Guidebook for Glasgow
Arts & Culture
a beautifully restored old time cinema nestled in Ashton Lane - the cobbled street where only pubs and very good restaurants are located and one of many venues for the Glasgow Film Festival
123 locals recommend
Grosvenor
24 Ashton Lna beautifully restored old time cinema nestled in Ashton Lane - the cobbled street where only pubs and very good restaurants are located and one of many venues for the Glasgow Film Festival
I have hosted several guests who were working at the BBC and they tell me the location is perfect for it and related business services.
22 locals recommend
BBC Scotland
40 Pacific QuayI have hosted several guests who were working at the BBC and they tell me the location is perfect for it and related business services.
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Stthe sound quality
big name gigs on the inside and a huge coloured pulsing flying saucer on the outside
141 locals recommend
SEC Centre
big name gigs on the inside and a huge coloured pulsing flying saucer on the outside
Food Scene
Acclaimed for years as the best Italian in Glasgow. Being Italian, they are especially good for romance and ladies lunches.
La Parmigiana
447 Great Western RdAcclaimed for years as the best Italian in Glasgow. Being Italian, they are especially good for romance and ladies lunches.
Cail Bruich
725 Great Western RdModern Scottish dining
The Hyndland Cafe
96 Clarence DrTapas, home cooking, cooked breakfasts and coffee
Sunny outdoor tables catch the sun all day and although it is a bistro/restaurant they are happy to serve just drinks if that is what you want.
21 locals recommend
Delizique
Hyndland StreetSunny outdoor tables catch the sun all day and although it is a bistro/restaurant they are happy to serve just drinks if that is what you want.
The Hanoi Bike Shop
8 Ruthven LnVietnamese casual restaurant.
The Bothy Restaurant - for my money - a better bet even that the more famous Ubiquitous Chip - which is in Ashton Lane just across Byres Road
15 locals recommend
Ruthven Lane
Ruthven LaneThe Bothy Restaurant - for my money - a better bet even that the more famous Ubiquitous Chip - which is in Ashton Lane just across Byres Road
Wee LOCHAN
340 Crow RdFinest Scottish cuisine.
Still best known as One Devonshire Gardens and despite the name change, it is still Glasgow's best hotel with a restaurant to match.
10 locals recommend
Hotel du Vin Glasgow
1 Devonshire GardensStill best known as One Devonshire Gardens and despite the name change, it is still Glasgow's best hotel with a restaurant to match.
Everything Else
Whether using, visiting and working in the hospital, guests will find my location ideal for it. It is just a ten minute walk through pedestrianised gardens.
6 locals recommend
Gartnavel General Hospital
1053 Great Western RdWhether using, visiting and working in the hospital, guests will find my location ideal for it. It is just a ten minute walk through pedestrianised gardens.
Whether using, visiting and working in the hospital, guests will find my location ideal for it. It is a fifteen minute walk to this major teaching hospital.
9 locals recommend
Western Infirmary
Dumbarton RoadWhether using, visiting and working in the hospital, guests will find my location ideal for it. It is a fifteen minute walk to this major teaching hospital.
Hillhead Sports Club
32 Hughenden Rdtennis
Sightseeing
The Gothic building is amazing. Tours are available and you can visit the Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum in its grounds.
266 locals recommend
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton RdThe Gothic building is amazing. Tours are available and you can visit the Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum in its grounds.
A clever and elegant botanical collection, many lovely walks in the gardens and along the River Kelvin that runs through it.
432 locals recommend
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western RdA clever and elegant botanical collection, many lovely walks in the gardens and along the River Kelvin that runs through it.
You will be staying in a rather luxurious tenement flat that was built for the middle classes. See a more typical example as it was equipped for its first occupants.
60 locals recommend
The Tenement House
145 Buccleuch StYou will be staying in a rather luxurious tenement flat that was built for the middle classes. See a more typical example as it was equipped for its first occupants.
Charles Rennie MacKintosh's design and the enthusiasm and style of the Glasgow Miracle. If you don't know what that is, take a tour.
100 locals recommend
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew StCharles Rennie MacKintosh's design and the enthusiasm and style of the Glasgow Miracle. If you don't know what that is, take a tour.
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse Rdour transport museum
the wow factor and apparently Glasgow's biggest visitor attraction
841 locals recommend
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath Stthe wow factor and apparently Glasgow's biggest visitor attraction
Hunterian Art Gallery
82 Hillhead StThe interior of Charles Rennie MacKintosh's Glasgow home.
It is an old sailing ship - very romantic and swashbuckling.
31 locals recommend
The Tall Ship at Riverside
150 Stobcross RdIt is an old sailing ship - very romantic and swashbuckling.
I love this because I love science. Anyone with curiosity will be inspired and is likely to learn something in a 'light bulb just came on' moment.
194 locals recommend
Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific QuayI love this because I love science. Anyone with curiosity will be inspired and is likely to learn something in a 'light bulb just came on' moment.
Glasgow's most sought after place to stay. The built environment and green space are lovely. Just look around you or take a guided tour.
Hyndland Road
Hyndland RoadGlasgow's most sought after place to stay. The built environment and green space are lovely. Just look around you or take a guided tour.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bars, restaurants, night life, quirky shopping boutiques, galleries - it is the spine of Glasgow's West End. I'd not want to live there because it is always busy but it is a perfect 10 min walk.
143 locals recommend
Byres Road
Byres RoadBars, restaurants, night life, quirky shopping boutiques, galleries - it is the spine of Glasgow's West End. I'd not want to live there because it is always busy but it is a perfect 10 min walk.
The Ubiquitous Chip, Brel and about 20 other bars and restaurants in 300 meters of candle lit, cobbled backstreet
224 locals recommend
Ashton Lane
Ashton LaneThe Ubiquitous Chip, Brel and about 20 other bars and restaurants in 300 meters of candle lit, cobbled backstreet
Shopping
Designer labels in Princes Square, diamonds in the Victorian Argyle Arcade - this is upmarket shopping in style mixed with achievable price tags for the rest of us.
138 locals recommend
Buchanan Street
Buchanan StreetDesigner labels in Princes Square, diamonds in the Victorian Argyle Arcade - this is upmarket shopping in style mixed with achievable price tags for the rest of us.