Food Scene
5 mins by car/taxi or a 25 min walk. It doesn't matter how late it is, Steak and Cherry is open for everyday from 4.30pm until 1am weekdays and 4.30am at weekends! One of Glasgow's gems, with great food licensed until 1am every night, friendly staff and stylishly decorated inside. Known for their steaks and burgers (you must try their steak and cherry legend burger). It also offers Halal.
Steak and Cherry
516 Sauchiehall Street5 mins by car/taxi or a 25 min walk. It doesn't matter how late it is, Steak and Cherry is open for everyday from 4.30pm until 1am weekdays and 4.30am at weekends! One of Glasgow's gems, with great food licensed until 1am every night, friendly staff and stylishly decorated inside. Known for their steaks and burgers (you must try their steak and cherry legend burger). It also offers Halal.
2 minutes walk from the house is SeaWoo restuarant a seafood specialist and award winning chinese restuarant. It features some amazing food. Great value for lunch deals and excellent dinners.
HOW TO GET THERE: 2 minutes walk. Simply walk out of the estate onto the main road and immediately, turn left and then left again into the carpark.
SeeWoo Restaurant
2 minutes walk from the house is SeaWoo restuarant a seafood specialist and award winning chinese restuarant. It features some amazing food. Great value for lunch deals and excellent dinners.
HOW TO GET THERE: 2 minutes walk. Simply walk out of the estate onto the main road and immediately, turn left and then left again into the carpark.
Superb indian food (halal), if you're after something hot, this is a the place to go. 8 minutes by car (25 mins walk)
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Chillies West End
176-182 Woodlands RdSuperb indian food (halal), if you're after something hot, this is a the place to go. 8 minutes by car (25 mins walk)
Located on Sauchiehall street this place sells nothing but desserts, yes you heard that right, no dinner, just desserts, and they are brilliant, it's even open until 11pm at night!
Deesserts
287 Sauchiehall StLocated on Sauchiehall street this place sells nothing but desserts, yes you heard that right, no dinner, just desserts, and they are brilliant, it's even open until 11pm at night!
Drinks & Nightlife
The famous Sauchiehall street, buzzing with nightlife at the weekends. Features casinos, restaurants, bars, clubs and more.
HOW TO GET THERE: By bus, at the bus stop across the road take the number 7 or 75 and ask the driver to let you know where to get off. CAR OR TAXI: 5 minutes, warning parking is expensive here during the day, after 6pm it's free.
WALKING: 25 minutes, walk out onto the main road, turn right and walk under the bridge, keep walking towards the sky scrapers, and follow St Georges road all the way down to charing cross.
Sauchiehall Street
236 Sauchiehall StreetThe famous Sauchiehall street, buzzing with nightlife at the weekends. Features casinos, restaurants, bars, clubs and more.
HOW TO GET THERE: By bus, at the bus stop across the road take the number 7 or 75 and ask the driver to let you know where to get off. CAR OR TAXI: 5 minutes, warning parking is expensive here during the day, after 6pm it's free.
WALKING: 25 minutes, walk out onto the main road, turn right and walk under the bridge, keep walking towards the sky scrapers, and follow St Georges road all the way down to charing cross.
Grab the subway or a taxi to Hillhead, if you like bars, food and something different. Ashton Lane, Cresswell lane and Ruthven lanes in the west end of glasgow are behind Byres road, are all within minutes of each other. They are hidden away places with a wide variety of unique restaurants. Check out the Grosvenor Cafe, Ubiquitous chip (gourmet scottish food), Hanoi Bike Shop (Glasgows only Vietnamese food), Cafe Gogo, and lots more unique places.
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Ashton Lane
Ashton LaneGrab the subway or a taxi to Hillhead, if you like bars, food and something different. Ashton Lane, Cresswell lane and Ruthven lanes in the west end of glasgow are behind Byres road, are all within minutes of each other. They are hidden away places with a wide variety of unique restaurants. Check out the Grosvenor Cafe, Ubiquitous chip (gourmet scottish food), Hanoi Bike Shop (Glasgows only Vietnamese food), Cafe Gogo, and lots more unique places.
Arts & Culture
Simply stunning, you can not come to Glasgow without visiting the iconic Kelvingrove Museum. A gorgeous building with fantastic exhibits.
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The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StSimply stunning, you can not come to Glasgow without visiting the iconic Kelvingrove Museum. A gorgeous building with fantastic exhibits.
A very unique modern building, featuring recreations of old streets in glasgow, displays of full size trains, cars, bikes, subway trains, A fantastic journey through transport history. If you go, make sure you go on the Tall Ship out the back which sits on the river clyde.
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Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse RdA very unique modern building, featuring recreations of old streets in glasgow, displays of full size trains, cars, bikes, subway trains, A fantastic journey through transport history. If you go, make sure you go on the Tall Ship out the back which sits on the river clyde.
Essentials
A specialist chinese supermarket just at few minutes walk from the house. Full of unusual foods, fresh fish, fruit and more. Get your noodles here! If you don't fancy cooking just go into the award winning restaurant next door.
SeeWoo Foods
29 Saracen StA specialist chinese supermarket just at few minutes walk from the house. Full of unusual foods, fresh fish, fruit and more. Get your noodles here! If you don't fancy cooking just go into the award winning restaurant next door.
A huge 24 hour Tesco superstore is located 5 minutes drive from the house. Easy to get to by car, once you are at the mainroad, turn right, drive straight up through the traffic lights, continue on Keppochill Road, you will pass another set of traffic lights at a cross roads, keep going, at the next set of traffic lights you will see a dual carriageway, you turn right here, keep in the left lane. Once you are on the A803 look out for and take the 2nd left this road will lead you down to Tesco, just follow it, you can't miss it.
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Tesco Extra
751 Barrhead RdA huge 24 hour Tesco superstore is located 5 minutes drive from the house. Easy to get to by car, once you are at the mainroad, turn right, drive straight up through the traffic lights, continue on Keppochill Road, you will pass another set of traffic lights at a cross roads, keep going, at the next set of traffic lights you will see a dual carriageway, you turn right here, keep in the left lane. Once you are on the A803 look out for and take the 2nd left this road will lead you down to Tesco, just follow it, you can't miss it.
5 minutes walk from house, petrol and groceries, there is also a doctors near by here
Pace Petroleum Ltd
519 Garscube Rd5 minutes walk from house, petrol and groceries, there is also a doctors near by here
Entertainment & Activities
Officially the tallest movie theatres in the world. With 18 screens in total, you're bound to find something to watch here. If you're driving you can get to it within 5 minutes from the house. If you want to save money, book at cineworld.co.uk for a 10% discount on tickets.
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Cineworld Cinema Glasgow Renfrew Street
7 Renfrew StOfficially the tallest movie theatres in the world. With 18 screens in total, you're bound to find something to watch here. If you're driving you can get to it within 5 minutes from the house. If you want to save money, book at cineworld.co.uk for a 10% discount on tickets.
Kids softplay, located 2 minutes from the house at "The Point". Ideal if you have kids and it's raining!
Jurassic Jungle
29 Saracen StreetKids softplay, located 2 minutes from the house at "The Point". Ideal if you have kids and it's raining!
Getting Around
There are two bus stops on the mainroad before you enter the estate. The one across the road takes you into town. The one nearest the house brings you back.
Possil Road
Possil RoadThere are two bus stops on the mainroad before you enter the estate. The one across the road takes you into town. The one nearest the house brings you back.
Located 15 minutes walk from the house is Glasgows main underground train station. To get to it simply walk under the bridge. follow the road towards the sky scrapers, keep walking down St Georges Road until you reach the cross roads. The subway sign can be seen to the right of the traffic lights at the cross roads.
From here you can take the train to
Buchanan Street (main shopping streets)
St Enochs (for the St Enoch center and Argyle street)
Hillhead (for the famous Glasgow west end for Botanic gardens, shopping and eating)
Kelvinbridge (for kelvin park and shopping areas)
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St Georges Cross SPT Subway Station
Great Western RoadLocated 15 minutes walk from the house is Glasgows main underground train station. To get to it simply walk under the bridge. follow the road towards the sky scrapers, keep walking down St Georges Road until you reach the cross roads. The subway sign can be seen to the right of the traffic lights at the cross roads.
From here you can take the train to
Buchanan Street (main shopping streets)
St Enochs (for the St Enoch center and Argyle street)
Hillhead (for the famous Glasgow west end for Botanic gardens, shopping and eating)
Kelvinbridge (for kelvin park and shopping areas)
Parks & Nature
If it's a sunny day this is a beautiful park to visit in the heart of the west end, also features Kibble Palace Glass house so even if it's raining you have somewhere to go inside. It's at the end of Byres Road so west end shops are minutes away.
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Botanische Gärten Glasgow
730 Great Western RdIf it's a sunny day this is a beautiful park to visit in the heart of the west end, also features Kibble Palace Glass house so even if it's raining you have somewhere to go inside. It's at the end of Byres Road so west end shops are minutes away.
Fancy a walk near the house? You can access the canal in a few minutes from the house (as soon as you are out the estate turn right, walk about 20 meters, pass the stairs and take the path on the right. From here you can follow the canal in either direction. On a good day you will see ducks and stunning swans, occasionally you may see deer and rabbits and foxes.
Scottish Canals
1 Applecross StreetFancy a walk near the house? You can access the canal in a few minutes from the house (as soon as you are out the estate turn right, walk about 20 meters, pass the stairs and take the path on the right. From here you can follow the canal in either direction. On a good day you will see ducks and stunning swans, occasionally you may see deer and rabbits and foxes.