GLASGOW

Around George Square

There are 23 pub trails in Glasgow. There are eleven trails in the centre of the city, plus five in the West End, three on The Southside across the river and three going East and of course the famous Subway Crawl

Three trails explore three of the main streets in the city centre HOPE St; RENFIELD St and WEST NILE St

Two trails are around Squares; GEORGE SQUARE and the OLD FRUIT MARKET in Merchant City.

Another five, trails take in : QUEEN St & GLASSFORD St, JAMAICA St/ST ENOCH, Around THE TRONGATE, BATH STREET

WATERLOO St & BOTTOM of HOPE St and CHARING CROSS .

Across the river Clyde, on the South side are PAISLEY ROAD WEST , SHAWLANDS and QUEEN’S PARK trails.

Going east are trails for up GALLOWGATE , DUKE STREET, Dennistoun and along to SHETTLESTON

In the West End there are more trails - GREAT WESTERN ROAD St Georges Cross to Kelvinbridge and beyond ,

BYRES ROAD - two trails one down Byres Road and the other using Ashton Lane ,

KELVINHALL TO PARTICK - two routes back and forward between Kelvinhall and Partick subway stations

and MARYHILL - two trails split into top and lower

Plus the SUBWAY CRAWL - subway stops and the closest bars.

To Glasgow Introduction

Glasgow pubs around George Square

GLASGOW: GEORGE SQUARE TRAIL

From Glasgow Central walk to Queen St Station via the pedestrian areas along Gordon St and up Buchanan St. Turn right onto West George St and see Waxy O’ Connors a few doors along on the left.

From Queen St Station exit by the main door and walk along the alley opposite this (at the side of Dow’s pub) to the back door of Waxy O’Connors.

Leave here by the back door onto the alley. Walk along here to Queen St station and turn right to find Dow’s and The Vale (now closed) side by side.

Walk along the front of the station to George Square where Camperdown Place used to be under the main station building. Continue along the side of George Square and at the corner the Millennium Hotel has a bar called Millenium Hotel Bar and The Alchemis) on the corner.

Walk along to the next corner and turn up to the left (North Fredrick St) and find, first Flight Club and then The Ark on the right hand side. Come back down to George Square and turn left moving away from the Square to walk along George St for almost three blocks turning right at Albion St to walk down to The Press Bar. Walk down Albion St turning right and walk along Ingram St back towards George Square. Walk past Montrose St on the right then next right turn into a pedestrianised area hidden across the pedestrian area and then downstairs is Katie’s Bar. Then on the opposite corner is Committee Room 9. Walk back to Geeorge Square where on the next corner is The Piper. Leaving here and continuing round the square to the final corner. Her just down to the left is Drouthys and on the opposite corner is The Counting House. Next door (away from the square) is The Anchor Line. And next door again is The Citizens. Down an alley opposite and to the right from The Counting House is The Auctioneers.

A place this size is bound to have its own guides to illustrate the vast quantity, quality and styles of pubs.

Glasgow guide illustrating top ten pubs in different styles of drinking (and dining) eg Style pubs or Live Music pubs.

Timeout listing of best pubs

A good proportion of the pubs have real ale but many do not. The west coast still has a bit of a lager flavour - occasionally only lager. Real ale is not limited to trendy style pubs, and not even in many of these.

Glasgow does not have the tourist grouping of pubs as found in Edinburgh - they are mainly aimed at Glasgow folk.

Practically every pub offers food at lunch or all day

Waxy O’Connor’s ★

Waxy O'Connor's, Glasgow - alley entrance

Waxy O'Connor's, Glasgow - servery from alley

Waxy O'Connor's, Glasgow - low and middle servery

Waxy O’Connor’s is an interesting bit of a warren. The design is to give the impression you are sitting in rooms found in the roots of a tree (with organ pipes) From the front door you can go straight ahead or upstairs or round and downstairs. There are three levels plus a large landing space between ground and first floor. Once upstairs you can look down on the downstairs space. There are three serving areas and lots of small drinking areas some on raised floors giving it an intimacy.

Have one here and look around

Heavy : Camden Pale Ale; Chieftan; Neck Oil; Caffreys
Lager : Tennent's ; Heineken; Camden Helles; San Miguel
Cider : Magners Guinness

Dow’s Bar

Dow’s is a one roomed lounge pub with function room (120 people) above. Mainly small round tables with stools. A pleasant bar to sit at.

Have a half pint here

Heavy : Belhaven Best
Lager : Tennent's ; West 4; Pravha; Stella;
Cider : Strongbow Guinness

Pub Jukebox:

Alcohol themed music to listen to while you browse.

The Vale now closed

The Vale is very basic pub where the service is excellent. Servery is to left with a nice curving counter rounding a corner. It also seems slightly higher than most bars. Seating or stools around the walls leaving a large space in the middle. The marble style floor is well worn (and patched) at the bar. Music venue /function room (for 40) is upstairs.

History

Have one here

Real ale : Jaw Drop Drift; Skye Red

Heavy : Caledonia Best

Lager : Tennent's ; Stella;

Cider : Magners

Camperdown Place now CLOSED

Camperdown Place is a small pub by the JD Wetherspoon chain standard. It is set below street level therefore is a bit dark inside. The stairs take you down to seating to the right with servery to the left and more seating in front of the bar. There is also outside seating by the road overlooking George Square

CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2013, not 2016

Have one here

Real ale : Hawkshead Windemere Pale ale; Hawkshead Bitter; Hawkshead Lager; Hawkshead Dry Stone Stout; Deuchers; March of the Penguins; Caledonian 80/-; Mermaid Red (Coronado Brewing Co)

Craft : Devils Backbone

Heavy : John Smith;

Lager : Tennent's ; Carling; Heineken; Amstel; Stella; Tuborg; Fosters

Cider : Strongbow Guinness (+ice cold)

CLOSED during refurbishment of Queen St Station

Millennium Hotel (was Georgics )

Millenium Hotel, Glasgow - opposite servery

Millenium Hotel, Glasgow - seating by window

Millenium Hotel, Glasgow - seating in foyer

The Millennium Hotel has a bar along to the right of the main door. There is tabled area along the wall size windows looking over George Square and lounge seating and tall tables around the foyer area.

Have a half pint here

heavy: Doom Bar
lager: Madri; Pravha
Cider: Asoall Guinness

The Alchemist

The Alchemist is a cocktail bar facing the middle of George Square on the corner of North Hanover St

Flight Club

Flight Club, Glasgow - to upstairs and swirling lights

Flight Club, Glasgow - looking over servery

Flight Club is a bar where the darts is the attraction, but it is also so much more than this and also miles away from the darts area in any small local.

Opposite the door there is a large rectangular servery coming out of the middle of the left wall. The counter has comfy bar chairs around the sides. Dotted around the large room but not dominating the room, are dart boards. These are discretely fenced in to prevent wandering in front of a dart. The throwing lanes and associated seating are placed away from each other by groups of tall tables and stools. Just beyond the servery in the middle of the room is a flight of stairs up to the mezzanine floor with another four throwing lanes and sofa seating with tall tables and stools separating them. Behind the stairs and under the upper floor is another large space with more dart lanes.

The decor is old-fashioned fairground style with swooping arrays of lights brightening the room up. The stairs to the toilets are probably the most decorated in town and a change from bare walls.

Pale Ale: Neck Oil; Cold Town Beer

Lager: Birra Moretti; Amstel; Heineken

Cider: Orchard Thieves Guinness

PUB QUIZ

In the weakest lnk how many correct answers have to be strung together in a round to win the maximum?
answer at foot of page

The Ark

The Ark, Glasgow - old servery, no real ale anymore

The Ark is a big barn of a place. A sports bar with craft ale, mainly BrewDog) and no real ale anymore. Tall table and bench style seating to the right-hand side with bar along to the left. There are tall tables in front of bar with stairs on the far wall leading to a mezzanine second floor with its own small bar for busy periods.. In front of the bar to the left is a raised are with benches and dining style seating. Beyond the bar is a large outside drinking area (claims to be biggest in city). There are lots of small TVs, including some in booths, and one giant screens.

Have one here

Real Ale all gone now
Beer : Wingman; Power Plant; Easy Livin’; Long White Clouds; Punk IPA, Hazy Jane , Elvis Juice, Planet Pale, Ale 2 The King, Neck Oil; Lunar Haze
lager : Peroni, Tennent's ; Feierabend; Madri
Cider : Strongbow Dark Fruit, Inch’s Guinness

The Press Bar

The Press Bar has a rectangular servery accessing four sides. The servery brown wood with brass tubes along the front and chair style stools with red upholstery. The right side of the room has standing and a small shelve for resting glasses on. The left hand side is wider and has Banquette seating. At the back there is a recess up a few steps having banquette seating.

Heavy/bitter: Bellhaven Best; Neck Oil
Lager: Tennent’s; Madri; Birra Moretti; Bearface (Drygate)
cider: Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

Katie’s Bar ★

Katie’s Bar is hidden away in the building sitting as the focal centre of the pedestrianised area. The only indication of its presence is an entrance door with a large K at the side. This leads to a flight of stairs down to a large catacomb basement area with lots of bare stone arches supporting brick. The layout has several seating areas with a mixture of dining and tall tables and chairs including one with a small stage for performances. The servery is round to the right.

Lager: San Miguel; Brooklyn; Carlsberg
Cider: Kingstone Guinness

Committee Room No 9

Committee Room No 9 is basically one rather large room with very high ceilings. The sides to right and left of the door are higher up than the large central space which is down a short flight of stairs. The upper area has mainly dinning sized tables and chairs while the lower area has tall tables and stools. The servery is on the wall diagonally opposite the door. Large TVs and giant drop down screen for sports – BT, Sky, Prem

Beer: Camden Hells; Camden Pale, Belhaven best
Lager: Tennent’s
Cider: Magners Guinness

The Piper Whisky Bar

The Piper opens to the bar straight ahead. In front of this is a large wooden floored area with stone walls and pillars. The tables are all dining style tables. There are some more dining tables in a narrow strip to the right of the bar.

Have a pint here

heavy: Caledonia Best; Ossian; Disco Forklift Truck; Innes and Gunn IPA
lager: Piper Lager; Tennent's ; Innes & Gunn Lager; Heverlee; Menabrea
Cider: Magners Apple; Magners dark Fruit Guinness

Assaggini (was Doppio Malto)

Doppio Malto, Glasgow - servery and kitchen at back

Doppio Malto, Glasgow - servery with 20 taps

Doppio Malto, Glasgow - servery and first room

Doppio Malto, Glasgow - through to next room

Doppio Malto, Glasgow - next room with four poster raised area

Assaggini was formerly Doppio Malto . It is under same ownership so is still a large Italian bar, restaurant and advertises as a brewery. Once in the door the servery is along the right wall with two sets of ten beer taps. The beer taps used to have an interesting and unusual selection of beers as shown above. However the new beer menu is much less interesting. Once beyond this there is a viewing room for the cellar. Round the corner on the far wall is the kitchen area and counter.

Opposite the servery is a dining area with tables for two that can be grouped together. the area opposite the servery has become more individual and lost banquette seating. Beyond this room is another dining area with tables for two or four. Part of this area is raised a step and fenced in with a four-poster bed and curtain look that can be closed over for private parties. From here there is a downstairs which is more for relaxing drinking than dining.

Décor is a mix of industrial air condition and lighting on a blue ceiling and strategically placed table football games and scooters. The walls are covered in photographs. The table football games and scooters have travelled on. Downstairs is being renovated.

current beers

Pale Ale: German Pale Ale; Berliner Weisse (sour wheat beer)

Lager: St Mungo; West 4; Heidi-Weisse; Munich Red; Velo - Blood Orange; Velo - Lemon; DRK - Dunkel Dark lager; Feierbend Pilsner

West Black

Non-alcohol: Nix

Italian beers: Ultra Pils; Super chiana; Ipen Weiss; Summer IPA; Extra Bitter; Honey IPA; Betta Rosa; Zingi Ale; Puiche Rossa; Sexy IPA; Imperiale; Black Stout

Drouthty’s

History

Heavy/Pale ale: Punk IPA; Chieftain; Camden Pale; Joker
Lager: Carling; Coors; Peroni; St Mungo; Lost (Brewdog); Innes & Gunn; ABK Hells German lager
Cider: Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

The Counting House ★

The Counting House (Wetherspoons) is on a corner facing George Square. It’s an old bank with an impressive dome window. Lots of seating in main area and in what would have been bank offices.

Regular in Good Pub Guide, including 2023, 2024

Have one here

real ale: Moose River American Pale Ale; Old Jock; Black adder Stout; Doom Bar; Abbot; Belhaven 80/-; Pacific Simco Pale; Kelburn Sunriser
heavy: John Smiths, Belhaven Best; Joker IPA; Punk; Innes & Gunn Original; Planet Pale
lager: Coors Light, Tennent's, Stella; , Heineken, Corona, 1664; Joker Lager; Bud Light; Innes & Gunn Lager; Leffe
Cider: Thistly Cross; Stowford Press Guinness

The Anchor Line

A central rectangular bar dominates this room. The counter has a marbles top and has red chair stools all around the four sides. The room has tiled floors and ornate ceiling. Booths to right and left of servery with seating in the window area overlooking the road. A cocktails and food establishment, as different from JD Wetherspoon’s, next door, as you can get except for the ornate ceiling.

Bitter: Belhaven Best
Lager: Anchor Line Lager; Budweisser ; Samuel Adams; Schiellhalion Guinness

The Citizen was The Trading House

The Citizen , Glasgow - when it was The Trading House

The Citizen

This is a large room with ornate ceiling and the servery on the right-hand wall. At left of servery you can see racked kegs which deliver to the fonts. Tall tables and stools at front window and opposite bar counter. The pub stretches back beyond the end of the counter. Just beyond entrance is a flight of stairs leading to a floor above and overlooking the bar. This floor has more seating

Heavy/Pale Ale: Gladeye IPA (Drygate); Caledonia Best; Disco Forklift Truck
Lager: Tennent’s; Heverlee; Kelvin (Drygate)

NEWS

Whereas when it was the Trading House:-

The Trading House - Difficult to know what beers are on offer as few fonts have labels. This is deliberate policy so that you can ask their knowledgeable staff. They can direct you to the Beer menu or the 75 page beer Almanac.

Keg: Passionate Blond, Trading House Lager; Samuel Adams, Pacific (New World Trading Co)

Lagers: Brahma; Peroni Red; Quilmes; Sol; Pacifico Clara; Asahi Super Dry; Red Stripe; Heineken; Budvar Original; Krombacher Pils; Beer Lao; Narragansett; St Austell; Alhambra Reserve; Peroni; Estrella

Wheat Beers: Erdinger Hefe-Weizen; Erdinger Alkoholfrie; Paulaner;

Blonde Beers: Leffe; Kona Big Wave; Duvel; Affligem Blond; Delirium Tremens;

Pale Ale: Little Creatures; Sierra Nevada; Gamma Ray (Beavertown); Fuller's Honey dew; Kona Fire Rock; Lancaster Bomber (Thwaites); Honkers Ale (Goose Island); 8 Ball (Beavertown)

India Pale Ale: 13 Guns (Crafty Dan); All Day IPA (Founders); Goose Island; Proper Job (St Austell); East India PA (Brooklyn); Raging Bitch (Flying Dog); Snake Dog (Flying Dog);

Dark Beer: Anchor Porter; Black Betty (Beavertown); Nutty Black (Thwaites); Millionaire (Wild Beer Co); Nitro Milk Stout (Left Hand); Ticketybrew (Dubbel)

Fruir beer: Hollows Ginger Beer; Strawberry Lambicus (Timmermanns); Cuvee Brut (Liefmans); Kriek (Lindemans)

Speciality: Tank 7 (Boulevard); Samichlaus; Rum Finish(Innes & Gunn) Cuvee Rene Gueuze (Lindemans); Wild Goose Chase (Wild Beer Co); Duchesse De Bourgogne;

The Auctioneers

The Auctioneers, Glasgow - no real ale now

Auctioneers is found down a short side street. It is a large pub set out for dining during the day. Entrance takes you to a seating area and then onto the bar with a large standing space. Round to the right is a big seating area with dining style tables.

No real ale anymore

Have one here

Heavy/Pale ale: Punk IPA; Chieftain; Camden Pale; Joker
Lager: Carling; Coors; Peroni; St Mungo; Lost (Brewdog); Innes & Gunn
Cider: Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

PLACES TO VISIT WITH PUBTRAILS

The towns and villages highlighted on this web site have a wide variety of pubs and beers in them. All of the places are great to visit, whether for a day or longer, and most have tourist attractions for all of the family.

There is a large variety of pubs throughout the different towns shown below. Some you may wish never to visit again but even discovering these can be interesting. There are pubs that you would not take your wife into. While some you could not take your girlfriend into. A few you would not take either into. However, most of the pubs are very pleasant.

HOME MAP of places visited

Alnwick Ambleside Anstruther Bakewell Bamburgh Barnard Castle Bath Berwick upon Tweed Birnam & Dunkeld Bourton on the Water Bowness on Windermere Bridge of Allan Chester Chichester Dunblane Dunoon Edinburgh Ely Fort William Glasgow Gourock Greenock Helensburgh Inverness Kelso Keswick Knaresborough Largs Linlithgow Lyme Regis Melrose Montrose Newton Stewart North Berwick Norwich Oban Pebbles Penzance Portree Pitlochry Quorn Richmond Rothesay St Andrews Seahouses Seend Shrewsbury Skipton Stirling Stratford-upon-Avon Stockton Heath Whitby Windemere Whitstable York

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Links for Glasgow city centre Pubtrails

Trail 1 - Around George Square

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Waxy O’ Connors
Dow’s
The Vale (now closed)
Camperdown Place (closed)
Millenium Hotel
The Alchemist
Flight Club
The Ark
The Press Bar
Committee Room No 9
Katie’s Bar
The Piper
Assaggin i(was Doppio Malto)
Drouthys
The Counting House
The Anchor Line
The Citizen (was The Trading House)
The Auctioneers

George Square
Trail 2 -Hope Street

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Stereo
The Old Hairdressers
The Society Room
The Pot Still.
Molly Malone's.
MacConnell's
Ardnamurchan (was Trader Joe's)
Rufus T Firefly
NYC Bar
Hope & Vincent
Ad Lib (closed)
The Toby Jug
The Smokin' Fox (formerly The Hope)

Hope Street
Trail 3 -renfield St

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The Merchant
The Maltman
The Raven
Lauders.
The Atholl Arms
Walkabout
The Renfield Bar
Revolution
Missoula
Revolucion De Cuba
The Drum and Monkey
The Horseshoe.
Dury Lane Bar & Kitchen
Yes Bar - closed

Renfield St
Trail 4 - West Nile St

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Vroni's Wine Bar
The Shilling Brewing Co.
The Iron Horse - closed
The Station Bar
The Intermezzo
Alfie’s (was Alfredo's)
Cul Cuil (was The Courtyard)
All Bar One
Innes & Gunn Talroom
Los Iguanas
Revolution
Ross's Original Bar
Tabac
August House

West Nile St
Trail 5 - around the Fruitmarket

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Bar 91
Beer Cafe
The Metropolitan
Marmalade Skies (was Boudoir Wine Bar) - closed
Bar Square (closed)
The Tap Room (was Steak, Rattle and Roll which was Bar Espagnol Mercado)
O'Neil's
Bar Soba
Bar Gandolfi.
Bar Home
Babbity Bowster,
Strathduie (was Macgregor's Pie & Ale Howf and before that Strathduie !)
The Black Bull
McChuills
Connolly’s LIQR (was LIQR and before that The G-Lounge)
Blackfriars of Bell St
Mharsanta

Around The Fruitmarket
Trail 6 - Waterloo St and bottom of Hope St

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The Smokin’ Fox (was The Hope)
Kitty O'Shea's (downstairs)
Kitty O'Shea's (was El Camino and was The Drop)
Rhoderick Dhu
The Woods
The Waterloo
The Duke’s Umbrella
Sir John Muir
Oswald’s (was Kellys ;was Quarter Gill)
Lafferty's (was No 16 Bar & Kitchen was Sotto; was The Two Heided Man)
Denholms
Solid Rock Cafe
The Alpen Lodge
The Park Lane
26 Hope St

Waterloo & Hope St
Trail 7 - Queen St and Glassford St

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Biere Halle
The Lab
Wonderbar
Sloans
Rocky O' Sullivans CLOSED
Strata CLOSED
Max's Bar & Grill
Thundercat
The Spiritualist
Cairns
Steps Bar
Blane Valley
Bacchus
Rab Ha's
Poco Loco (was The Pavement )
BrewDog
The Gallery Bar
The Amsterdam
The Oriental (closed)

Queen St and Glassford St
Trail 8 - Jamaica St- St Enoch

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O'Neil's (was The Royal Scott)
The Grant Arms
The Crystal Palace
Macsorley's
The Imperial
The Mint & Lime - closed
Lauristons
Gallagher’s (was Kelly’s and was Coyote)
Hootenanny
Times Square
Crafty Joe's (taken over by Times Square)

Jamaica St- St Enoch
Trail 9 - Around The Trongate

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Grace’s Irish Sports Bar
Buck’s Bar
Boteco do Brazil
Maggie’s Rock n Rodeo
Avant Garde
13th Note -(closed)
Mono
Whistler on the Green
The Old Ship Bank Bar
The Winds
The Victoria & Clutha
The Scotia

Around The Trongate
Trail 10 - Bath St

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Golf Lounge
Buck’s Bar
Bloc+
The Butterfly and The Pig
Palomino
Slouch
The Griffin
Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn
St Judes
Howlin’ Wolf
Malones
The Bay Horse

Bath St
Trail 16 - Charing Cross

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Bavaria Baurhaus
Slug & Lettuce (closed)
Bon Accord
Chinaski’s
The Locale
Driftwood
The Hall
Nico’s
Kilt & Kocktails
The Hengler’s Circus
The State

Charing Cross

East End and Southside links

Trail 17 - up the Gallowgate

Chrystal Bell & Co
MacKinnon’s (closed)
The Gate (check opening)
Bar ‘67 (check opening)
226 Gallowgate
Hielan Jessie
The Wee Man’s Bar
The Drover
Van Winkle (check opening)
St Luke & The Flying Ox
Traders Lounge
The Old Burnt Barns (check opening)
Braemar
Tollbooth Bar

Up The Gallowgate
Trail 18 - Dennistoun

The Bristol bar
The Louden tavern
The Duke Bar
the Crown Creighton
The Alexandra Bar
The Snug
The Palais
Redmond’s of Dennistoun
The Drover
The Wee Man’s Bar

Duke St, Dennistoun
Trail 21 -Shettleston

Snedden’s Inn
The Palaceum
The Town Tavern
The Cottage Bar
The Marquis
The Drum
The Portland Arms
The Railway tavern
The Kirkhouse
Miller’s

Shettleston
Trail 19 - Paisley Rd West

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Lauriston Bar
The Quayside bar
The Union Bar
The Old Toll Bar
The Viceroy
The Bellrock
Grapes
The District bar
Kensington Bar
Park Bar

Paisley Rd West
trail 22 -Queen's Park

McNeil’s
The Regent
Titwood Bar
TheBbungo
Allison Arms
MJ Heraghty
Victoria Bar
Ryan’s bar
The Bell Jar
The Rose reilly
Queen’s Park Cafe

Queen's Park
Trail 23 - Shawlands

Trail 23 - Shawlands
Old Stag Inn
Quaich
Loc's
The Millwood
James Tassie
Phillies of Shawlands
The Granary
Georgic
The Corona
Sweeney's on the Park

Shawlands

Links for Glasgow West End & Subway Pubtrails

Trail 11 a nd b - St George's to Kelvinbridge

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The Castle Vaults
The Hug and Pint
The Scallion (was Munro's then The Bull and now ..)
Wintersgills
The Lansdowne
Webster's
FORK A
Inn Deep
Cooper’s
The Belle
The French Horn (was Bakehouse)
Bank Street Bar Kitchen
The Left Bank
Stravaigin
The Doublet
or FORK B
Schoolhouse
Dram
FF West End
Arlington
The Drake
Camerons

St George's to Kelvinbridge
Trail 12- Byres Rd (a) & (b)

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Trail (a) Ashton Lane
Curler's Rest
the Wee Pub/The Pub
Innes & Gunn Brewery Tap
Brel
Vodka Wodka
Jinty McGinty’s
Hillhead Book Club
The Parlour
Oran Mor
BeGin
Trail (b) Byres Road
Curler’s Rest
Tennent's Bar
Cottiers
The Rock
Topolabamba (was Bar Soba)
The Aragon
The Hill - closed
Gumbo - closed
The Record Factory
The Three Judges
Bag O'Nails

Byres Rd
Trail 13 - Kelvingrove

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Dirty Duchess
Lebowskis
Taphouse
The Grove
The Big Slide
The Snaffle Bit
The Butchershop
BrewDog
Dukes Bar
The Islay Inn
The Park Bar
El Jefe's
No 78
Kelvingrove Cafe
The Ben Nevis
Finnieston
Brass Monkey
Strip Joint

Kelvingrove
trail 15 - Kelvinhall to Partick and back

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Partick to Kelvinhall
Stumps Bar
The Fiddlers
Victoria Bar
Quarter Gill
The Linsmor
Sparkle Horse
West End Tavern
Record Factory
Gallus
Kelvinhall to Partick
Three Judges
The Dolphin
Bag O’Nails
Storm Queen
Smiddy Bar
Tenement Bar
Windsor Tav.
Rosevale Tav.
Deoch An Dorus

Kelvinhall to Partick
trail 20 - Maryhill

LOWER
The Castle Vaults
The Tower
the Star & Garter
Munn’s
The BrewHaus
The Botany Bar CLOSED
The Woodside Inn
The Royalty Bar
UPPER
The First & Last
Kelvin Dock CLOSED
The Punch Bow;
The Viking Bar
The Lockhouse
Harvey’s Bar
The Ram’s Head

Maryhill
Trail 14 - Glasgow Subway

Waxy O'Connors
Jackson’s
Castle Vaults
The Hug
The Doublet
Curler’s Rest
The Bag O' Nails
Deoch and Doris
Brechin's
The Louden Tavern
Kensington
The Bellrock
Stanley Bar - closed
The Old Toll Bar
The Lord Nelson - closed
Laurieston
Times Square

Glasgow Subway

Interesting pages and sites

Books on Beer

A variety of recommended books to improve your knowledge of beer and brewing

Books on Beer
Stevenson & MacKay

Craig Stevenson and John MacKay use their bus passes to visit pubs the length and breadth of Scotland.
They have recorded their adventures in seven books.

Map of pubs visted
Books on Pubs

A veriety of recommended books that describe the history and development of the public house.

Books on Pubs
CAMRA

The Campaign for Real Ale

CAMRA

Who owns your pubs?

Pub Companies
Interesting articles to read

Reading
Who owns your beer?

Brewers
Comparing pubs in Scotland with England

The differences?

ANSWER: 9

GLASGOW

Around George Square

There are 23 pub trails in Glasgow. There are eleven trails in the centre of the city, plus five in the West End, three on The Southside across the river and three going East and of course the famous Subway Crawl

Three trails explore three of the main streets in the city centre HOPE St; RENFIELD St and WEST NILE St

Two trails are around Squares; GEORGE SQUARE and the OLD FRUIT MARKET in Merchant City.

Another five, trails take in : QUEEN St & GLASSFORD St, JAMAICA St/ST ENOCH, Around THE TRONGATE, BATH STREET

WATERLOO St & BOTTOM of HOPE St and CHARING CROSS .

Across the river Clyde, on the South side are PAISLEY ROAD WEST , SHAWLANDS and QUEEN’S PARK trails.

Going east are trails for up GALLOWGATE , DUKE STREET, Dennistoun and along to SHETTLESTON

In the West End there are more trails - GREAT WESTERN ROAD St Georges Cross to Kelvinbridge and beyond ,

BYRES ROAD - two trails one down Byres Road and the other using Ashton Lane ,

FINNESTON,

KELVINHALL TO PARTICK - two routes back and forward between Kelvinhall and Partick subway stations

and MARYHILL - two trails split into top and lower

Plus the SUBWAY CRAWL - subway stops and the closest bars.

Glasgow pubs around George Square

From Glasgow Central walk to Queen St Station via the pedestrian areas along Gordon St and up Buchanan St. Turn right onto West George St and see Waxy O’ Connors a few doors along on the left.

From Queen St Station exit by the main door and walk along the alley opposite this (at the side of Dow’s pub) to the back door of Waxy O’Connors.

Leave here by the back door onto the alley. Walk along here to Queen St station and turn right to find Dow’s and The Vale (now closed) side by side.

Walk along the front of the station to George Square where Camperdown Place used to be under the main station building. Continue along the side of George Square and at the corner the Millennium Hotel has a bar called Millenium Hotel Bar and The Alchemis) on the corner.

A place this size is bound to have its own guides to illustrate the vast quantity, quality and styles of pubs.

Glasgow guide illustrating top ten pubs in different styles of drinking (and dining) eg Style pubs or Live Music pubs.

Timeout listing of best pubs

A good proportion of the pubs have real ale but many do not. The west coast still has a bit of a lager flavour - occasionally only lager. Real ale is not limited to trendy style pubs, and not even in many of these.

Glasgow does not have the tourist grouping of pubs as found in Edinburgh - they are mainly aimed at Glasgow folk.

Practically every pub offers food at lunch or all day

Waxy O’Connor’s ★

Have one here and look around

Heavy : Camden Pale Ale; Chieftan; Neck Oil; Caffreys

Lager : Tennent's ; Heineken; Camden Helles; San Miguel

Cider : Magners Guinness

Dow’s Bar

Dow’s is a one roomed lounge pub with function room (120 people) above. Mainly small round tables with stools. A pleasant bar to sit at.

Have a half pint here

Heavy : Belhaven Best

Lager : Tennent's ; West 4; Pravha; Stella;

Cider : Strongbow Guinness

Pub Jukebox:

Alcohol themed music to listen to while you browse.

The Vale now closed

Camperdown Place now CLOSED

Millennium Hotel (was Georgics )

The Millennium Hotel has a bar along to the right of the main door. There is tabled area along the wall size windows looking over George Square and lounge seating and tall tables around the foyer area.

Have a half pint here

heavy: Doom Bar

lager: Madri; Pravha

Cider: Asoall Guinness

The Alchemist

The Alchemist is a cocktail bar facing the middle of George Square on the corner of North Hanover St

Flight Club

Flight Club is a bar where the darts is the attraction, but it is also so much more than this and also miles away from the darts area in any small local.

The decor is old-fashioned fairground style with swooping arrays of lights brightening the room up. The stairs to the toilets are probably the most decorated in town and a change from bare walls.

Pale Ale: Neck Oil; Cold Town Beer

Lager: Birra Moretti; Amstel; Heineken

Cider: Orchard Thieves Guinness

PUB QUIZ

The Ark

Have one here

Real Ale all gone now

Beer : Wingman; Power Plant; Easy Livin’; Long White Clouds; Punk IPA, Hazy Jane , Elvis Juice, Planet Pale, Ale 2 The King, Neck Oil; Lunar Haze

lager : Peroni, Tennent's ; Feierabend; Madri

Cider : Strongbow Dark Fruit, Inch’s Guinness

The Press Bar

Heavy/bitter: Bellhaven Best; Neck Oil

Lager: Tennent’s; Madri; Birra Moretti; Bearface (Drygate)

cider: Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

Katie’s Bar ★

Lager: San Miguel; Brooklyn; Carlsberg

Cider: Kingstone Guinness

Committee Room No 9

Beer: Camden Hells; Camden Pale, Belhaven best

Lager: Tennent’s

Cider: Magners Guinness

The Piper Whisky Bar

The Piper opens to the bar straight ahead. In front of this is a large wooden floored area with stone walls and pillars. The tables are all dining style tables. There are some more dining tables in a narrow strip to the right of the bar.

Have a pint here

heavy: Caledonia Best; Ossian; Disco Forklift Truck; Innes and Gunn IPA

lager: Piper Lager; Tennent's ; Innes & Gunn Lager; Heverlee; Menabrea

Cider: Magners Apple; Magners dark Fruit Guinness

Assaggini (was Doppio Malto)