Lonely Planet Pocket Glasgow

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788685573
• Print ISBN:
  9781787017733

Central Glasgow

Glasgow’s centre changes character east to west, going from a frenetic blend of services, transport terminals, pubs and shops to more sedate terraces of thoroughfares like Bath St, where upmarket offices sit over basements converted into stylish bars. Much of the city’s quality accommodation clusters here. It’s also a student zone, with a nightlife nexus on Sauchiehall St, which runs the length of the neighbourhood.

The grid layout and pedestrian streets of the city centre make it easy to get around, and there are numerous cafes and pubs that make good pit stops between attractions. You may want to mentally divide the downtown area into an eastern and western half. There’s more to see in the west – where Mackintosh at the Willow, the damaged Glasgow School of Art and the nightlife of Bath and Sauchiehall Sts are key drawcards – but the east has more urban energy and life on the street. Quality restaurants and cafes are scattered through the whole area and there are numerous cultural venues.

Mackintosh at the Willow | STOCKEUROPE/ALAMY ©

Getting There & Around

g Glasgow’s Buchanan St bus station is located here, and numerous city bus routes traverse the neighbourhood.

b Cowcaddens station is at the northern edge of this region, while St George’s Cross station is just to the west of it.

d Both of Glasgow’s major train stations are in or by this area.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Glasgow
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• Glasgow Neighbourhoods
• Central Glasgow
• East End
• Merchant City
• Southside & the Clyde
• West End
• Survival Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writer