Take a Tour - The Tall Ship

Step Aboard Glenlee – Glasgow’s Historic Tall Ship

Built on the River Clyde in 1896, Glenlee is one of the few remaining sailing ships from an era when hundreds were constructed and launched from these very waters. Lovingly restored, Glenlee’s crew are now ready to welcome you aboard for a hands-on voyage through maritime history.

Highlights of Your Visit:

Explore the ship at your own pace with our free Bloomberg Connects digital tour.
Step inside the beautifully refurbished Captain’s Cabin and try on costumes in our apprentice dress-up station.
Press our “smell me” buttons and experience life at sea with all your senses.
Visit the engine room, installed during the Spanish era – feel the floor shake as the engine rumbles to life!
Watch rare 1941 footage of the ship under sail in our Galatea Classroom.
Head down to the cargo hold and try your hand at loading cargo with our interactive pulley system – it’s trickier than it looks!
Watch our crew at work as they maintain and preserve our historic ship.
Join our ever-popular Rat Hunt – can you find all 20 cheeky stowaways hidden throughout the ship?
Ring the ship’s bell and take the helm – as if you’re steering Glenlee across the high seas!

Feeling peckish after your voyage? Drop anchor at our cosy on-board café for hot drinks, sweet treats, and light bites.

Learn more about Glenlee

The Tall Ship Glenlee with marked points

Weather Deck

1. Welcome 2. Main deckhouse 3. Galley 4. Fore mast 5. Bell 6. Anchor chains 7. Carpenter 8. The Heads 9. Hospital 10. Fo’c’sle deck 11. Main mast 12. Poop cabin 13. Apprentice cabin 14. Saloon 15. Pantry 16. First mate’s cabin 17. Chart room 18. Wheel

Tween Deck

19. Tween deck 20. Main hatch 21. Sailmaker

Cargo Hold

22. Cargo hold 23. Cargo cinema

Lower Deck

24. Engine room 25. Thank you

A view from the helm

Looking around Glenlee

The Poop Cabin

This saloon was the shared accommodation of the officers, used for eating, entertaining guests, and dealing with officials who came on board.

Captain’s Cabin

The Captain had his own cabin and sometimes his wife and family voyaged with him.

Mate’s Cabin

The First Mate and Second Mate were each in charge of half the deck crew and had separate cabins. Here you can see Jock the cat taking a break while the Mate is on duty.

Apprentices Cabin

This cabin would be shared by a number of apprentices, all young men working on deck, aloft and learning the skills required to become officers.

Steward’s Pantry

From this small space the Steward fed all the officers.

Chart Room

A companionway (stairs) led directly up to the chart room from the Officers’ Accommodation, so the Captain could be at the helm very quickly if anything happened.

For’ard Deckhouse

This was the only space the crew had to themselves, sleeping in bunks. Hot in summer and very cold in winter. In stormy weather, if water entered the deckhouse it would surge around the floor – one reason why everything was kept in sea chests. (You will get a better idea by watching the video of Peking, showing below on board.)