A number of guided tours and coach trips for delegates and accompanying persons have been arranged, in addition to the Civic Reception on Tuesday 23rd and Conference Banquet on Wednesday 24th and these are described below. All the tours will be guided by noted experts in the areas involved.
To express an interest in any of these activities, fill in and return the optional ‘Accompanying Persons Programme’ form, which is included with the Conference Registration and Accommodation form, and return it with the rest of the Registration form. The ‘Accompanying Persons Programme’ form can also be downloaded separately here:
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Note that prices are approximate and payable at the conference, and the activities may be subject to minimum numbers.
Architectural / Cultural Tour of Glasgow
(09:15 — 16:15, Monday 22nd May, approximate cost £15, lunch not included)
High points of this tour include:
• Glasgow Cathedral, built in 1283. The only Scottish Cathedral to survive the Reformation.
• St. Vincent Street Church, a mid 19th Century Temple by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson said to be one of the 100 most endangered buildings in the world.
• House for an Art Lover, designed in 1901 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald for a design competition and recreated in Bellahouston Park 96 years later.
• Gallery of Modern Art, recently housed in a restored early 19th Century classical building.
• Princes Square, one of Glasgow’s best examples of city centre regeneration, and a hub for speciality shopping.
The Trossachs
(08:30 — 13:00, Tuesday 23rd May, approximate cost £10, lunch not included)
Half day tour where the Highlands meet the Lowlands — the land of Scottish heroes William Wallace and Rob Roy MacGregor. Through Aberfoyle with a short stop in Callander before the return journey.
Oban and the West Highlands
(08:00 — 17:00, Wednesday 24th May, approximate cost £18, lunch not included)
Ferry from Gourock to Dunoon and then across the Cowal peninsula to Inverary, home of the Dukes of Argyll (Clan Campbell) with their fine castle and old town jail. Through Lochgilphead to Kilmartin with its sights from pre-history, before stopping at Oban for lunch. Return via Loch Awe (and a short visit to St. Conans Kirk) and the bonny banks of Loch Lomond.