Glasgow Stoke On Trent Train
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About Glasgow
The Scottish city of Glasgow has many facilities spread across the city that range from opera and ballet to football and curling. The city also has many museums and galleries, the most famous being the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the Gallery of Modern Art. Most of Scotland's arts organisations are also based in Glasgow including the Scottish Ballet, the Scottish Opera, the National Theatre of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish Youth Theatre. In 1990 Glasgow was declared European City of Culture in celebration of its cultural heritage.
Glasgow's many theatres include the King's Theatre, the Theatre Royal and the Citizens Theatre. The King's Theatre is primarily a receiving house for touring musicals, dance, comedy and circus-type performances. The theatre also provides a prominent stage for local amateur productions and also stages an annual pantomime, produced by First Family Entertainment.
If live music is what you are looking for then Glasgow also has many live concert venues, pubs and clubs including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, The Hydro, the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (the SECC), Glasgow Cathouse. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, the Queen Margaret Union and the Barrowland.
About Stoke On Trent
Located in the county of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent is located to the north of Birmingham and runs into the affluent town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the two places are essentially one large city.
Around 10,000 visitors arrive in the city annually by canal narrowboats, on the Trent and Mersey and Caldon Canal. There are free moorings at Trentham, Barlaston, Etruria/Lock 38, Longport, Westport Lake, and at the Harecastle Tunnel.
Getting around the city is fairly straight forward. The city has an intricate public transport service and buses are usually easy to come by. Hanley Bus Station is the main transport hub for buses in the city and virtually all areas of the city are reachable from here. There are tourist information offices located here and maps of required routes are published and easy to find. The city also has over 100 miles of excellent off-road bicycle paths, on old railway and mineral lines, and canal towpaths.
Further afield, the historic city of Nottingham lies to the east of Stoke-on-Trent and is easily accessible by car or train. Many coach operators also run regular services to Nottingham with journey times of around ninety minutes to two hours.