Govan Shopping Centre has had a makeover and are now OPEN on Sunday's…read more There have been some great changes made over the year great selection of new shops, almost all of the centre's units are now occupied. Some of the shops now at the shopping centre are: - Home Bargains Iceland Greggs British Heart Foundation Farmfoods Albemarle Bond Jewellers and Pawnbrokers McColls Subway Forde Opticians Card Factory Deans Super-store Post Office Fruit & Veg stall Woman's Clothes stall (everything is £5) Free parking plus the adjoining bus terminus and Subway Station. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday - and now also 10am to 5pm on Sundays.

Just a quick hop off the Govan Subway will find you in the Govan Cross Shopping Centre. You'll…read morepretty much find what you expect to find in this place, Coop store, farm-foods, wee cafe/bakery, bargain books stand, hardware store etc... Nothing really to write home about but a good amenity for local shoppers none the less. Unless you find yourself in Sunny Govan then there really ain't much of a reason to set sights on this place as the stores here don't offer anything extra in relation to the ones you'll find in your local area.... Oh, i may aswell make mention of the Christmas decorations which were pretty cool and traditional, not these fancy smancy led lights and such.

I don't know about you, but I never expect this place to be here. One minute you're wandering along…read moreDumbarton Road looking at Charity shops and discount furniture stores, and the next you find yourself standing outside a large retail park. This place is pretty much your average retail park. It's not particularly exciting, but it does have some useful shops as well as a really big free car park. There's an M&S Simply Food and a Sainsburys, as well as a large Boots store, an Argos Extra and a couple of outdoors clothes stores. There's also an Au Naturale and an Oddbins store. Hungry? There's also a McDonald's with a drive thru.

One of my favorite bits of the West End of Glasgow, it meets almost all my shopping needs, with…read moreHome Bargains, Sainsbury's, Boots, Brantano & M&S quick store. And there is a coffee shops and a quick food outlet if you are in need of some sustenance. There is plenty of parking spaces, recycling bins so you can kill two birds with one stone so to speak clear the house ready for the next round of shopping .

I made a pretty substantial discovery the other day. Interested? Well, then let me continue. I…read morediscovered that the Cambridge Street Car Park (which is the one just about opposite Cowcaddens Subway Station) does a special offer on parking from 6pm to 6am. No matter how long you stay in the carpark between the two times - there's a simple flat fee of £1.50. Bargain? Bargain! That means that if you're off into town for the Cinema or the like, it's actually a LOT cheaper to drive in than it is to get the Subway or the bus. Especially if there's more than one of you. Plus, Cambridge Street carpark is brightly lit and secure - if you want to get into the building as a pedestrian you have to swipe a valid carparking ticket. It's also never busy, which means you'll always be able to get a space on the ground floor within about ten paces from the pay station. Ah, my nightly cinema trips will never be the same......

A non-stop thrill ride of almost indescribable magnitude, the orgasmic Cambridge Street Car Park is…read morewithout doubt Glasgow's biggest adrenalin rush, and a must for tourists and locals alike. The smooth, black tarmac, the bold white lines, the striking breezeblock architecture, and not forgetting the glistening pay-and-display machines, I think I need a lie down.... It's just a car park, but probably the cheapest one in the city centre, so I suppose I like it.

You may wonder why I am writing a review about a West End car park - I mean surely the West End has…read moretons of more interesting and funky happening places going on, eh? Well, yes it does. Indeed, it does. However, sometimes in order to get to these funky happening places you need to park your car. Being a mainly public transport or walking type of girl, this is something which ordinarily doesn't occur to me. Yet, on entering a course last week I was shocked that when someone asked me about the nearest car park I really had to think about it. Furthermore, I could not for the life of me explain where it was (I am truly terrible at giving directions). And so, I decided this was a necessary review. This car park is fairly big (in West End standards) and is located just behind the Marks and Spencers off of Byres Road and Ashton Lane. From this, you'll realise how handy it is for the buzz of Byres Road and 'The Lane'. It's a Glagsow City Council Car Park so prices are average (I think) andit's very cheap for an all day ticket on Sundays. Perfect, for a spot of West End Sunday shopping and eating. Meanwhile, it tends to be quieter than the other car park which is more easily noticeable from Byres Road so there's always a good chance that you'll find a space or that one will quickly become available.

This is a pretty handy car park for visiting Byres Road/Ashton Lane, and I used to park here all…read morethe time. That was, until my drive shaft snapped and my car rolled down the hill into a pole. Now I kind of have the fear about parking here. Good things: - Cheap - Handy for Byres Road/Ashton Lane - Open 24 hours Not so good: - Could do with resurfacing - On a bit of a hill - Tough to get a spot If you're lucky, you might be able to get a spot on Byres Road which is free. So try there first!

I found this quite by accident one evening when my husband and I drove into Glasgow to go to the…read moretheatre. It's a perfect car park if you want to access Sauchiehall Street it's not far to Buchanan Galleries or the Royal Concert Hall, just a few blocks' walk. It's a clean, well looked after, multi-story with 377 spaces and open 24/7, so you don't have to worry about getting back late after a show and finding the gate closed!! One hour costs £1.30 and it goes up around £2 an hour after that 5 hours is £8.50. Sunday all day is just £4.

Bit of a convoluted system here, the electronic sign down the road says spaces available but as…read moresoon as you've gone up the ramp and can't turn round it says car park full? Sat for twenty minutes in a queue on a ramp waiting for the one car out one car in system to work it's magic when the car starts making a rattling sound. Turns out the pothole at the beginning of the ramp has done a bit of reorganising to parts of the engine which will now need to be looked at. Take care here. Otherwise, decent enough price for 2 hours (£3.50) and a central location for shopping and eating in town.

I'm no medical student and this building's main function is the education of medical students. So…read moreinstead I'm reviewing it in its capacity as an exhibition space and as a place on campus to get a bite to eat. As you enter the Wolfson you find yourself in a large, white, bright space known as the atrium. There's a little art on the walls and a cafe the's accessed on the far side away from the main entrance. This atrium is occasionally used as a function room or as an exhibition space. I've been involved with a few events here, mostly for the Glasgow Science Festival, where it has proven to be ideal for setting up stalls and talking to guests about science (or whatever else, according to your events theme). Students already get free WiFi here through the eduroam network and guest WiFi is also sometimes available during events. Power points are plentiful (very helpful when running events) and the natural light coming in from above is refreshing and easy on the eyes. The cafe is part of the University of Glasgow's catering services. Arguably university catering is probably the thing I hear Glasgow University students (and sometimes staff) complaining about more often than any other aspect of the university. However, if you're after a cheap soup, sandwich, baked potato or other basic meal, or a coffee and a cake, then you'll struggle to find much cheaper in the West End than you can get at the University Cafes. To give the staff their credit this can also make for a very quick lunch since they are super efficient. Do have a good look at what you're buying though - occasionally things aren't quite as fresh as you'd hope.

This is a very swanky, new building (at least for the University) which is located in the prime…read morespot of University Avenue. It's a multi purpose building that mainly services - you've guessed it - medical students. However, it is open to other students who can use the computer lab facilities throughout the building as well as a rather pleasant - if slightly run of the mill - cafe on the ground floor. Meanwhile, it offers very good facilities for non-students too. For instance, there is a reasonable space for parking behind this building which is often overlooked. Thus, is always a good bet if you are looking for a parking space slightly off the main Byres Road drag. Likewise, there is a little roll van parked behind this building which offers cheap cups of tea and rolls and sausage. For the more health conscious among you there are ample bike 'parking' railings just outside the main door. These can be chockablock at peak times, but for the most part are quieter than other round about this area. All in all, a good place to know that provides some very handy and lesser known facilities for nothing (or next to nothing).

For me, the Kelvin Walkway is the highlight of the West End and one of the main reasons I love…read moreliving here. It's just a wonderful corridor of greenery to wander through and transport yourself away from traffic noise and pollution. Mind you, it wasn't always like this - in Victorian times and before the Kelvin was very much a working river and was extremely polluted, and it's only really in the latter years of the 20th Century that it was properly cleaned up and transformed into a walking route. The Kelvin is Glasgow's 'other' river and I recommend the book of the same name by Alex Matheson if you want to know more about the history of the river. The walkway is great for accessing the Botanic Gardens or Kelvingrove Park, and a pleasant walk into town is to take the walkway round the back of the Museum & Art Gallery then cut through Kelvingrove Park and along Clairmont Gardens and Woodside Place, which brings you out nicely at Charing Cross without encountering much traffic. I live within a mile of its downstream efflux into the Clyde, and I just adore the fact that I could step out of my front door and end up in Fort William by following the Kelvin Walkway to Milngavie and then joining the West Highland Way. How does Bilbo's song go? The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. Definitely on my bucket list - I may not make it as far as Fort William but Milngavie station is a definite possibility!

A simply gorgeous part of Glasgow to explore - I only knew of a small part of this walkway until…read moreSara T took us on a west end wander further north from Inn Deep up to Queen Margaret Drive. What a delight the walkway is - leafy, lush and somewhat like a rainforest. You'd never knew you were in the middle of a city when you're wandering along. There's some delights to discover along the way, including the mills and at the right time of year, loads of wild garlic. If you've never been before, it's a must for any Glasgow resident for a lovely weekend wander.