A winter retreat has arrived in Glasgow with the opening of the city’s first outdoor spa. The Winter Spa Garden, THAW, at Kimpton Blythswood Square hotel, features an open-air hot tub, luxury saunas and a steam room. Residents can immerse themselves in the elements at the Scandinavian-inspired pop-up spa, which is perfectly situated under a…
Where to find the best beer in Glasgow
Best beer pubs in Glasgow according to CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2023 The annual guide from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has been released, highlighting the best beer pubs in Glasgow. The pubs are chosen by members “as places to savour good beers from small breweries as well as cask-conditioned lagers and world beers and some…
Salt and Chilli Oriental Southside to open
Third Salt and Chilli outlet for Jimmy Lee Jimmy Lee is expanding his Cantonese street food business and is opening in Shawlands, one of Scotland’s hippest neighbourhoods. Offering a taste of Hong Kong’s frills-free street food, Salt and Chilli Oriental Southside joins the original site in Glasgow’s West End, Salt and Chilli Oriental Edinburgh at…
Creative Resilience: Scene but not Heard
SWG3 CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF DEFIANCE WITH NEW EXHIBITION SWG3 has announced the latest exhibition to be hosted in their Yard Life Gallery urban arts space. Launching on 11th November, Creative Resilience: Scene but not Heard celebrates the creativity of rebelliousness and experimentation connected with Urban Art, Street Art, Graffiti and Urban Intervention Art. …
Landmark Cranhill Water Tower
GLASGOW’S OWN SPACESHIPS Don’t worry these aren’t invaders from an alien world, or remains from H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, these large buildings are water towers. The Cranhill water tower seems to be particularly famous, possibly because it is easy to visit. The water tower in Cranhill has become famous over the years…
Medieval stones in Govan
REMAINS OF A MEDIEVAL KINGDOM IN GOVAN Govan is traditionally known for its shipbuilding, but next to the River Clyde at Govan Old Parish Church you won’t find a ship, but 34 early medieval stones. These medieval stones date from the 9th-11th centuries and their exact use are still unknown. Here you will find hogback stones,…
Roman Glasgow – A Roman Bath in Bearsden
Roaming around Glasgow The sought after suburb of Glasgow isn’t the first place you would think to have a Roman bath in your backyard. In Bearsden, within a housing development, you’ll find the ruins of ancient Roman Glasgow The bathhouse is one of the remains of the Antonine Wall which is nearby. Maybe Roman…
6 Striking Autumn Walks in Glasgow
Enjoy the colours of the season with these autumn walks It’s the time of year when there’s a nip in the air and the leaves turn into glorious autumnal colours. Blow the cobwebs off you with these 6 autumn walks in Glasgow that will get you exploring the city. GLASGOW NECROPOLIS History and some of…
The Remarkable Bennie Railplane
Futuristic travel in Milngavie The Glasgow suburb of Milngavie isn’t somewhere where you would think to find a plaque to commemorate the trial site of a railplane. But here it is. the Bennie Railplane.. Inventor George Bennie envisaged a bullet-shaped transportation system that would link Glasgow to Edinburgh. Bennie believed his railplane cars had the…
Exploring Pollok House
A piece of Downton Abbey in Glasgow Pollok House is only three miles away from Glasgow City Centre but is surrounded by grounds that even after a lifetime of exploring, I still haven’t covered all of it! It is beside the M77 motorway and has two railway stations within easy reach, plus a bus stop…