Glasgow

Baldie

Myself and my girlfriend are heading over to Glasgow at the end of February for 2 nights for her birthday. We're flying into Prestwick and staying in Jurys Inn on Jamaica Street. As far as I know, it's very close to Glasgow train station. Is it?

Can anyone recommend anywhere to go i.e. romantic dinner, pubs and clubs for night time? Maybe go carting, amusements, museums or something else for during the day?

foxshooter243

Take a trip to the peoples palace on glasgow green-worth an hour or two
to view the way glasgow was in the old days.............

Baldie

Cheers, I have it marked on my google earth. Looks nice.

Baldie

Does anyone have any more suggestions?

foxshooter243

if your trip involves being there on a sunday- a trip the "barras" or the barrowland market-is worth considering-youll experience glasgow to the full -plenty of stalls etc and plenty of glasgow con men

tallaght01

foxshooter243 wrote: »

if your trip involves being there on a sunday- a trip the "barras" or the barrowland market-is worth considering-youll experience glasgow to the full -plenty of stalls etc and plenty of glasgow con men

I lived in Glasgow for 8 years. Quality city.

Would totally recommend the barras market on a saturday or sunday monring. Great buzz about the place. Despite it being full of con artists, it's totally safe.Full of cops! I used to love strolling around it. Will be full of tourists.

For dinners, one of the best restaurants in the city is a chinese place called Chow. It's on byres road. Any taxi driver will know it. Alternatively, you can just get the underground to Hillhead underground station, and turn left when u walk out. It's a few hundred yards up the road.

If you want amazing food in a small cafe, go to my favourite eating spot in the whole of Glasgow (actually in the whole world!). It's a medditeranean restaurant called "seb's" on the old dumbarton road. You'd prob need to get a taxi to find it. Will cot you about 4 quid from jamaica street. It's at the end of dumbarton road right beside the kids hospital.

Here's a review of the place

http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/1141/133/

I sound like I have shares in it, but I don't. It's just so amazing. Great for lunch or dinner. Try the chicken pate+salsa panini, or the mixed grill. Oh, or the meatballs. Totally amazing.

NIghtlife is kinda variable. If you're looking for somewhere a bit "nice" to bring her, try "oran mor" on byres road.

it's a pub, which also does great food. They also have a great nightclub too. it's where the posher element go in Glasgow, so it's always a safe bet to avoid a bottling :P

If you want to stay in town for clubbing, go to a club called "blanket" on sauchihall street. It's a nice place too. Or go to the art school, if you like it alternative.

Jamaica street is very close to central station. So you cold take the train to Edinburgh for the day. takes about 50 minutes, and they leave a few times every hour.

You asked about museums...best museum by far in Glasgow is the kelvingrove art gallery. amazing place, and just recently refurbished. Then go across the road to the transport museum. There's also a lovely pub/restaurant directly across the road from it. Can't remember the name of it, but it's just outside the kelvingrove gallery, across the road, and slighty to your right on the corner. You'll see it straight away. they advertise gourmet food and beer.

Also, when you leave the art gallery, you're within spitting distance of what is said to be Glasgow's best indian restaurant. I've never been in it, and can't remember what it's called :P But, you walk out the door of the gallery, and corss the road tot he bus stop. walk left and it's the 1st indian you come to, it's like a 1 or 2 minute walk. there will be a Q outside on a friday or sat night.

Hope that helps. if you have any more questions, drop me a PM and I'll be happy to help.

clanegreenock

http://www.itchyglasgow.co.uk/article/2796/Two-days-in-Glasgow.html

http://www.scotland-glasgow.co.uk/

Hope this helps! Enjoy

starflake

Heading there in November... some of my friends are saying it's a dive others say it's nice! Anyone been? What's there to do? See? What's the shopping like etc?

Thanks

mikemac

Been there 5 times.....eh, go to Edinburgh instead

Sorry, that's not very helpful but I'm just agreeing with some of your friends

GSpoon

Yikes!

Im heading over at the beginning of Oct to see the Pixies.. staying two nights.

Anyone have any recommendations as i havent got a clue what there is to keep us occupied ? thanks

homerun_homer

I like Glasgow. Went to Goma (Gallery of modern art) while there last time to kill a bit of time.

In terms of night life Nice N Sleazies is always great and has a cool jukebox menu but price of drink is no better than at home. Go to a few other spots down that road - Sauciehall street, for promotions and cheaper beers. Can't think of the name of one place (firehouse or something stupid - across the road from ABC venue) but they host an Antics night and have cheap drinks.
King Tuts is another option, might be another good gig on while you're there too.

Glasgow school of art has a club but when I was there we queued for ages to get in and I had to blag our way in after an hour in the freezing cold cause we had no official ID. It's a bit of a dive and I don't remember much of the night once I got in.

Tadhg17

It's easy to dismiss Glasgow as a dive as it not as pretty as Edinburgh and has alot of social problems but it has some interesting buildings(Glasgow School of Art) and it's music and art scene are miles better than Edinburgh. Any night of the week you can go see quality live music in Kings Tuts or downstairs in Nice N sleazys or in The Arches under the Railway station fairly cheaply too and there is loads of different club nights on in hip hop/techno/funk/soul whatever you are into. Check out the local guide called The List for club guides and upcoming local gigs.

I would recommend visiting GOMA( Glasgow Museum of Modern Art) and Kelvingrove Art Gallery in the West End. you could spend the day in the Kelvingrove museum, loads of stuff in that museum. Sauchiehall St, Argyle St and Buchanan St in the city centre are good for shopping. Dumbarton Road and Byres Road in the West End have some nice boutique shops.

you should go see the Necroplis in the East End, stunning views of the city from there as well:
http://www.glasgownecropolis.org/index.php?id=105

Glasgow Green is also worth checking out in the East End as well. Glasgow University grounds is very nice and Kelvingrove Museum is nearby. Kelvingrove Park in the West End is great for a stroll on a lazy sunday.

Going out:
Nice N Sleazys-indie pub. One of the best jukeboxes going and food is decent too
Nice N Sleazys- 421 Sauchiehall St

Variety Bar- same side of the street as Sleazys and just up the street from it. Good indie music there any night of the week. Always have great tunes playing. good spot for drinks too
Variety Bar-401 Sauchiehall St

Glasgow School of Art-167/168 Renfrew Street
Good indie discos during the week and fulla laid back art students . Renfrew St is on the hill parallel to Sauchiehall St
http://www.list.co.uk/place/624-glasgow-school-of-art/

Good pubs in town- Bath St is parallel to Sauchiehall st
Bloc+ -117 Bath Street. Good bar for beer and grub plays good music too
http://www.list.co.uk/place/16588-bloc/

Bunker- 193-199 Bath St
Good pub. DJ's there play loadza indie tunes. open late thurs night
http://www.list.co.uk/place/16601-bunker/

Bar 10- 10 Mitchell Lane
Good bar with varied styles of Music from funk to hip hop to techno depending on the night. Mitchell Lane is off Buchanan st. Walk down Buchanan st towards the river/Enoch underground station. Mitchell lane half way down on right hand side
http://www.list.co.uk/place/100010-bar-10/

Indie Nightclubs
The Garage-opposite Sleazys more or less on Sauchiehall St
http://www.list.co.uk/place/561-the-garage/

The Cathouse-Indie mecca in Glasgow.
15 Union St-at the end of Union St down past Central railway station
http://www.list.co.uk/place/623-the-cathouse/

Check out King Tuts for local bands

Other Nightclubs:
Sub Club-22 Jamaica St. Interesting mix of Funk,electronic, hip hop indie. Depends what night you go in
http://www.list.co.uk/place/10537-the-sub-club/

Buff Club-142 Bath Lane

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funk soul alternative
http://www.list.co.uk/place/16660-the-buff-club/

The Arches-253 Argyle Street (under the train station)
every kinda music goes on in the Arches. cool nightclub under the train station.
http://www.list.co.uk/place/19211-the-arches/


Merchant city is an area just off the city centre. Check out merchant square first, loads of bars and cafes there in what was a indoor market.
Merchant Square
71-73 Albion Street off Candleriggs
http://www.list.co.uk/place/13299-merchant-square/

Bar 91
91 Candleriggs
Cool bar lots of indie tunes and good food. Across the street from Merchant square
http://www.list.co.uk/place/100056-bar-91/


13th Note-50–60 King Street
13th Note is in a cool area called Trongate near the city centre just off Argylle St. Loads of comic book stores, cool cafes and art galleries around there. Transmission gallery of Franz Ferdinand fame is across the road from the 13th Note. 13th Note have a great indie jukebox too!
http://www.list.co.uk/place/10481-the-13th-note-cafe-bar/

West end
Get the tube to Hillhead for Byres Road and get off at Kelvinhall for Dumbarton Road.
Lios More is a cool local pub on Dumbarton Rd

The Rio Café
27 Hyndland Street
Rio Cafe is just across the square from Lios Mor. really cool bar, good tunes and food

Dumbarton Road has lots of nice cafes and bars. Get cheap electronics at Comet on Dumbarton Road

Byres Road has lots of cafes and shops. Aston lane(narrow street behind Hillhead underground station) is just off Byres Road and has loadza pubs. take a walk along Great Western Road in the West End aswell

Defo Check out Kelvingrove Museum really cool exhibits there and Glasgow University

Taxis and the Underground are well cheap so make us of em to get about!
enjoy

fillefatale

Going to there for an evening and a day with my Dad next week, so not really looking for clubs. I'm 21 and we both love history. I'm vegetarian and he's a not very adventurous old fashioned steak and two veg eater, so somewhere tasty that would suit both palettes would be great.

We don't know the city at all so places fairly easy to get to. We'd be there on a Thursday and Friday.

Any recommendations of cheap hotels and b&b's would be appreciated too, thank you!

Geezer1000

I wouldnt call Glasgow a romantic city or maybe i just hang out with a bad crowd .

Pearl India restaurant is fantastic, i always go there when im over, mince nan bread, chicken pakora mmmmmmmmm. Feck it im hungry now.
A tour of Parkhead is good if yer into soccer (do not wear a soccer jersey out), the shopping is deadly (apparently), the mrs always fills the suitcases anyway.
Rockers is a great wee venue for rock bands, nice n sleazy was recommended but the one night i went in it was a gay night :eek:, bit of a shock to a sheltered man like me, outback bar is good if youre into the dancy thing (dunno if its still goin or not).

Have fun, its a great city for the craic.

Slunk

Heading over here at the start if March for the weekend with the OH. Going to look into the previous posts but looking for a a bit more up to date information. We are mid twenties, so nightlife, fun or unusual activities and maybe a veggie restaurant if its not asking too much.