17th & 18th September 2011
Location: Various venues throughout Glasgow – more than 100 buildings in the 2011 event
Entry: Free
If you’ve always wondered what goes on behind the scenes in Glasgow’s buildings, then you’ll love Glasgow’s Doors Open Days. One of the best ways to see Glasgow, inside and out!
Grab the chance to visit over 100 fascinating buildings, old and new, most of which are not normally open to the public – for free! These include BBC Scotland, the Glasgow Central Mosque, Glasgow University Library, Glasgow Police Museum, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke, Loft/Grosvenor Cinema, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Tron Theatre.
Throughout the 2 day doors open days festival in September 2011 there are talks, walks, tours and seminars, and over 100 buildings will be open with FREE entry. Many guided walks will also take place over the weekend, led by enthusiastic volunteers, each of whom are an authority in their field.
This festival celebrates Glasgow, its buildings, streets, rivers, sculptures, squares and parks. After 20 years the event, like Glasgow itself, grows and evolves with fresh new sights to see. Highlights for this year will include:
- Red Road Flats: See inside before they are demolished
- Hampden Park, the Scottish Commonwealth Games venue will be open
- 62 free Guided walks (Botanic Gardens, Glasgow’s Built Heritage, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow Necropolis, Maryhill, Crosshill, Dennistoun, Pollok Park, Jacobite Glasgow, Historic Govan, Partick and many more)
- Wellpark Brewery, the home of Tennent’s Lager and Scotlands biggest brewery site will be open
More information can be found on the Doors Open Days website, including a list of all the 140 or so buildings that are opening their doors, and the times of tours.
This fantastic event is Glasgow’s way of celebrating its buildings, its streets, its parks and its people – in short itself! Glasgow Building Preservation Trust was established in 1982 to rescue, repair, restore and rehabilitate historic buildings of architectural merit which through neglect or abuse may otherwise be lost in Glasgow and the surrounding area. The Trust makes a major contribution to Glasgow’s regeneration through the preservation of its built heritage and organises the annual Doors Open Day event in Glasgow.
Although many of the bookable tours are now fully booked, there are a few places still available.
There are also a huge number of buildings where booking is not required.
This is fab. so looking forward to go wherever i can reach in Glasgow thanks for sharing
No places left on any of the tours, looks like its closed doors lol