Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours Programme
- Open Day – 15th April
- Walking Tours Programme
- Merchant City Festival
- Doors Open Weekend
- Booking a Tour
- Planning your Visit
- Bespoke Walking Tours
Our walking tours are run by our extremely, well informed, volunteer tour guides. We do not ask for a specific fee for our walking tours but do ask if you can be generous as all our donations go towards the conservation and restoration of the Necropolis. If you prefer to take a walk round in your own time but would like a little help we have an easy to follow pocket guide to 60 of the most famous monuments see our Books page. Some of the proceeds of this sale goes to the Necropolis.
All our tours are free of charge, however, as a registered Scottish charity, all donations are hugely welcome to assist in our education and restoration work within the Glasgow Necropolis. Our current restoration project is that of the Buchanan Sisters Mausoleum, check out their story on our website: http://www.glasgownecropolis.org/profiles/buchanan-sisters/
Open Day – 15th April 2012
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis are delighted to announce they will be undertaking informal introductory walking tours, no booking required, just turn up at the Cathedral Precinct Gates. Tours commence every half hour at 12.30pm, 1.00pm, 1.30pm, 2.00pm, 2.30 & 3.00pm.
Walking Tour Programme Dates 2012
Due to the phenomenal success of our tours in 2011, The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis are delighted to announce our walking tour dates for 2012. These informal and informative tours of the Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaken, weather permitting, as per the dates noted below.
- Saturday 2nd June @ 2.00pm
- Saturday 23rd June @ 1.00pm **FULLY BOOKED**
- Sunday 8th July @ 2.00pm
- Saturday 11th August @ 2.00pm
- Sunday 26th August @ 5.00pm
- Saturday 20th October @ 2.00pm
- Sunday 25th November @ 12 noon
- Saturday 8th December @ 1.00pm
To book, please visit the Booking a Tour section of this page.
See below for details of additional tours as part of Merchant City Festival and Doors Open Weekend.
Merchant City Festival – July 2012
In conjunction with the Merchant City Festival, The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaking friendly, informal and informative tour of the Glasgow Necropolis on the following dates:
- Thursday 26th July @ 6.00pm
- Friday 27th July @ 2.00pm
- Saturday 28th July @ 12.00 noon
To book, please visit the Booking a Tour section of this page.
Doors Open Weekend – September 2012
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaking friendly, informative tours of the magnificent Glasgow Necropolis.
- Saturday 15th September @ 12.00 noon
- Saturday 15th September @ 1.00pm
- Saturday 15th September @ 2.00pm
- Saturday 15th September @ 5.00pm**
- Sunday 16th September @12.00
- Sunday 16th September @2.00pm
To book, please visit the Booking a Tour section of this page.
**The tour at 5.00pm on Saturday 15th September is a joint tour with Roger Guthrie of the Alexander Thomson Society & Ruth Johnston of the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
After the tour on Saturday at 5pm on the 15th September, why not join us for a warming soup and sandwich buffet, a soft drink and tea or coffee at the Cathedral House Hotel, which has fantastic views of the Necropolis. Cost £9.00 per person. Please state clearly when booking the 5.00pm tour your preferred option of the Tour or Tour & Buffet.
Booking a tour
Prior booking is essential, with members of The Friends of the Glasgow Necropolis having priority booking. All other places will be allocated on a first come basis and the meeting point will be provided with every confirmed booking.
Given the ever increasing popularity and demand for our tours we expect them to be fully subscribed, so if you want to come along, and to avoid disappointment of the tours being sold out, please book early by sending an e-mail to tours@glasgownecropolis.org.
Planning your visit
The Glasgow Necropolis is located nearby Glasgow’s medieval Cathedral and is on the second highest hill in Glasgow. Allow approximately 2 hours for your visit as the cemetery covers 37 acres. If you have to rest please use some of the low walls to sit on. Please do not climb on the memorials, please keep to the paths and wear suitable clothing and footwear. There are no toilet facilities on the site – nearby St Mungo’s Museum has toilet facilities but please note it closes at 5pm.
Click here to find out more about the Location of the Necropolis and how to get there.
