Guidebook for Glasgow
Arts & Culture
Great sports facility - pool, gym, badminton courts, squash courts etc.
13 locals recommend
Glasgow Club Bellahouston
31 Bellahouston DrGreat sports facility - pool, gym, badminton courts, squash courts etc.
Ibrox Stadium
150 Edmiston DrOne of the biggest football teams in the UK.
3D IMAX cinema has a programme of blockbusters all year.
29 locals recommend
Cineworld Cinema Glasgow IMAX at GSC
50 Pacific Quay3D IMAX cinema has a programme of blockbusters all year.
All the latest movie releases and plenty of restaurants (casino too, if that's your thing) a short bus ride away.
38 locals recommend
Odeon Cinema Glasgow Quay
Springfield QuayAll the latest movie releases and plenty of restaurants (casino too, if that's your thing) a short bus ride away.
SEC Centre
Newest & biggest entertainment and conference venue in town.
SEC Centre
Busy programme of events on here from gigs to trading expos.
Scotland's national stadium: football mostly, and athletics, and world-class music artists too, from Take That to Bruce Springsteen via Neil Diamond. 15 mins by bus or car; 45 to walk.
11 locals recommend
Hampden Park, National Stadium & Conference Centre
Scotland's national stadium: football mostly, and athletics, and world-class music artists too, from Take That to Bruce Springsteen via Neil Diamond. 15 mins by bus or car; 45 to walk.
Home of BBC Scotland. If you've got tickets to see a show being recorded, this is probably where it's being filmed.
22 locals recommend
BBC Scotland
40 Pacific QuayHome of BBC Scotland. If you've got tickets to see a show being recorded, this is probably where it's being filmed.
Food Scene
Amazing lunches served here all week in a stunningly beautiful building reconstructed from designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
101 locals recommend
House for an Art Lover
10 Dumbreck RdAmazing lunches served here all week in a stunningly beautiful building reconstructed from designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Essentials
It's huge, it's brash, it's . . . well. You know. It's also pretty handy.
24 locals recommend
Asda Govan Superstore
500 Helen StIt's huge, it's brash, it's . . . well. You know. It's also pretty handy.
Every Saturday. Basic essentials and bargain fruit & veg - a flavour of the true Govan.
Govan Saturday Market
790-794 Govan RdEvery Saturday. Basic essentials and bargain fruit & veg - a flavour of the true Govan.
Well-stocked local grocery store has all the essentials. 5 mins walk from the flat.
41 locals recommend
The Co-operative Food
447 Alexandra ParadeWell-stocked local grocery store has all the essentials. 5 mins walk from the flat.
Sightseeing
It's a few stops on bus along Paisley Road West, and the quickest route to the west end.
6 locals recommend
Cessnock station
It's a few stops on bus along Paisley Road West, and the quickest route to the west end.
Gorgeous country estate, contains the Burrell Collection & historic Pollock House (National Trust). About twenty mins walk from the flat. There's a weekly ParkRun 5k every Saturday 9.30am.
203 locals recommend
Pollok Country Park
2060 Pollokshaws RoadGorgeous country estate, contains the Burrell Collection & historic Pollock House (National Trust). About twenty mins walk from the flat. There's a weekly ParkRun 5k every Saturday 9.30am.
Excellent park for jogging & walking occasional headlining performances from Eminem, Coldplay, The Killers, The Pope etc.
53 locals recommend
Bellahouston Park
16 Dumbreck RoadExcellent park for jogging & walking occasional headlining performances from Eminem, Coldplay, The Killers, The Pope etc.
Zaha Hadid designed this stunning addition to Glasgow's riverscape. It contains a history of transport and travel in Scotland.
344 locals recommend
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse RdZaha Hadid designed this stunning addition to Glasgow's riverscape. It contains a history of transport and travel in Scotland.
Fascinating collection of treasures from across the centuries around the world. Housed in a gorgeous contemporary building in the middle of Pollok Park.
158 locals recommend
The Burrell Collection
Fascinating collection of treasures from across the centuries around the world. Housed in a gorgeous contemporary building in the middle of Pollok Park.
A touch of Downton Abbey? The traditional aristocratic family preserved as a beautiful country house and garden. Great cafe too.
19 locals recommend
Pollok House
2060 Pollokshaws RdA touch of Downton Abbey? The traditional aristocratic family preserved as a beautiful country house and garden. Great cafe too.
Everything Else
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
1345 Govan RdThey're building a huge new hospital nearby.
Glasgow's historic university in the west end is under 30 mins journey from the flat.
266 locals recommend
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton RdGlasgow's historic university in the west end is under 30 mins journey from the flat.
The University of Strathclyde is in the city centre - well-served by all bus routes from the flat.
130 Rottenrow
130 RottenrowThe University of Strathclyde is in the city centre - well-served by all bus routes from the flat.
Glasgow Caledonian University is in the north of the city centre - takes about 30 mins by bus from the flat.
8 locals recommend
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens RoadGlasgow Caledonian University is in the north of the city centre - takes about 30 mins by bus from the flat.