The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture, is a visitor centre comprising café Bar and shop, exhibition space and events venue situated in the heart of Glasgow, just off the Style Mile. The Lighthouse acts as a beacon for the creative industries in Scotland and promotes design and architecture through a vibrant programme of exhibitions and events.
Formerly housing the offices of "The Glasgow Herald" newspaper, The Lighthouse was the first public commission completed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and is the perfect place to begin a Mackintosh tour of Glasgow.
TOJO has opened a design showroom within The Lighthouse building in Glasgow which represents a modern collection of products and objects, focused on design.
Housed in an elegant 18th-century neo-classical building in the heart of Glasgow, GoMA offers a thought-provoking programme of temporary exhibitions, featuring work by local, national and international artists. Cutting edge international works on display are from a...
Glasgow’s annual folk, roots and world music festival, Celtic Connections is the largest annual winter music festival of its kind and the UK's premier celebration of Celtic music where more than 2,000 musicians, from 50 countries, perform across 26 stages, not quite...
On the floor of the Chamber's entrance hall is displayed a mosaic of the city's coat of arms with St. Mungo, Glasgow's patron saint, atop four symbols reflecting the legends surrounding him, namely the wee Robin which Mungo brought back to life, the tree whose branch...
Glasgow has always had a healthy appetite for films and since 1929, the Glasgow Film Theatre has been providing a feeding frenzy of screenings from a wide variety of international cinema, classic films and documentaries alongside locally made work and material aimed at...
Grasshoppers Glasgow - a new and popular luxury hotel in central Glasgow with 30 individual bedrooms offering style, comfort and service at affordable prices. A hotel for individuals where each stylish bedroom has its own SKY BOX with sky sports and movies to amuse...
The Rennie Mackintosh Station Hotel is one of the oldest Victorian buildings in Glasgow and forms part of the Architectural Landscape of the city and has many features in connection with Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Over the years the hotel has been refurbished but...
Whether you're shopping, visiting the theatre, exploring Glasgow or in the city for business, the Grand Central Hotel is perfectly located in the heart of this vibrant city. A much-loved icon in the city, the hotel has undergone a £20 million refurbishment revealing...
The Park Inn is ideally located only minutes from the bustling business and leisure districts, this Glasgow hotel offers guests a stylish retreat in the heart of the city. The hotel offers Glasgow business and leisure travellers thoughtful amenities like FREE...
Savour the science of coffee at Laboratorio Espresso whose passion for the enjoyment of what the coffee bean has to offer has brought them world-wide acclaim.
The best growers, coffee farms, cooperatives and roasters from across the UK and internationally supply...
Primal Roast is focused on providing health-conscious food with excellent coffee in a welcoming and friendly environment. The uncomplicated menus offer a range of simple, clean and healthy lunch and breakfast options. Take a few minutes to savour their menus.
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Kaf Coffee, a speciality coffee bar, is a tiny little place usually packed to the brim or overflowing onto the pavement when not raining. It has made its name with its coffee, described as tasting like heaven, but the food, whether breakfast, brunch, lunch or a wee bit...
The exterior of the House for an Art Lover has been realised, in materials, craftsmanship and dimensions, as closely as possible to the Mackintosh designs of 1901. Take a stroll around the House and into the nearby walled garden. You will see that the House sits...