Glasgow Afternoon Tea Experience

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. A world class art museum and a place for people to gather, to learn and to share ideas. It displays, borrow and collect artworks from around the world.

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2. The focal point of George Square is one of the city’s most iconic and imposing buildings, the City Chambers, whose magnificence tells the story of the wealth and industrial prosperity of the Second City of the Empire. It’s one of the most beautiful civic buildings in the UK and a huge favourite amongst locals and tourists

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3. One of Scotland's most magnificent medieval buildings, Glasgow Cathedral is the only one on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation of 1560 intact.

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4. The Necropolis is a Victorian garden cemetery full of wonderful architecture, sculpture and fascinating stories. Adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis was modeled on Père-Lachaise in Paris. It is estimated that something in the order of 50,000 burials have taken place here, with around 3,500 tomb

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5. Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery has been part of Scotland and its culture for generations. The historic brewery has been producing award winning brews since 1885.

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6. The seven-storey Tolbooth Steeple is Glasgow Cross`s most important feature and it is topped by a clock and a stone crown. This was once part of a much larger building, the Tolbooth, which provided accommodation for the Town Clerk`s office, the council hall and the city prison

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7. This was one of the most popular attractions at the 1888 International Exhibition in Kelvingrove Park, a landmark event that attracted over 5.7m visitors.The Doulton fountain is the largest fountain ever constructed in ceramic.

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8. The People’s Palace is set in historic Glasgow Green. It is home to a collection of objects, photographs, prints and film which give a unique view into how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by to the present day.

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9. The Kingston Bridge is a balanced cantilever dual-span ten lane road bridge made of triple-cell segmented prestressed concrete box girders crossing the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Carrying the M8 motorway through the city centre, the Kingston Bridge is one of the busiest bridges in Europe, carrying around 150,000 vehicles every day.

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10. The Clyde Arc is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting Finnieston near the Clyde Auditorium and SEC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. A prominent feature of the bridge is its innovative curved design and the way that it crosses the river at an angle

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11. The Finnieston Crane or Stobcross Crane is a disused giant cantilever crane in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is still operational, but is retained as a symbol of the city's engineering heritage. The crane was used for loading cargo, in particular steam locomotives, onto ships to be exported around the world

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12. The SEC Armadillo is a stylish, purpose-built venue and a Glasgow landmark. It was designed by world-renowned architects Foster + Partners and when it opened in 1997 it heralded a new era for the SEC and Glasgow’s vibrant waterfront.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 759 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Showing reviews written in English.

• 5Include this on a Glasgow trip.

  Excellent experience. The company did its very best, successfully, to overcome the hitches we encountered on our initial booking. They were professional, helpful and approachable. The tour was made all the more enjoyable by our hostess, Amy. Seeing Glasgow from the top of a double decker was a treat, especially when you have a tasty afternoon tea to snack on.

  CuppaShawSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5The red bistro bus is a blast!

  This is a very fun activity full of locals and the tea is great and it is wonderful the staff was lovely and it was a great day!!! Could not have e been happier!

  Barrie_GAugust 2026via Viator

• 2Food was not very good...

  Food was not very good except for the scones, they were great. Old stale coffee. Couldn't understand the tour operator although she was quite nice.

  MaiLea_HJuly 2026via Viator

• 4All aboard

  Wanted something a little different to the usual guided tour, and that's what we got. A quirky bus trip around some great sights of Glasgow, with a Tea to boot. Our guide was great, the sandwiches lovely and the fizz nice and cold.

  Garry_HJuly 2026via Viator

• 5Lovely afternoon tea in Glasgow

  Lovely afternoon tea on the red bus bistro, celebrating my little girls birthday. The sandwiches/cakes were lovely, so was the hot scone, the stop at the transport museum was great chance to get some photos. Helen our host was great.

  A1667GOginamJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Red bus tour with scones!

  This was a lot of fun. The food was fabulous. The staff was friendly and courteous. We met nice people to talk to as well The rest stop turned out to be a very interesting museum worth browsing through as well. I recommend this tour if you love scones and sweets!

  Caren_SJuly 2026via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Glasgow

• Its from-price is 73% below the median of the 395 experiences we list in Glasgow.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 395.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Glasgow

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, a Victorian port on the Clyde with galleries, live music and red-sandstone terraces, and Loch Lomond close by.

Glasgow grew on the River Clyde through shipbuilding, tobacco and trade, and its Victorian wealth shows in the red sandstone of its terraces, museums and merchant halls. The medieval cathedral, which survived the Reformation intact, stands beside the Necropolis, a hill of Victorian tombs. The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, a red-stone palace, holds Salvador Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross and a Spitfire hanging in its hall.

Top-ranked sights in Glasgow: Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, Glasgow Cathedral, George Square.

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