Guidebook for Glasgow

Karen
Guidebook for Glasgow

Food Scene

iCafe Kelvingrove
250-254 Woodlands Rd
The Mad Platter
360 Great Western Rd
Finnieston is an area with bars and restaurants and is now one of the trendiest places to go in Glasgow for drinks and food. This is a 5 min taxi ride from the flat.
75 recommandé par les habitants
Finnieston
75 recommandé par les habitants
Finnieston is an area with bars and restaurants and is now one of the trendiest places to go in Glasgow for drinks and food. This is a 5 min taxi ride from the flat.
Short walk with great food and a beer garden
12 recommandé par les habitants
The Drake Bar
1 Lynedoch St
12 recommandé par les habitants
Short walk with great food and a beer garden
145 recommandé par les habitants
Stravaigin
28 Gibson St
145 recommandé par les habitants
Modern European restaurant Stripped-back urban bar with exposed stone and industrial details, serving a compact European menu.
50 recommandé par les habitants
The Gannet
1155 Argyle St
50 recommandé par les habitants
Modern European restaurant Stripped-back urban bar with exposed stone and industrial details, serving a compact European menu.
Inventive French-inflected food from Scotland's natural larder in a relaxed, family-run atmosphere.
55 recommandé par les habitants
Cail Bruich
725 Great Western Rd
55 recommandé par les habitants
Inventive French-inflected food from Scotland's natural larder in a relaxed, family-run atmosphere.
Trendy open-plan bar and kitchen serving homely breakfast, bar snacks or international dishes.
31 recommandé par les habitants
The Left Bank
33-35 Gibson St
31 recommandé par les habitants
Trendy open-plan bar and kitchen serving homely breakfast, bar snacks or international dishes.

Arts & Culture

A 20minute scenic walk through Kelvingrove Park to arrive at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Free entry "Impressive sights of diverse Scottish and international art with museum and interactive displays."
841 recommandé par les habitants
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath St
841 recommandé par les habitants
A 20minute scenic walk through Kelvingrove Park to arrive at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Free entry "Impressive sights of diverse Scottish and international art with museum and interactive displays."
"Over a million items from meteorites to mummies in eclectic art and artifact collections." Roughly a 15minute walk
95 recommandé par les habitants
Hunterian Art Gallery
82 Hillhead St
95 recommandé par les habitants
"Over a million items from meteorites to mummies in eclectic art and artifact collections." Roughly a 15minute walk
"Reconstructed classrooms from Victorian, World War II, and 1960s' eras with building design display" Across the road from Sheild Road subway
49 recommandé par les habitants
Scotland Street School Museum
225 Scotland St
49 recommandé par les habitants
"Reconstructed classrooms from Victorian, World War II, and 1960s' eras with building design display" Across the road from Sheild Road subway
Free entry
226 recommandé par les habitants
Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange Square
226 recommandé par les habitants
Free entry
One of Scotland's most magnificent medieval buildings, Glasgow Cathedral is the only one on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation of 1560 intact. Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where St Kentigern, or Mungo, is thought to have been buried in AD 612. St Kentigern was the first bishop within the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde, and the present cathedral was built during the 13th - 15th centuries.
203 recommandé par les habitants
Glasgow Cathedral
Castle Street
203 recommandé par les habitants
One of Scotland's most magnificent medieval buildings, Glasgow Cathedral is the only one on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation of 1560 intact. Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where St Kentigern, or Mungo, is thought to have been buried in AD 612. St Kentigern was the first bishop within the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde, and the present cathedral was built during the 13th - 15th centuries.
Glasgow Museum of Transport
344 recommandé par les habitants
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse Rd
344 recommandé par les habitants
Glasgow Museum of Transport
"The People's Palace is home to a collection of objects, photographs, prints and film that give a unique view into how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by to the present day"
165 recommandé par les habitants
People's Palace and Winter Gardens
The Green
165 recommandé par les habitants
"The People's Palace is home to a collection of objects, photographs, prints and film that give a unique view into how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by to the present day"

Parks & Nature

13 recommandé par les habitants
Kelvingrove Park Play Area (West)
Kelvin Walkway
13 recommandé par les habitants
195 recommandé par les habitants
Glasgow Green
Greendyke Street
195 recommandé par les habitants

Essentials

35 recommandé par les habitants
Sainsbury's Local
2 Darnley Rd
35 recommandé par les habitants

Drinks & Nightlife

Short walk. Good choice of whisky
28 recommandé par les habitants
DRAM!
232 Woodlands Rd
28 recommandé par les habitants
Short walk. Good choice of whisky
Bar in a converted church and nightclub in the basement open til 3am
198 recommandé par les habitants
Oran Mor
Byres Road
198 recommandé par les habitants
Bar in a converted church and nightclub in the basement open til 3am
13 recommandé par les habitants
Munro's
185 Great Western Rd
13 recommandé par les habitants
"the Chip" is one of the selection of bars with great food within Ashton lane which is a famous cobbled lane full of bars and restaurants.
165 recommandé par les habitants
Ubiquitous Chip
12 Ashton Ln
165 recommandé par les habitants
"the Chip" is one of the selection of bars with great food within Ashton lane which is a famous cobbled lane full of bars and restaurants.
32 recommandé par les habitants
Jinty McGuinty's Irish Bar
29 Ashton Ln
32 recommandé par les habitants
"Tennent Caledonian is Scotland's pre-eminent brewer. Beers such as Tennent's Lager and Caledonia Best for home and export markets across the world."
34 recommandé par les habitants
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
161 Duke St
34 recommandé par les habitants
"Tennent Caledonian is Scotland's pre-eminent brewer. Beers such as Tennent's Lager and Caledonia Best for home and export markets across the world."
"Situated in the iconic Templeton Building on Glasgow Green, WEST On The Green is home to a beerhall-style bar and restaurant overlooking WEST’s expanded working brewery. WEST has established itself as a Glasgow institution, combining its home city with German brewing tradition into the ethos of ‘Glaswegian Heart, German Head’. WEST On The Green offers an award-winning German-inspired menu featuring fresh Scottish ingredients."
65 recommandé par les habitants
WEST Brewery
15 Binnie Pl
65 recommandé par les habitants
"Situated in the iconic Templeton Building on Glasgow Green, WEST On The Green is home to a beerhall-style bar and restaurant overlooking WEST’s expanded working brewery. WEST has established itself as a Glasgow institution, combining its home city with German brewing tradition into the ethos of ‘Glaswegian Heart, German Head’. WEST On The Green offers an award-winning German-inspired menu featuring fresh Scottish ingredients."
Good for watching live sports
8 recommandé par les habitants
Old Schoolhouse
287 Woodlands Rd
8 recommandé par les habitants
Good for watching live sports
Compact candle-lit bar celebrating Charles Bukowski and offering a choice of bourbons, plus garden.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Chinaskis
239 North St
24 recommandé par les habitants
Compact candle-lit bar celebrating Charles Bukowski and offering a choice of bourbons, plus garden.
Funky nightspot offering a line-up of live music and club nights with a relaxed vibe
14 recommandé par les habitants
The Berkeley Suite
237 North St
14 recommandé par les habitants
Funky nightspot offering a line-up of live music and club nights with a relaxed vibe

Sightseeing

The University of Glasgow Building and the Cloisters are good for a walkround
266 recommandé par les habitants
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton Rd
266 recommandé par les habitants
The University of Glasgow Building and the Cloisters are good for a walkround
Great walk up the river Kelvin walkway, entrance at kelvinbridge subway to Botanic Gradens
432 recommandé par les habitants
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western Rd
432 recommandé par les habitants
Great walk up the river Kelvin walkway, entrance at kelvinbridge subway to Botanic Gradens
Great walk along the River Kelvin, to Kelvingrove Park or to Botanic Gardens and beyond. Closest entrance point is next to kelvinbridge subway station at the lower level of Inn Deep bar.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Kelvin Walkway
Kelvin Walkway
9 recommandé par les habitants
Great walk along the River Kelvin, to Kelvingrove Park or to Botanic Gardens and beyond. Closest entrance point is next to kelvinbridge subway station at the lower level of Inn Deep bar.

Entertainment & Activities

Book a couch for two and take in drinks from the bar to the movie.
123 recommandé par les habitants
Grosvenor
24 Ashton Ln
123 recommandé par les habitants
Book a couch for two and take in drinks from the bar to the movie.
Original independent cinema
104 recommandé par les habitants
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose St
104 recommandé par les habitants
Original independent cinema
The Clydeside Distillery gives visitors a unique taste of some of Scotland's finest single malt whiskies right at the dockside.
27 recommandé par les habitants
The Clydeside Distillery
100 Stobcross Rd
27 recommandé par les habitants
The Clydeside Distillery gives visitors a unique taste of some of Scotland's finest single malt whiskies right at the dockside.
http://www.citysightseeingglasgow.co.uk The closest stop is at Charing Cross, on Sauchiehall Street less than ten minute walk from flat. Bus stop sign should include "city sightseeing C1". This takes in most of the sights including some of those mentioned in this guidebook.
14 recommandé par les habitants
City Sightseeing Glasgow
George Square
14 recommandé par les habitants
http://www.citysightseeingglasgow.co.uk The closest stop is at Charing Cross, on Sauchiehall Street less than ten minute walk from flat. Bus stop sign should include "city sightseeing C1". This takes in most of the sights including some of those mentioned in this guidebook.