14 ideas for an accessible day out in Glasgow

Glasgow Film Theatre has been leading the way in specialised cinema for 40 years. Pick from a variety of styles from art house cinema to late-night cult screenings and classics to independent documentaries.

Key accessible facilities include ramped access, accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets. Seats are available for those who need them, and there are designated cinema spaces for wheelchair users. There is a hearing assistance system, and audio description is available.

Found in the heart of Glasgow in Royal Exchange Square, GoMA is free to enter. The gallery provides a thought-provoking programme with displays of local and international artworks alongside temporary exhibitions and events with artists. Don't miss the permanent display that charts the building's history. 

Key accessible facilities include accessible parking bays, ramped access, accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets. The gallery has an assistive listening system, and documents can be requested in Braille and large print.

Hampden Park is Scotland's national stadium, based in the Mount Florida area. The Hampden Experience is a must-do and includes a tour of the stadium, one of the world's best football museums and seeing the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

Key accessible facilities include ramped access, on-site parking, and accessible toilets. The tour route can be step-free, using lifts and slopes. Tour documents can be requested in large print.

House for an Art Lover was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1901 but wasn't built in the beautiful Bellahouston Park until the 1990s. It gives you an insight into Mackintosh's renowned talent, not just as an architect, but as an artist, designer, and pioneer of the Modern movement. The venue runs regular arts-themed events and is home to the popular Art Lover's Café.

Key accessible facilities include ramp access, and on-site parking with accessible parking bays. Accessible toilets are available, as are seats for those who need them. House for an Art Lover has an assistive listening system, and menus in the Art Lover's Café are available in large print.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a Victorian masterpiece brimming with a vast and eclectic collection of over 8,000 exhibits from dinosaur skeletons and a World War II Spitfire, to mesmerising paintings by the Dutch Old Masters and French Impressionists.

Key accessible facilities include accessible parking bays and a designated drop-off point, accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets. An assistive listening system is available, as is a Braille guidebook.

Glasgow Science Centre is one of Scotland's must-see visitor attractions with activities for all ages. There are two acres of interactive exhibits, workshops, shows, activities, a planetarium, and an IMAX cinema.

Key accessible facilities include ramp access, and on-site parking with accessible parking bays. Glasgow Science Centre has a Changing Places accessible toilet, and an assistive listening system is available.

The Hunterian is Scotland's oldest public museum, founded in 1807. It's home to one of the largest collections with everything from scientific instruments used by Watt, Lister, and Kelvin to Roman artifacts from the Antonine Wall and reassembled interiors from Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow home.

Key accessible facilities include ramp access, and on-site parking with accessible parking bays. The Hunterian Museum has accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets, while the art gallery has just step-free standard toilets. Seats are available for those who need them.

Discover the city's leading attractions with this 5-star open-top bus tour. Glasgow City Sightseeing will take you around attractions including Glasgow Cathedral, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Riverside Museum, University of Glasgow, Clydeside Distillery and Glasgow Green.

Each bus has a ramp, and a designated space for wheelchair users. There's an audio guide available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese and Mandarin. Tour documents can be requested in large print.

Dive into the history of Clydeside Distillery on a tour and learn about the whisky making process. Expert guides will take you around Glasgow's first dedicated single malt Scotch whisky distillery for over 100 years.

Key accessible facilities include level access, with ramps and slopes where needed, and on-site parking with accessible parking bays. Accessible toilets and step-free standard toilets are available.

Documents are available in large print, and there is a descriptive Deaf Script available which describes the tour, exhibits and video captions.

Visit the original Willow Tea Rooms, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for local tea entrepreneur Miss Kate Cranston. First opened in 1903, the fully restored Tea Rooms have a 200-seat restaurant across three floors with a variety of characterful spaces each with a unique design. Look out for Front and Back Saloons on the ground floor, the Gallery, the Billiard Room and the famous Salon de Luxe.

Key accessible facilities include ramp access, accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets. Lifts are available, as well as an assistive listening system, and seats for those who need them.

Located in the heart of Merchant City, Mharsanta has a passion for using seasonal, local produce from Scotland. Enjoy a delicious meal of mussels and scallops or home cooked favourites including mince and tatties and steak and sausage pie.

Key accessible facilities include ramp access, accessible toilets, and step-free standard toilets. There is no parking on-site, but accessible parking bays are available nearby. Full table service is available, and menus are available in large print.

Set in a tree-lined Victorian terrace in the stylish West End, Hotel Du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens is a luxury boutique hotel. This 5-star hotel aims for service and style, with 49 stunning bedrooms and suites including superb beds, luxurious Egyptian linen, duck down duvets, serious showers and a unique relaxed style of hospitality.

Accessible rooms are available with wheel-in showers. On-street accessible parking bays are available nearby. Documents can be requested in large print, and there are facilities for assistance dogs.