GLASGOW

Ox and Finch.. fabulous.. not to be missed!

Many thanks for all the suggestions - we are only there for 2 nights, so won't be able to fit them all in! But we will certainly have a bash at some of them. 🙂

I have had another thought. Loch Lomond is only fifty minutes away and the journey to Balloch follows the Clyde.

Curlywhirly - if you follow the recommendations given above you won't go far wrong. I am often down in Glasgow (free buses are a wonderful thing!!) and would echo Marydoll's suggestion of La Vita. The food and atmosphere is great at any time but it is the staff that really can make your day.

My daughter took one of her old neighbours to Glasgow a couple of months ago and they went to the Tunnocks shop at 43 Main Street, Uddingston in Glasgow. They sell lovely tins with their caramel wafers, caramel logs and teacakes. Also haggis and square scottish sausage. All delicious stuff. The shop sells a lot more but looks well worth a visit.

Oh as an exiled Glaswegian, this is making me feel homesick! I’ve been away over 50 years, if I do go to Scotland these days it’s usually further north where my old boys brothers are. Haven’t had a good wander round Glasgow for a good few years now, I must make a plan!
Enjoy your visit Curlywhirly

Lots of day trips ^Doon the water*, by train. Nothing is more than an hour away.

BUCHANAN GALLERIES

CHEAP FARES.

I have brain mush tonight.

I can recommend La Vita at the corner of Queen Street and George Square. The staff are so lovely and if you can't finish your meal, they will put it in a container to take away.
You have to book ( online) and can request a ground floor table if you have mobility issues, due to the number of floors.
Princes Square in Buchanan St. also has lots of nice restaurants.
Barca, a Spanish tapas bar there, is particularly good.

There is the St Enoch Centre and Bucganan Galleries shopping malls, all in the city centre.
I love wandering round Frasers dept. store on Buchanan St.

The train to Edinburgh only takes an hour and you can buy cheep day returns.
You can also take the train to Stirling. The castle is far superior to Edinburgh imo.
Both go from Queen St. Station.

The museums are free, the subway is cheap, the people friendly and there are so many great bars, restaurants and cafes. Make time for a visit to the city hall as it is stunning inside. Just across from there is the Piper bar, pop in for a wee dram.

Sharmanka kinetic theatre! we went a couple of months back. Fabulous! Never seen anything like it before.
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I certainly agree that people in Scotland are very friendly- a couple of years ago we stayed on the outskirts of Edinburgh when we went to see a rugby International; on the train back to our hotel we were moaning about the hike up the hill from the station to our hotel, and the young girl sat next to us said her car was parked at the station and she was quite happy to give us a lift! Bless her, she was true to her word and dropped us off. How friendly is that! 🙂

Oh how lovely, on my list!
The Glaswegians will claim it’s the city that should be the capital rather than Edinburgh.

I've never eaten a 'proper' meal at the Willow Tea Rooms (Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald design) on Sauchiehall St but the Tea and Scones are fabulous.

If nice weather and you like walking - the Mural Trail. The Botanic Gardens, Kibble Palace. The Tenement House. The University, the Hunterian, MacKintosh House. The Cathedral, Necropolis, Provand’s Lordship. St.Mungo’s. These are all places, etc. that I’ve enjoyed and not already mentioned.
Can’t help with restaurant recommendations, it’s been a few years since I visited. You’ll enjoy your visit whatever you do, Glasgow is great (and I’m from Dundee, so not biased 😁)

I’m not a Glasgow Gran but I think you’ll have a fantastic time and meet some lovely people. The only unfriendly person I met with the whole time I was there was a bus driver - and I’m sure he was just having a bad day!

I'm sure other proper Glasgow grand can give you specific restaurants. I don't live in Glasgow but go there fairly often

Oh many thanks for that Grandmabatty lots to go at there!

The Burrell. Kelvin grove art gallery and museum. The transport museum. The science centre. The Art Lover's House. The Merchant city just off George Square has nice cafes/restaurants although there are many elsewhere throughout Glasgow. Botanic Gardens and then Gibson Street for curries. The Prince's Centre in Buchanan Street for shopping. That's all I can think of at the moment.