Welcome to YesGlasgow! If you're thinking about coming to Glasgow then here you will find everything you need to know about pubs and clubs, accommodation, places to go and the places that we think you should go. Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, which means there is absolutely loads of things to keep any mind occupied. Even if you have been living here for 5 years! Whether you are here for a week or just a weekend, we can suggest the best places to visit through our own personal experience in order for you to get the most out of your Glasgow Experience. We also understand that Scotland, being as lovely a place as it is, may tempt you elsewhere, so we will also give you ideas for trips from Glasgow! One of the best things about Scotland after all, is that it is small. The capital Edinburgh is only 50 minutes away from Glasgow, and that's on the opposite side of the country! Scotland wouldn't be Scotland however without it's mountains and lochs, so if you fancy a bit of scenery, Loch Lomond at the foot of Ben Lomond is only half an hour away by car or bus.

So! To the left of this text you will find our menu with information, ideas and reviews on all the best places to visit in Glasgow, as well as travel information within Glasgow and also out of Glasgow - whether its just for a day or the next stage in your onward journey. Once you have decided where you would like to visit, and obviously if it is Glasgow you want to come to (which it has to be!!), we will also help you in finding suitable accommodation as well as other activities we haven't mentioned here with the menu at the top. It couldn't be easier! Enjoy...

The YesScotland Team

Facts About Glasgow:

· Population: 585,090

· Area: 68 Sq Miles (109 Sq Kilometres)

· Average Age: 29% of the population are aged between 20 and 29, making it the youngest population in Scotland, probably due to...

· Education: 3 Universities + 11 colleges = a lot of students!

· Has the biggest "Student Union" in the UK, courtesy of Strathclyde University

· Glasgow's oldest university, The University of Glasgow, was established in 1451

· Glasgow University was home to William Thomson aka Lord Kelvin who, as well as being in the Guinness Book of Records for being the youngest person to enter a University at just 10 years old, also worked to discover the absolute zero point of temperature at -273.16 °C or 0 Kelvin

· In 1927, John Logie Baird (also a student at the University of Glasgow) was the first person to transmit television pictures from a hotel in Glasgow, through 428 miles of telephone cables to London

· Founded in 6th Century when St Mungo built a church at a place called Glas Gu (meaning "green place")

· Glasgow's River Clyde is 100 Miles (161 Kilometres) long

· Glasgow has more Italian restaurants per square mile than any other city in Britain