Glasgow Bike Tour: Explore the City

Glasgow's original bike tour! Established 2016 and still rated No 1.
A bike tour in Glasgow is a wonderful way to explore the city, see its amazing attractions, and uncover some of its hidden gems. This tour is for everybody – not just fit cyclists! And trust us: you see a city differently on two wheels, rolling along its cycle lanes, listening to our passionate Glasgow tour guides.

Our tours are geared towards a fun and enjoyable way to explore tourism, history, and culture;see more of Glasgow in 3 hours than could be possible on a walking tour, and for guests to get closer to many of Glasgow’s most amazing attractions in a way that bus tours simply cannot offer.

Get in touch if you require a private tour.

Meeting Point

Drygate Brewing Co.

85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT, UK

Making your way from George Square eastwards, walk along Duke Street to the corner of John Knox Street. Turn left and the Drygate is up 50 meters on your right-hand side. There is a Glasgow Bike Tours board next to the Drygate entrance. Go in and take a seat where your guide will meet you.

What's included:

• Helmet (if required)
• Guide in English

Not included:

• e-bike (message us directly if one is required}
• Afternoon tour (get in touch for afternoon tours)
• Private tour (get in touch for a private tour)
• Alternative Tours - Contact us for this

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

People's Palace and Winter Gardens

Glasgow Green, , Glasgow, G40 1AT

We will cycle to Glasgow Green where we will see and learn about the People's Palace, Doulton Fountain, and the Templeton Carpet Factory.

15 minutes

SEC Armadillo

1 Congress Road, Glasgow, G3 8QT

A stop at these iconic buildings to discuss the shipbuilding heritage and some of the old and new buildings on the banks of the river Clyde.

15 minutes

University of Glasgow

University Avenue, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Glasgow University. As the 2nd oldest university in Scotland, Glasgow University is linked to Glasgow Cathedral in that its early teachings started there and the university eventually was given papal approval in 1451. Another fantastic and impressive building.

15 minutes

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Argyle Street, , Glasgow, G3 8AG

Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Located on the banks of the Kelvin River, this is a breathtaking building and is the most visited free-to-enter tourist attraction in Scotland. A must-see for any visitor.

15 minutes

Glasgow Cathedral

Castle Street, Cathedral Precinct, Glasgow, G4 0QZ

Glasgow Cathedral and Provand’s Lordship. Constructed around 1471 and 1ocated in the center of Glasgow, next to the Royal Infirmary, these represent 2 of the last examples of medieval buildings in Glasgow. The Cathedral is linked to St Mungo, whose name is synonymous with Glasgow.

15 minutes

The Tall Ship Glenlee

150 Pointhouse Place, , Glasgow, G3 8RS

One of the remaining 3 masted ships in the World made in Glasgow and still here, after quite a journey.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Clydeside Distillery

100 Stobcross Road, The Old Pumphouse, Queen's Dock, Glasgow, G3 8QQ

Glasgow's only whisky distillery within the city boundary and afantastic repurposed 19 century building.

10 minutes

The Necropolis

2 Castle Street, , Glasgow, G4 0UZ

Glasgow Necropolis. This is a classic example of Victorian cemeteries, unusually built on a low hill and has been described as “literally a city of the dead” and is home to some 50,000 graves.

15 minutes

Riverside Museum

100 Pointhouse Rd, Govan, Glasgow G3 8RS, UK

This iconic Glasgow building was designed by Zaha Hadid and opened in 2011 and is a central part of the Glasgow Harbour regeneration project. If you like things that move...this is for you.

10 minutes

Kelvingrove Park

Park Terrace, , Glasgow, G3 6BY

The Kelvin river's leafy cycle path makes a lovely hidden pathway, worthy of any countryside cycle path. (Optional Stop)

15 minutes

Clyde Arc Bridge

Finnieston, River Clyde, Glasgow

An iconic Glasgow bridge otherwise known as the "Squinty Bridge" gives fantastic views of the city's waterfront architecture.

5 minutes

Speirs Wharf

Glasgow G4 9TB, UK

The Forth and Clyde Canal and Speirs Wharf. Completed in 1790 and connected the east and west coast seas of Scotland. (Optional stop)

10 minutes

River Clyde

Corta Glasgow, Glasgow

We will cycle across some of the iconic bridges of the river Clyde like the "Squiggly Bridge" (a nickname) and along the Clyde cyclepath to the Armadillo (yet another nickname).

20 minutes

Drygate Brewery

85 Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0UT

Here you will meet your guide, receive your bike and helmet and start your tour having had a chance to get used to the bike before setting off.

10 minutes