through the city and pass the most important buildings as you learn interesting facts. Admire the Spanish Arch, a mini Statue of Liberty, the statue of Duke Wellington, and more.

This self-guided audio tour can be enjoyed on location or even virtually at home with VoiceMap's Continuous Play function which disables the GPS playback.

Clock Purple Icon1 hour
Mobile Signal Purple IconMobile voucher accepted
Global Purple IconOffered in: English
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Discover the merchant city of Glasgow on a self-guided audio tour
  • Aug 2026
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What's Included in your ticket

Includes:

  • Check Circle Green IconUnlimited access to the self-guided tour in English
  • Check Circle Green IconVoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • Check Circle Green IconOffline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Excludes:

  • Circle Cross Orange IconSmartphone and headphones
  • Circle Cross Orange IconTickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Highlights

  • Enjoy the freedom of a self-guided audio tour
  • Listen to the audio playing automatically using GPS
  • Discover how Glasgow became the Second City in the British Empire
  • Learn about the cities rich history
  • Admire the Statue of Liberty, Glasgow Cathedral, and Spanish Arch

Directions

Discover the merchant city of Glasgow on a self-guided audio tour

George Square, Glasgow

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Last updated: 14:37 09/03/2026

Important Information

  • Begin your self-guided audio tour on George Square, right next to Glasgow Queen Street train station.
  • This is a self-guided audio tour, you will follow an audio tour through an app using your phone
  • You can follow this self-guided tour on any day, at any time best fitted to you
  • Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned on the tour are excluded from the price
  • You will receive instructions on how to follow the audio tour in the voucher after booking

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