Glasgow event weekends: what to do between sessions

Scotland's biggest city: Victorian architecture, Mackintosh, free museums, live music and Loch Lomond 40 minutes away.

Events we cover in Glasgow

Arriving

Glasgow airport (GLA) has the First Bus 500 express to the centre in 25 minutes.

Where to stay

Three hotels we would book

• Budget: Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre Argyle Street
• Mid-range: Native Glasgow
• Splurge: Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel

Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Tours

Where to eat

• Ubiquitous Chip Scottish produce in the West End
• Paesano Pizza Neapolitan pizza
• Finnieston Strip Restaurant row

With kids

• Glasgow Science Centre.
• Riverside Museum.

Rainy-day backups

• Kelvingrove.
• Burrell Collection.

Free things to do

• Kelvingrove Art Gallery.
• Riverside Museum.
• Necropolis.

Getting around

• The Subway loops the centre; Hampden Park has its own trains to Mount Florida.
• Tap in with a contactless card on buses, trams and most urban trains.
• Book long-distance trains early on the operator app or Trainline: walk-up fares are expensive.
• Uber works in most UK cities; local black cabs are metered.