Ideas for weekend with kids in glasgow

sophie-louises-mum

We are going to Glasgow on the 28th march with our 2 girls age 5 and 8,we thought of the science centre for the saturday,but not sure if its a whole day thing or will half a day be enough 2 do everything,there is a pool at the hotel so that will be handy does anyone no of any nice pubs that are child friendly for somthing to eat,we are traveling by train as it works out cheaper than petrol and the hotel carpark!!(£30 for friday 2 sunday!!) and our hotel is central so any ideas/advice greatly appreciated.

jinky67

Off the top of my head:
The TAll Ship
Kelvingrove Art GAllery...lots of kiddy things
have to think more:o

mymatebob

Which hotel is it - just for reference so can try and point you in the direction of some places to go.

The IMAX is next to the Science Centre so you could go there. the Tall Ship is across the river (bridge opposite Science Centre) and that might be fun for them.

If you want to go further afield there is Xscape at Braehead

sophie-louises-mum

We are at the hilton,have stayed there before without the kids but never ventured further than the pubs in the centre,thanks

butterflymum

We found the Museum of Transport a good place to take the kids:

http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=7

lynnexxxo

If you are going to xscape, there is a ferry boat that takes you from the city centre to braehead - lots more fun than the bus.

Check out 5pm.co.uk for cheap deals on nice places to eat - mainly early evening which will probably suit you better with the kids.

Transport museum and kelvingrove art gallery at next to each other, so defo worth a trip (both free).

mymatebob

That the big hilton in the city centre as opposed to the one in the West End I assume?

You can walk to the underground (Tube) at St Enochs and from there get to the art gallery and transport museum (Kelvin Hall stop) There are restaurants within both these places but there is Bean Scene (coffee shop) across the road - very child friendly also a restaurant called Blas which is well worth trying out. From the art gallery if you walk along Kelvin Way towards Gibson street you will find a good number of eating places. You can get the tube back into town from Kelvinbridge.

purrrcat

There is also the Scotland street school museum
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=12

Next to Shields Road underground.

sra

You can download teh Glasgow Diary here (bottom-right)
And that page also has lots of stuff from the navigation on the left

finnieston

Hi,
If on the subway, alight at Kelvinbridge and head out of town on the Great Western Road, passing the odd chi-chi boutique/tat shop/etc. turn left at Hillhead Street up the steps, over the hill and then down to the University of Glasgow, aiming for the Hunterian Museum in the Main Building, which is free. (Maybe their Hunterian Art Gallery is more for grown-ups?). Then you can toddle up Byres Road to the Tropical Glasshouse & refurbished 'Kibble Palace' at the Botanic Gardens. In general, there is a pleasant mix of shops/cafes along Byres Rd. (and the library has clean WCs).

If at the Art Gallery, I would tend to walk past BeanScene and head up Regent Moray Street to Sebs Cafe on Old Dumbarton Rd, more like a corridor but the coffee etc. is good. Alternatively, Montgomery's Cafe on Radnor Street (continuation of Kelvin Way) is also about five minutes walk form Kelvingrove.

There are various cheap-ish Chinese Buffet undertakings on the 'town end' of Sauchiehall Street, where youngsters can eat at reduced prices.

The ferry service to Braindead has stopped. The 3 minutes (£1) Yoker Ferry crossing is the nearest sailing trip to Glasgow town centre (about five miles West).

For a real city tour: First Bus 89/90 trundle round the same circular route in opposite directions, passing Glasgow. All day ticket is about £3 odds. They used to run double deckers for a great view of the housing areas & (long gone) district hospitals, now they are often old bangers or glorified minibuses.

sra

There's a wee report about Kelvingrove here. That site also has other videos about places in Glasgow if you look around