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THE SUBWAYIST PUB GUIDE · GLASGOW

The Grapes Bar

A tenement corner pub with a Rangers theme, sports television and karaoke, close to Cornwall Street and the local community spaces around Kinning Park.

Walking directions ↗
SouthsideSouth of the Clyde≈ 250 m from Kinning Park · straight line

THE PARTICULARS

A stop at The Grapes Bar

Find it
218 Paisley Road West, Glasgow G51 1BU
Nearest Subway on this bank
Kinning Park · ≈ 250 m in a straight line
Venue information
CAMRA pub listing ↗

Pair your visit with Plantation Park, ≈ 200 m away in a straight line on the same side of the Clyde. The sights below are ordered from closest to furthest from the pub.

OFF THE TRAIN, INTO GLASGOW

Getting to The Grapes Bar by Subway

Kinning Park is the closest mapped Subway station on the pub's side of the Clyde. Compare these two same-bank options, then follow the walking route for the station you choose.

These are approximate comparisons between mapped points, not measured walking distances. Entrances, street layouts and crossings may change the best route. Check Subway service notices before setting off.

MAKE A WEE DETOUR

Things to do near The Grapes Bar

Three nearby ideas from our directory on the same side of the Clyde. Each directions link starts at The Grapes Bar.

  • ≈ 200 m from The Grapes Bar · straight line

    Plantation Park

    A small neighbourhood green space opposite Kinning Park Complex, with grass and trees offering a straightforward outdoor pause among the surrounding residential streets.

    Cornwall Street and Plantation Park Gardens, Glasgow G51 1NW

  • ≈ 200 m from The Grapes Bar · straight line

    Kinning Park Complex

    A community-owned former school beside the station, hosting creative activity and local gatherings. Check the programme before visiting its restored halls and shared spaces.

    43 Cornwall Street, Glasgow G41 1BA

  • ≈ 350 m from The Grapes Bar · straight line

    Festival Park

    A landscaped green space surviving from the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival, with paths and remnants of the original planting and water features.

    Govan Road at Pacific Drive, Glasgow G51 1HJ

A FEW MORE CHAIRS

Other pubs around here

Nearby alternatives on this bank, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from The Grapes Bar.

  • Southside

    The Bellrock

    A modest single-storey corner pub on Cornwall Street, near Kinning Park station, with sports television and a neighbourhood setting beside Paisley Road West.

    ≈ 25 m from The Grapes Bar · straight lineExplore this pub ↗
  • Southside

    District Bar

    A neighbourhood sports bar on Paisley Road West, conveniently placed among Kinning Park's traditional corner pubs and within reach of Cessnock's residential streets.

    ≈ 125 m from The Grapes Bar · straight lineExplore this pub ↗
  • Southside

    The Viceroy

    A traditional island-bar pub opposite the Old Toll Bar, retaining interwar fittings and later details recognised in CAMRA's inventory of historic pub interiors.

    ≈ 500 m from The Grapes Bar · straight lineExplore this pub ↗