The Curler's Rest
Historic Byres Road pub beside Hillhead station, with traditional surroundings, pub food and a long connection to the West End.
256-260 Byres Road, Glasgow
Walk from Hillhead Subway Station, Glasgow.
GOOD COMPANY. NO RUSH.
A short social circuit
Meet beside Hillhead, wander up Byres Road, then finish beside the Kelvin. Choose a couple of stops or settle in at all three.
How this walk fits together
Meet at Hillhead and use The Curler's Rest as a first option. Continue up Byres Road towards Òran Mór, then walk towards the Kelvin and Inn Deep, finishing at Kelvinbridge. Pick the venues that suit your group: this is a short social walk, with no requirement to order alcohol or visit every bar. Leave space for a meal or a longer catch-up.
Start at Hillhead Subway and finish at Kelvinbridge Subway. Each directions link below starts from the previous place on the itinerary.
Your stops, in order
Òran Mór
A former church at the top of Byres Road, bringing together a whisky bar, theatre, music and Alasdair Gray's ceiling mural.
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow
Walk from The Curler's Rest, 256-260 Byres Road, Glasgow.
Inn Deep
Independent craft beer bar in the arches beside the River Kelvin, with riverside seating close to Kelvinbridge station.
445 Great Western Road, Glasgow
Walk from Òran Mór, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow.
Another kind of Glasgow day
2–3 hours · WALKING ROUTEWest End wanderHillhead to KelvinhallFrom the gardens to Ashton Lane, past the university cloisters and into Kelvingrove Park. Take your time over the little streets in between.3–4½ hours · WALKING ROUTEShipyards & older storiesGovan to PartickDiscover Govan’s shipbuilding story and carved stones, then cross the Clyde for Glasgow’s transport collections.2½–4 hours · WALKING ROUTERainy day cultureCowcaddens to Buchanan StreetPiping history, Mackintosh interiors and contemporary art, with a good excuse to linger along the way.