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…
Category: Southside
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,…
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…
Pollok Park
How to get there and what to expect to see at Pollok Park Pollok Park was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 alongside the house. Read more about Pollok House and the Maxwell family here and read about the Burrell Collection here, which is situated within Pollok Park. The park is Glasgow’s largest park…
Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Everything you need to know when visiting the Burrell Collection in Glasgow Since opening in 1983, The Burrell Collection has planted itself firmly into the minds of Glaswegians. Speaking as someone who grew up picking conkers in the park, sitting on the creaky leather seats and drawing pictures of what I now know is Ibis,…