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Greater Glasgow & the Clyde Valley 2018-19 EXPLORE GREATER GLASGOW & THE CLYDE VALLEY Mòr-roinn Ghlaschu & Gleann Chluaidh visitscotland.com ‘THERE CAN BE NO BETTER PLACE ON EARTH TO SIT AND TAKE A GLASS OF WHISKY’ Richard Grindal, e Spirit of Whisky ‘THE BEST WHISKY TOUR IN SCOTLAND’ e Sunday Times Close to Glasgow, Stirling and Loch Lomond, Glengoyne is open all year for guided distillery tours, in-depth visits and whisky tastings. Open all year. 7 days. Tours start on the hour. WORTH THE WAIT GLENGOYNE DISTILLERY GLENGOYNE.COM Dumgoyne, by Killearn, Glasgow G63 9LB TAKE YOUR TIME, ENJOY YOUR DRAM RESPONSIBLY T: 01360 550254 F: 01360 550094 E: [email protected] WELCOME TO GREATER GLASGOW & THE CLYDE VALLEY 1 Welcome to… Contents GREATER GLASGOW 2 Glasgow at a glance 4 Beyond the city & THE CLYDE VALLEY 6 Dear green place Mòr-roinn Ghlaschu 8 Food & drink & Gleann Chluaidh 10 Museums, galleries and attractions 12 Charles Rennie Mackintosh 14 Year of Young People 2018 16 What’s on 18 Travel tips 20 Practical information 24 Places to visit listings 60 Display adverts 35 Leisure activities listings Looking down the River Clyde, Glasgow 75 Display adverts 36 Shopping listings 77 Display adverts A warm welcome to Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and a proud, 37 Food & drink listings passionate place to visit. As soon as you step along the streets you’ll 82 Display adverts discover a city that’s rich in personality – Glasgow is a cool character, 45 Tours listings a good friend, a bold explorer and a wise old professor all at once. 87 Display adverts This is a hip style capital that also has more than its fair share of 47 Transport listings free museums and galleries. You can sample award-winning 91 Display adverts cuisine and then explore the many beautiful parks and 47 Events & festivals gardens – did you know that Glasgow has more green 95 Display adverts spaces per capita than any other European city? 48 Local services listings From big-name festival favourites to world-class 94 Display adverts theatre, dance, music, sport, visual arts and 48 Family fun listings exhibitions, family fun and much more. 52 Accommodation listings Within easy reach of the city, you’ll also find 95 Display adverts lush countryside and a stunning coastline where you can try out all sorts of outdoor 96 Regional map 1 activities and enjoy great family days out. 98 Glasgow street map 2 There’s some fascinating history too, including two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Explore it all throughout 2018, Scotland’s Year of Young People. Cover: Street art on the Glasgow City Centre Mural Trail Credits: ©VisitScotland. Kenny Lam, Paul Tomkins, Ruth Armstrong, First Three Sons/James Carney, Grant Paterson 18GV Produced and published by APS Group Scotland (APS) in conjunction with VisitScotland (VS) and Scottish Provincial Press (SPP). Disclaimer APS / VS / SPP have produced and published this guide in good faith to reflect information submitted by the proprietors/managers of the businesses listed who have paid for and approved their entries to be included. Although APS / VS / SPP have taken reasonable steps to confirm the accuracy of information contained in this guide at the time of going to press, it cannot guarantee that the information published is and remains accurate. Accordingly, APS / VS / SPP recommends that all information is checked with the proprietor/ manager of the business prior to visiting/booking to ensure that the accommodation, facilities, price and all other aspects of the business are satisfactory. APS / VS / SPP accepts no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation contained in the guide and excludes all liability for loss or damage caused by any reliance placed on the information contained in this guide. APS / VS / SPP also cannot accept any liability for loss caused by the bankruptcy, or liquidation, or insolvency, or cessation of trade of any company, firm or individual contained in this guide. Quality Assurance awards are correct as at January 2018. 2 GREATER GLASGOW & THE CLYDE VALLEY GLASGOW AT A GLANCE Glaschu aig aon shealladh Glaswegians take pride in their friendly, energetic city – a place where people are up-front, stylish, and full of life. Walk the streets, check out the shopping, chat to people in bars or sit down for a fine meal in a cool restaurant and you’ll see what we mean. Then dive into the history and culture or idle away an afternoon in the many beautiful parks. Glasgow is one of the UK’s major Concert Hall, Tramway and the Merchant City is one of your major centres for the arts and has been a Theatre Royal. must-sees. Once the home turf of European City of Culture. Love art? rich tobacco traders, it’s now filled It’s called the ‘Style Mile’ for a reason We have brilliant museums and with a fantastic mix of designer – in Glasgow you’ll find some of the galleries – most of them free – in stores (such as Hugo Boss, Cruise, best shopping in the UK outside every corner of the city. Ralph Lauren, Mulberry and London. There’s a vibe, an urban Emporio Armani), stylish cafés, bars Theatre is in our blood, and you can confidence that you don’t get in and bistros, and independent art see everything from avant-garde every city, but you’ll see it here. galleries, all housed in some striking drama through to panto at several All the major high street brands Victorian buildings. legendary stages, including the you can think of are here with Tron, the Pavilion and the King’s In the boho West End you can over 200 stores, many open till Theatre. uncover a treasure trove of unique, 7pm during the week. Indulge in quirky stores, cra¡ shops, vintage If you appreciate classical artistic some serious retail therapy on the clothing and gi¡ boutiques. If you’re performances, come and see broad, pedestrianised walkways of looking for a special gi¡ or some Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, the Buchanan Street or the spacious quality vintage clothing, check out BBC Symphony Orchestra and the malls like Princes Square, the the lanes o¢ bustling Byres Road Royal Scottish National Orchestra St Enoch Centre and Buchanan where you’ll find De Courcy’s Arcade – they’re all based in the city and Galleries. Or if you’re looking for the and a host of other outlets. perform regularly at renowned very latest brands, why not browse venues like the Glasgow Royal the recently added ranges in the Buchanan Quarter? VISITSCOTLAND.COM GLASGOW AT A GLANCE 3 City facts Did you know that Glasgow is a UNESCO City of Music? If you had enough ears you could enjoy over 100 live music events every week in venues ranging from intimate clubs and music pubs to stadiums and historic concert halls. Glasgow Green thrills to the sound of hundreds of bagpipers every August, at the fantastic World Pipe Band Championships. Glasgow’s Cineworld is the tallest cinema in the world, at 203 (62 m) high. Don’t miss... Ashton Lane is a cobbled backstreet In spring, the TS Queen Glasgow Cathedral in the West End Mary, berthed at Princes’ Dock, will open featuring free entry with a bar and restaurant oering a delicious bite to eat. Free entry to one of only five Clyde-built sailing ships still afloat. Glasgow’s Tall Ship, the Glenlee, is berthed at the Riverside Museum. Well, pretty much any subject under the sun at the Mitchell Library one of the largest public libraries in Europe. Did you know? There are 50 Glasgow Landmarks plaques across the city marking major sites of historical interest. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum VISITSCOTLAND.COM 4 GREATER GLASGOW & THE CLYDE VALLEY BEYOND THE CITY Thar a bhaile New Lanark Visitor Centre Discover a completely different world just outside the city. Lush valleys, a stunning coastline, country parks, magnificent estates, wonderful wildlife and historic attractions – it’s all there to enjoy just an hour from the city centre. Inverclyde East Dunbartonshire has a centuries-old history as a Visit Greenock’s arts space, the As far as the Romans were weaving town. The town museum striking Beacon Arts Centre, and concerned, the Antonine Wall holds the finest collection of enjoy high quality theatre and arts marked the edge of civilisation. It Paisley shawls in existence – a productions by local companies, as was the northernmost extent of Recognised Collection of National well as some of the best Scottish their empire in the second century. Significance for Scotland. touring artists and companies, like Today, you can see the remains of the National Theatre of Scotland this unique archeological treasure East Renfrewshire and the Scottish Dance Theatre. at Bearsden and Kirkintilloch, You can choose from three north of Glasgow. specially designed walks on the The steam engine is one of Barrhead Heritage Trail. They humanity’s all time great Look out for not one but two take in various sites of historical inventions. The man who ruined castles in Mugdock Country value around the town, including perfected it, James Watt, was from Park. You can also take to the the ninth century Arthurlie Cross, Greenock. cycling or orienteering trails, and 18th century inns, centuries-old try ranger-led activities. Or explore Scotland’s Largest churches, the railway station Regional Park, Clyde Muirshiel and the former home of Glasgow Renfrewshire tearoom entrepreneur and Regional Park, for outdoor Guess what the famous Paisley Mackintosh patron, Miss Kate activities, watersports, events and pattern was named a¡er? That’s Cranston. wildlife-spotting opportunities. right, the town of Paisley, which VISITSCOTLAND.COM BEYOND THE CITY 5 Highlights The Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve, home to more than 100 species of birds and its cheeky resident otters.
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