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The perfect base for visiting Glasgow

Centrally located, the apartments provide easy access to some of the city’s many delicious restaurants, local pubs, whisky bars, and boutique shops. Glasgow’s top sites such as the Gallery of Modern Art and George Square are all walking distance. Great transport links make going in and out of the city stress-free.
Scotland’s capital of Edinburgh is only 1 hour away, perfect for a day trip.

Getting Around in Glasgow

As our apartments are centrally located, most of the main sights are in walking distance.

If where looking to travel further afield then the train, bus, subway stations are all within 10 minutes walking of the apartments.

The Airport Express purple bus 500 departs Buchanan Bus Station frequently. There is no train station at the Glasgow Airport.

Buchanan Bus Station has direct bus routes every 30 mins. Also Queen Street Train station is not far if you want to get there slightly quicker.

Most of the tour operators depart at George Square which is a 5 minute walk from the apartment from the St Mungo’s apartment, and a 10 minute walk from the Dundasvale apartment.

From the St Mungo’s apartment, Buchanan Street Subway station is a 5 minute walk.

From the Dundasvale apartment, Cowcaddens Subway Station is next to the apartment.

Depending on what part of the West End you wish to go, Kelvinbridge, Hillhead, Kelvinhall stations aren’t far.

From the St Mungo’s apartment, the closet taxi station is at Buchanan Bus Station.

From the Dundasvale apartment, the closet taxi station is on Renfrew Street, just out the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Uber is available in Glasgow too.

 

Flying into Glasgow?

There is a direct bus link at Buchanan Bus Station. Within a 10 minute walk for both apartments.

Travelling to Edinburgh?

Queen Street train station and Buchanan Bus Station. Within a 15 minute walk for both apartments.

Arriving by Train?

Train’s from London come into Glasgow Central Station, which is a 15 minute walk from both apartments.

Explore Scotland from Glasgow

  • Edinburgh 1 hour
  • Loch Lomond 35 mins
  • Loch Ness 3 hours 30 mins
  • Glasgow Airport 15 mins
  • Edinburgh Airport 45 mins
  • Prestwick Airport 40 mins
  • Stirling 35 mins
  • Falkirk 35 mins
  • Fort WIlliam 2 hours 30 mins
  • Inverness 3 hours 30 mins
  • St Andrew's 1 hours 45 mins
  • Glen Eagles 1 hours
  • Isle of Skye 5 hours
  • Manchester 3 hours 30 mins
  • London 7 hours

Glasgow West End

From Munro Haven Apartments, take the subway to Kelvinhall Station, from there it is a short walk to Kelvingrove Museum.

Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries. One of Scotland’s most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects. This includes natural history, arms and armour, art from many art movements, periods of history and much more. The most famous painting on display at Kelvingrove is the Salvador Dali masterpiece ‘Christ of St John of the Cross’. You can easily spend a few hours here admiring the art and history.

Food options here are MacTasso’s food van (Gyros), Butchershop (Steak), Ronzio Coffeehouse (Cafe), Tantrum Doughnuts (Coffee and dessert), Brew Dog (beer and food).

After this, walk along the tree lined Kelvin Way and take a left onto University Avenue. You are now on the grounds of University of Glasgow. At the top of the hill, enter via the Main Gate on your left, and follow the signs to The Cloisters. Take in the Gothic style architecture here before visiting the Hunterian Museum.

Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum, dedicated to William Hunter, is the oldest museum in Scotland. It showcases his extensive collection and artefacts. The Hunterian Art Gallery is across the road when you head back out of the Main Gate.

Walk down University Avenue and take a right onto Byres Road which is full of great restaurants and shops. Make sure you stop at Ashton Lane for a drink. At the end of Byres Road there is the Botantical Gardens. A great place to take a stroll, if the weather isn’t the best, then there is an indoor Glass House, Kibble Palace that houses exotic plants.

Food options here are Ubiquitous Chip (Scottish), Hillhead Bookclub (quirky cafe), Ka Pao (Asian), Waitrose (picnic supplies to eat in the Botanics).

Then walk along Great Western Road to the Kelvinbridge subway station to return to Munro Haven Apartments or take an Uber to Riverside Museum.

Food options here are Non Viet Hai (Vietnamese), Bread Meats Bread (Burger), Paesano (Pizza).

The Riverside Museum’s building is a beautiful display of modern architecture. It is free entry, displaying a history of all things related to transport. Think planes, trains, cars, etc.

The Clydeside Distillery is close. Learn how single malt whisky is made in tasting tour.

For dinner and drinks, go to an area known as Finnieston. It’s the stretch of Argyle Street, starting from The Gannet to The Brass Monkey.

From here, walking back to the city is possible, but take a taxi if you managed to see everything on our list in one day!

Glasgow City Centre

Start with a hearty breakfast at La Bonne Auberge or Cafe Hula.

Then walk towards Glasgow Cathedral via Cathedral Street passing the grounds of University of Strathclyde.

Glasgow Cathedral was built in 1197, this makes it one of the oldest buildings in Scotland.

Combine this visit with a walk up Glasgow Necropolis which is located behind the cathedral. It is a Victorian cemetery with great views over the city.

Walk down to Tennent Caledonian Breweries where they brew Scotland’s best-selling pale lager for a tour of their factory.

From here, walk down High Street, passing our favourite fish and chips place in the city, Merchant Chippie. This area is known as Merchant City, restaurants and bars are aplenty in this part of town.

Food options in this area are, The Wilson Street Pantry (a chill brunch place), Cafe Gandolfi (often famed for the best haggis in town), Purrple Cat Cafe (for the cat lovers).

Walk towards Glasgow Green, the oldest park right in the city. Within the park, The People’s Palace Museum covers Glasgow’s social history. You can stop at WEST Brewery for a drink, and some German cuisine.

Now it is time to walk back into the centre of the city, via Merchant City towards George Square. Glasgow City Chambers is here, it currently houses council offices, but there are guided tours to see the ornate interiors, which we highly recommend you see.

Free Public tours are conducted twice per day at 10.30am and 2.30pm Monday – Friday.  Tickets for the tour can be obtained from the City Chambers reception desk 30 minutes prior to each tour commencing. The tickets are issued on a first come first served basis, no booking allowed.

Food options here are, Paesano (Pizza), Anchor Line (Scottish.

After this, head down to The Gallery of Modern Art. Probably the most photographed location of Glasgow. Funnily, not because of the the art gallery, but the statue of The Duke of Wellington with a traffic cone as a hat. The museum itself is free to enter.

A true testament to the incorrigible Glaswegian sense of humour, the Duke always sports a cone on his head due to a challenge by students on a night out from the 1980’s. Whenever officials remove the cone, it has become a traditional practice in the city to put it back.

Food options, The Ivy (decor is instagram worthy), Miller and Carter (steak house), The Willow Tea Rooms (for fans of Charles Rennie Mackintosh designs).

Walk down Buchanan Street, this is the main shopping street of Glasgow. Escape down Mitchell Lane to access The Lighthouse. This is a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building and is currently being used as an exhibition space for design. It has an amazing viewpoint of the city, get the lift to the viewing platform, or climb the spiral stairs to the top.

Sugo (pasta), Taco Mazama (Buritos), Topolabamba (Mexican), Bread Meats Bread (Burgers).

Return back to Buchanan Street for shopping, check out Princes Square shopping centre, and Buchanan Galleries, a shopping centre for even more retail therapy.

Alternatively, whisky fans can head to The Pot Still which is a pub also known as whisky heaven.

Dinner suggestions in the city include Ardnamurchan (Scottish), Red Onion (Scottish), Yiamas (Greek).

Scottish Highlands

No trip to Scotland will be complete without visiting the Scottish Highlands.

Luckily Glasgow isn’t too far from it and there are several companies that do day tours there. I would also recommend to book with Rabbies, as they use mini buses rather than large coaches.

The tour that goes to Glencoe and Oban is a great one, leaving the city at 9am and returning at 6pm. If you are a fan of Outlander then they also have Outlander themed tours! Prices start from around £30 per person and certainly beats renting a car and driving up! Contact us directly as we have an exclusive discount code for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

In short, no. Street parking is only free after 6pm in the city. There is no longer free parking on a Sunday in Glasgow City.

If you plan to use the car during the day, then you can take advantage of the free on street parking after 6pm. You can alternatively keep the car in a carpark and if you are staying at Dundasvale Court, then best to use the Dundasvale Car Park which is directly under the apartment. If you are staying at St Mungo Ave, then the use the Concert Square Car Park which is a 5 minute walk from the apartment.

Uber is your best bet. There are private taxi companies too, and just like London, the black cabs.

 

Enterprise and Sixt both have branches in the city. You can book a rental car on their website.

There is no train link to the airport. Therefore taxi and bus are the only choices. Taxi’s are around £25. The bus is £8.50 or £14 for an open return per person. A purple bus (The 500) leaves every 30 mins, with the journey time of 15 mins. The bus terminates at Buchanan Bus station, from there it is a short walk to the apartment.

The low cost airlines tend to fly in to Glasgow Prestwick Airport which is around a 40 minute drive from there to Glasgow City. Best way to get to and from this airport is by train. There is a train station next to the airport, and it travels to Glasgow Central Station in 50 minutes.

The bus (The 900) takes 1 hour to get to Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow. Price is around £10 per person.

A bus from Buchanan Bus Station or a train from Queen Street Station.

Yes, but you will be very limited on what you can see. A train from Glasgow Queen Street Station to Balloch and walk to Loch Lomond Shores. From there you can see Loch Lomond, but it’s not the best view of it. My recommendation is to book a day tour with Rabbies.

If you don’t want to go through the hassle of renting a car, then your best bet is to book a day trip with a tour company such as Rabbies.

Glasgow has had a bad reputation of being dangerous place. However this has been totally turned around, and today Glasgow is viewed as a very safe city for tourists, solo female travellers, and residents.

If depends if there is availability. Please message me with your request and I will let you know if i can accommodate.

If depends if there is availability. Please message me with your request and I will let you know if i can accommodate.

The apartments have super fast fibre broadband, which is over 65 Mbps which is fast enough for multiple devices.

Scottish water from the kitchen tap (faucet) is one of the best in Europe. Make sure it’s the cold water tap and not the hot water one. If you are on a tight budget, then you can even ask for tap water at restaurants which is free.

Glasgow is at a low risk level in regards to tourist scammers on the city and pick pockets compared to the rest of Europe.

Yes, very! Glasvegan, Stereo, Mono, Saramago, Puti Cafe just to name a few in the city.

You are spoilt for choice, but here are some of our favourites. Paesano Pizza, Ardnamurchan, Sugo, Red Onion, The Ivy, Yiamas.

Theatre Royal, Kings Theatre, Pavilion Theatre

Bars such as King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, The Howlin’ Wolf, Broadcast, Stereo, often have live music sets.

Yes of course, Glasgow is serviced by Just Eat, Deliveroo, and Uber Eats. Just download the app to order. The apartment’s full address is found on the front page of the house manual. For the Dundasvale Court apartment, it is best to meet the driver outside on the road as the multiple entrances often confuses them.

Cafe Gandolfi in the city or Stravaigin and Ubiquitous Chip which is situated n the West End of Glasgow.

A savoury dish containing sheep’s pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal’s stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead. Because of the ingredients haggis has been banned in the US since 1971. If that sounds very off putting, you can try vegetarian haggis instead.

Whisky is obviously the national drink in Scotland. But Irn Bru is known as Scotland’s second national drink. It is a non alcoholic soft drink, it’s bright orange in colour, and if you ask any Glaswegian what it taste like, the answer would be ‘amazing’.

Fun fact, Coca Cola outsells virtually every other soft drink in every country around the world. Except Scotland where Irn Bru rules!

There are a few tourist shops on Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street. If you are after Glasgow University merchandise, then there is a shop next to the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University.