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West End Women’s Heritage Walk
This pioneering women’s heritage walk reveals a hidden history of the West End of Glasgow: pipe-smoking forewomen, revolting schoolmistresses, and the unique car made by and for women. A unique […]
East End Women’s Heritage Walk
The women of Glasgow’s East End have always had to be industrious and resourceful simply to survive. This walk focuses on some of their achievements and struggles, and the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them.
Women of the Merchant City
The Merchant City’s hidden history is uncovered in this walk around Glasgow’s cosmopolitan hub, revealing the female stars that stud the fabric of this famous quarter.
Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk
Garnethill is at the heart of Glasgow’s city centre but remains an unknown quarter for many. This walk takes in its grand tenements, painted gables, miniature park, synagogue and world […]
Women of the Gorbals Heritage Walk
The Women of the Gorbals Heritage Walk will take you on a time travelling journey from the Napoleonic Wars to the modern day New Gorbals.
Glasgow’s Women and the Necropolis
This walk based in the Glasgow Necropolis looks at the stories of both the notorious and the forgotten women who are buried in these atmospheric and ethereal surroundings.
Suffragette City East Trail
To mark Vote 100, our Women Make History detectives have been researching Scottish suffragettes and have developed two trails round the east and west of Glasgow. In the early 1900s, […]
Suffragette City West Trail
Suffragettes have been honoured with trees and buildings (albeit temporarily) in the west of the city, but who were they? Our Suffrage City West Trail tells the stories of these women and more.
Stride with Pride: LGBTQ Heritage Trail
LGBTQ+ people have been a part of Glasgow’s history as long as the city has existed. Although the histories of the LGBTQ+ community are often ignored or not recorded in […]
Women’s Heritage in Dennistoun
In October 2021, Glasgow Women’s Library and Lingo Flamingo invited women from Dennistoun to tell us about their own history and share their ideas about what parts of women’s history and lives in Dennistoun could be celebrated.
Glasgow Women’s Library’s Women Make History group launched Glasgow’s first Women’s Heritage Walk in June 2007 as part of the West End Festival programme. There are now 9 different walks around the city and a Heritage Bike Ride for those who prefer to travel on two wheels. Walks are open to all and give a unique and inspiring insight into the hitherto unsung women who made Glasgow; pipe-smoking forewomen, revolting schoolmistresses, suffragettes, the brazen women of Glasgow Green, Battling Betty, and many, many more!
We run each walk several times each year – take a look at our upcoming walks, or sign up to our mailing list to receive updates. Places on these walks always book out quickly, so if you’re part of a larger group you may wish to consider booking a custom walk. The walks have been developed with grown-ups in mind but are suitable for young people and children too.
“I LOVED the whole thing, especially the warm, informal, inviting and entertaining approach the guides took to delivering any information.”
GWL learners, volunteers, sessional staff and members of the Learning Team are involved in the development of these walks and we are always looking for more content and information, whether you want to contact us through the website or input your ideas during or after a walk. There are lots of ways to get involved in the Women Make History project.
Get a taste of our women’s heritage walks
Book a walk for your group
We offer any of our six Women’s Heritage Walks to closed groups of up to 20 people. In the past we have guided groups of students, conference delegates, and study groups, highlighting the hidden histories of Glasgow’s women and offering an alternative introduction to the city’s rich and varied heritage.
Key information for closed group walk bookings
Cost: £300 for a 2 hour walk led by three guides. This is one of our income-generating activities and funds generated go to sustaining the work of the organisation.
Timings: we can only offer walks during our opening hours.
Lead-in time: we require a minimum of 8 weeks’ notice from the first enquiry. Due to staff and volunteer capacity, please note that it can take up to 5 weeks to confirm whether or not we are able to provide the walk.
Volunteer availability: these walks are delivered by volunteers and we are therefore unable to accommodate all requests.
Please complete the enquiry form below and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
