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Find Out The Best 1 Day Trip From Glasgow

Donna Kaytlyn by Donna Kaytlyn
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Find Out The Best 1 Day Trip From Glasgow

Glasgow is located near a lot of interesting places to visit, and it is a beautiful city. Use our guide to find out the best day trips you can take from Scotland’s largest city so you don’t get too tired.

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  • Island of Arran
  • Loch Lomond
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  • Alloway
  • Falkirk
  • Bute

Island of Arran

If you don’t have much time but still want to see one of the Scottish Isles, the Isle of Arran might be your best bet. The whole trip, which includes a ferry ride, takes about two and a half hours. It is close enough to be a day trip, but far enough away to be an adventure. Arran is a place that looks like a postcard and is a geologist’s dream. It is made up of both highland and lowland areas. From the people who spoke Goidelic to the Machrie Moor Stone Circles, each step reveals more about the long history of the island. Brodick Castle, which was built in 1510, is worth seeing, as is Brodick Country Park.

The Scottish island of Arran

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Standing Stones On Isle Of Arran | © John Mason/Flickr

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a must-see because it is a great example of a Scottish loch. This huge and mysterious sight is in the Trossachs National Park. Many people think of Loch Lomond as the line between the highlands and the lowlands. It is a great place to think or just relax and enjoy nature in its purest form. After taking in the beauty of the loch, which is made up of more than 30 islands, make it your goal to climb Ben Lomond. Let it be known that “The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond” should be played over and over again for the 47 minutes it takes to get there and back.

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Scotland’s Loch Lomond

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Find Out The Best Day Trip From Glasgow
Ben Lomond | © john mcsporran/Flickr

Alloway

Alloway is beautiful and interesting, and it’s only a short drive from Glasgow and two shakes of a lamb’s tail away from Ayre. As the place where Robert Burns, Scotland’s own Bard, was born, it has a history as rich as his poetry. Look at the many manuscripts and letters in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, look around the cottage where he was born, and take a look at the Burns Monument and Memorial Gardens. Take note of the Brig o’ Doon, the 15th-century bridge where Tam o’ Shanter ran like the wind in the famous poem. This is your chance to show respect and thank the man who wrote the song “Auld Lang Syne,” which is a great tune.

Scotland, Alloway, Ayr

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum | © Richard Szwejkowski/Flickr

Falkirk

Falkirk is about 20 miles from Glasgow and is a great place to go for a day trip. The Falkirk Wheel is a 21st-century landmark that looks like something from another world. When it opened in 2002, this boat lift connected the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal for the first time since the 1930s. The Kelpies are amazing horse-head sculptures that pay tribute to Scotland’s horse-powered past. They are a great place to take a selfie! The sculptor Andy Scott made these horse sculptures that are 30 meters tall and weigh 300 tons each.

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Falkirk, Scotland

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Falkirk Wheel | © Michel Curi/Flickr

Bute

The Isle of Bute is a hub of culture and coolness and might be one of the most underrated places in Scotland. You can take a ferry to this peaceful island, which is made even better by the fact that there are many seal colonies living there. Mount Stuart House, which is one of the most impressive Neo-Gothic mansions, Ascog Hall Fernery And Gardens, which has a fern that is thought to be over 1,000 years old, and a strange but interesting shop that sells only seaweed are all highlights. People who like to eat will love Liz’s Diner, which has an American theme, and The West End Café, which serves fish and chips. Just check out Musicker, which has a bookstore, a café, and a guitar shop all in one place.

Bute, Scotland’s Isle of Bute

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Benmore Gardens, Argyll And Bute | © kloniwotski/Flickr

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