GLASGOW

Glasgow pubs around Cathcart and Mount Florida

GLASGOW: Cathcart & Mount Florida

The trail uses railway stations on the Glasgow local lines out of Glasgow Central and can be started at Crosshill station and wander down to Cathcart station or in reverse. Two pubs and a sobering walk can be missed out if Crosshill station is replaced by Mount Florida station.

The trail description will start at Cathcart station and go to Crosshill.

Getting off at Cathcart station go down the exit at far end and turn left then left agin on the street. Walk along to the corner and turn down right at the community garden and four minutes down Old Castle Road is The Old Smiddy. Now walk back to the station entrance and past it to the corner where across the road is Beechings Bar.

Leaving Beechings walk under the bridge and up Holmlea Road. Cross over after the park and follow the road as it curves round into Cathcart Road. Along here just under the railway bridge is Clockwork. Leaving here cross the road and turn next left into Battlefield Road. Along here just before the railway bridge is The Florida Park. Continue along Battlefield Road for 5 minutes and look out for Armstrongs which has a small entrance.

Follow battlefield Road along and up a hill where there is a roundabout with The Langside Battle monuement in the middle walk down the hill (past The Chgurch on the Hill) to The Ivory Hotel, then return to the Church on the Hill.

Walk back down Battlefield Road to the large junction with lots of lights and cross over to walk round Prospecthill Rd. reach the end of that (passing entrance to Mount Florida station) and turn right to see Buck’s Bar across the road on the corner. Should you wish to halt here there is another entrance to Mount Florida station down the road opposite the pub.

However, if you want to reach the last two establishments leave Buck’s Bar and turn back and walk 5 minutes up Cathcart St beside Queen’s Park and turn the first left. the next building should be Number 10 Hotel. Leaving here take the road beside the hotel, Queen’s park Avenue and walk up to Cathcart Raod for 10 minutes, past Crosshill station and just beyond Allison St to The Penny Farthing. Return to Crosshill station for home.

The Old Smiddy while there is a door on Old Castle Road the main frontage of the building and a second door is around the corner. Either door takes you to a curved wooden servery at left of the long wall. Stools are around the wooden servery and opposite it are tables and chairs. Beyond servery and to right of side door are  some tables and chairs then it is up a few steps to a larger dining seating area. The pub has a white ceiling with dark beams decorating the  whole room with the ceiling low at servery but higher ceiling in rest of room. Further up the side is a large beer garden.

Have a pint here

Real Ale: Goldihops and coming soon Hurricane Jack

Heavy:  Wingman (BrewDog); John Smiths Lager:   Carlsberg; Birra Moretti; Peroni; Ashi; Tennent’s Cider:    Strongbow

Beechings Bar is a large one roomed pub with a roof top patio. The servery is on the back wall and the room has dark banquette seating all around the walls with tables and chairs

Heavy:  Tenennt’s Special Lager:   Carling;  Tennent’s ; St Mungo; Madri;Stella; Heverlee Cider: Blackthorn Guinness

Clockwork Bar

The Florida Park has a main door on Battlefield Rd and a side door to the beer patio. In the front door there is the servery on the right of a tringularish room. the room opens out to the left then comes back in again beyond the servery where there is door to large beer garden patio. Tall tables and stools to left of door along street side then red banquette seating down to garden door all with dark brown tables and stools. Middle of rom has several tall tables and stools. Walls are purple paper with pictures up to picture rail line then white wall and ceiling.

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 Heavy:   Caledonia Best Lager:    Tennent’s ; heverlee; Birra Moretti; Carling Cider:     Strongbow; Magners; Magners dark Fruit                     Guinness

Armstrong’s (Belhaven) has a very narrow entrance which could be easily missed which brings forth a treat of a tardis of a bar. The narrow entrance has booths to left and tables and chairs to the right, then as the room widens out there are some tall tables. At end of the passage is the large dark wood servery. Opposite the servery are some banquette seating and comfy chairs then onward to a tall table seating area with two pool tables beyond that. To the right is the door to a large beer garden patio which is an afternoon sun trap. Also opposite is a mezannine area for functions.

 Have a pint here

Heavy:     Neck Oil; Belhaven Best

Lager:       Peroni;  Birra Moretti; Carling; Tennent’s; St Mungo; Madri; Estrella gal

Cider:       Strongbow                        Guinness

The Ivory Hotel has a conservatory and a large outside seating area.

The Church on the Hill

have a pint here

Heavy:    Cold town Baltic IPA; Cold town Doddie Beir; Cold tiown session IPA

Lager:     Cold town Craft Lager; Paulaner ; Compocruz; Birra Moretti Cider:                           Inch’s ; Old Mount Guinness

Buck’s Bar on the southside is quite a small area neatly packaged. Servery is immediately on the right with several stools along the wooden counter. Immediately to the left is a two table area, then opposite the servery and up a few steps is a slighly larger seating area taking up the corner and at far end of room are three booths.

 Have a pint here

Lager:     Tennent’s; Pravha; Peroni; Madri; Staropramen; Budvar

Number 10 Hotel has a very large beer garden with grass and flowers, extensive menus