Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Glasgow is the third largest city in Britain and has the reputation of being one of the friendliest. The University's central site ensures that a wide variety of theatres, cinemas, restaurants, cafes, etc. are within easy walking distance.

Overseas applicants to the University may like to know that although Scotland is the northern part of Great Britain, its climate differs little from that of the rest of the UK. Scotland has warmer winters than other countries of similar latitudes. The weather changes quite often, but there are few extremes of temperature.

The Glasgow metropolitan area borders the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park an area of outstanding natural beauty and Scotland's first National Park. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park has a photographic gallery on its website.

Map showing where Glasgow is located in Europe.

Tourist

• Greater Glasgow and the Clyde Valley tourist board's guide to Glasgow.
• Scottish Youth Hostels Association offer a great friendly way to tour Scotland with almost 80 hostels throughout the country.
• The National Trust for Scotland is Scotland's leading conservation organisation and looks after properties in Scotland.
• A Taste of Scotland offers a guide to the best places to eat in Glasgow.
• The Lighthouse: one of Europe's largest Architecture and Design Centres. Situated in the heart of Glasgow's City Centre just off Buchanan Street.

Glasgow Hotels (City Centre)

• The Travel Inn is located right next to Strathclyde University at 187 George Street, Glasgow. (Tel 0141 553 2700).
• Millennium Hotel situated in the center of the city at George Square, beside Queen St railway station, and 5 mins walk from Strathclyde University.
• The Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow.
• The Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow.
• The Holiday Inn Express has two hotels in Glasgow: Glasgow City 122 Stockwell Street (near Central Railway Station) and Glasgow Theatreland, 165 West Nile Street.
• Jarvis Ingram Hotel is at 201 Ingram Street.
• Merchant Lodge is in a secluded street adjacent to Argyle Street in the center of the city. It is the former home of the city tobacco lords.

Glasgow Hotels (West End)

• One Devonshire Gardens is set in the heart of Glasgow's West End in a tree lined Victorian Terrace - a small, luxury, award winning hotel.
• Belhaven Hotel sits within a leafy Victorian terrace, overlooking the Great Western Road.
• TownHouse Hotel is an elegantly-restored Victorian townhouse, in a Georgian Style crescent, set back off Sauchiehall Street, in the heart of Glasgow's West End,

West End

• Glasgow's West End Guide to all that's best: What's On, Eating Out, Shopping, Flat Hunting, Classified Ads. etc.

Entertainment

• The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall was opened on 5 October 1990 by HRH The Princess Royal and its creation provided a lasting tribute to Glasgow's reign as Cultural Capital of Europe.
• The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama offer a range of drama and musical events.
• Scottish Opera performs in Glasgow at the Theatre Royal 282 Hope Street.
• The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Trongate, Glasgow.
• The Citizens Theatre, Gorbals, Glasgow.
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The RSNO is Scotland's leading orchestra. Based in Glasgow, the orchestra tours to Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen throughout the year.
• Films showing at the Oden cinema at the Quay
• Glasgow Film Theatre has the latest movies plus foreign films.
• Glasgow Science Center has a variety of exhibits on science and technology and their relationship to society. The IMAX® Theatre at the GSC has the biggest cinema screen the country's ever seen!
• Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center. The SECC is Scotland's premier venue for exhibitions. It's located in a 64 acre site on the banks of the River Clyde in the heart of Glasgow.

Property

• The Glasgow Solicitor's Property Centre advertises over 3,000 properties for sale in the Glasgow area at any one time. Their property schedules are available for viewing online and you can search their database by price and location.
• Countrywide Residential let properties in Glasgow.

News

• The Electronic Herald. Find out the latest news from Glasgow's quality newspaper.
• The Evening Times. Glasgow's evening newspaper provides a weekly online digest of news, human interest and sports stories from Scotland.
• The latest news about Scotland from the BBC

Transport

• First ScotRail are Scotland's railway operators and their site provides details of the scenic West Highland Line from Glasgow to Mallaig, as well as their timetable for Scotland's trains.
• Scottish Citylink are the largest provider of express coach services and offer a comprehensive network which can get you to 100's of destinations throughout Scotland. Timetables for all their services are available.
• Glasgow Airport has information about flights at Glasgow.

Shopping

• Buchanan Galleries, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Top retailers include John Lewis department store.

Football

• Rangers and Celtic, "The Old Firm", are Glasgow's two big football clubs.