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Review Day and Short tours of Glasgow, Scotland
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The Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland is ideally placed in Glasgow’s Theatreland district, just a short walk away from the Buchanan Galleries, Princess Square and the Italian Centre. This location makes the Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland an ideal base for exploring the many shops, sights and sounds of Glasgow’s Theatreland district. The 118 bedrooms at the Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland have been designed with your comfort in mind and the hotel was winner of the Intercontinental Hotels Group Guest Satisfaction Award in 2007. Each offer a host of useful amenities including a TV, direct dial telephone, full length mirror and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel's helpful staff are also on hand 24 hours a day ensure your stay is a perfect one. For breakfast hotel guests will find a well prepared, large buffet style breakfast, served in The Great Room and in the evening can enjoy excellent Italian cuisine in the Di Maggios Pronto Restaurant. Visitors to the Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland can then finish the day with a relaxing hot or cold drink in the hotel’s bar. FREE BREAKFAST IS INCLUDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 WHEN SHARING WITH 2 ADULTS. Travel to Glasgow Central Station and stay at the nearby Express by Holiday Inn in Glasgow's Theatreland.
What to See at Glasgow: Visit Glasgow and you will be in no doubt why the City was awarded the prestigious accolade of UK City of Architecture and Design 1999. Wander round the City and you will see a multitude of outstanding buildings and structures including: The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens, Glasgow Necropolis, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The McLellan Arch, The City Chambers, Glasgow's River Clyde Bridges, Kibble Palace Glasshouse and the The Doulton Fountain and the Burrell Museum. Glasgow, with a population of around 600,000, is Scotland's largest city and is the commercial capital of Scotland. It is the UK's largest retail centre after London. Situated in the Central Belt of Scotland on the west coast it is easily accessible by road, rail and air. Glasgow is one of Europe's top 20 financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses. The city houses many wonderful municipal art galleries and museums, first class sports and leisure facilities; excellent theatres; an array of restaurants, pubs and clubs; and beautiful parks. Spectacular countryside and coastal views are within easy reach and the city is only 42 miles from Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. The city is administered by Glasgow City Council with the municipal headquarters, the City Chambers, situated in George Square, at the heart of the city.
About Glasgow: Travel to Glasgow central from Glasgow Airport and spend a few days at the Jurys Inn in Glasgow and discover and enjoy some of its history yourself. Glasgow's history stems back to the sixth century when an ecclesiastical community was established by St. Mungo. His church was built on the site of the present Glasgow Cathedral. From this beginning, the town of 'Glas Cau', meaning 'dear, green place', took hold and gradually spread over the many gradual hills that surround the River Clyde. Following the Treaty of Union in 1707, trade with the New World increased and Glasgow became one of the principal European ports handling mainly tobacco and sugar. The Industrial Revolution brought activity such as textile and chemical production but, with coal abundant in the seams of Lanarkshire to fuel ironworks, the city took to a wide range of heavy industries, ship and locomotive building being the most conspicuous. The Clyde, formerly a shallow river, was dredged in the late 1700s and Glasgow became the world's leading shipbuilding centre. In the 1840s Glasgow's population dramatically increased when deposed Highlanders joined the thousands fleeing Ireland's potato famine. They descended on the city to provide cheap labour. Upmarket residential areas such as the Gorbals on the south side of the river were take-over to working class families. But, under a huge pressure of numbers and with little maintenance, these estates quickly fell into decay and Glasgow's problems grew as quickly as wealth. Nowadays, with their city spruced up and a positive atmosphere in the streets, Glasgow's populous appear as chic as those in Rome or Paris. Sitting outside the many coffee bars or browsing through art galleries scattered throughout the town, their reputation for friendliness is only surpassed by their trenchant sense of humour.
This hotel is sometimes used by our walking and cycling tours.
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