Govan Radical Histories

Schedule

Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Elder Park | Glasgow, SC

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Walking through the radical histories and present-day struggles of the city of Glasgow
About this Event

Join us on a journey through the histories of Govan. From work-ins and red roses to rent strikes and the arms trade, find out about some of the people and movements that have shaped the area over the years.

Time and distance: Meet at the North East gate of Elderpark on Govan Road. The walk will last approximately 2 hours and will finish at GalGael, 15 Fairley Street G51 2SN. The distance is about 2 miles.

Accessibility: This route is on city pavements. There are no opportunities for seated stops along the majority of this route.

If you would like to see a detailed map of the route, or if there is any further information that would be helpful for access please email us: radicalglasgowtours at gmail.com.

Pricing: our public tours are always pay what you can. Suggested donations are £5/£7/£15(solidarity rate). If the cost is in any way a barrier to you taking part, please just drop us a line and we will sort you out with free tickets!

Multiple tickets: Eventbrite won't accept orders for multiple tickets under the pay what you can option. If you want more than one, you can either choose Tickets (they will be £10) or if you want to pay a lower (or higher!) amount then anoyingly you'll need to order each ticket separately. Sorry for the hassle!

Dogs: apart from guide dogs, we ask that people please not bring dogs on the tours.


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Elder Park, Govan Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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