British Travel Week Highlight: Glasgow, Scotland

In continuation of our highlights for British Travel Week we bring you a few fun ways to spend a day in Glasgow, Scotland with a car hire. Perhaps not the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of a vacation in Great Britain, here are a few highlights to point out that Glasgow, in fact, can make for quite the nice holiday.

Botanic Gardens

Glasgow's lush Botanic Gardens are an afternoon well spent, offering a wide variety of plants from tropical flowers to an herb garden. Located at 730 Great Western Rd, West End, these wooded gardens follow the bank of the River Kelvin.

Shopping

Stop to shop for souvenirs in Barras on Gallowgate. This vivacious flea market is a great place to find treasure or simply take in the culture. Located on London Rd, East End, make sure to plan for a 7 seater car hire Glasgow, Scotland, so that you won't be lugging all your goodies back from the market in public transportation.

Glasgow Green Park and Museum

Visit Glasgow's South Side for Glasgow Green, the city's oldest park. There you will find the <People's Palace>, an entire museum of social history ranging from 1750 to the present. Built in the late 19th century to provide a cultural center for Glasgow's East End, the interactive displays here are great for kids.