Date spot in Glasgow
Saint Luke's and the Winged Ox
Eat and drink at the Winged Ox, the bar inside Saint Luke's, a converted church by the Barras that also puts on gigs.
Bain Street, by the Barras, East End
Address: 17 Bain Street, Glasgow G40 2JZ- Bar
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Dog friendly
- Cosy
- Big night
Why it's a good date: Saint Luke's invites you to bring your four-legged friends to the Winged Ox, and shares a dog of the day. It's the bar that's dog friendly, so ask before taking a dog to a gig. Make a day of it with a rummage at the Barras round the corner.
Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
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A walk along the Forth and Clyde Canal
Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas, to Maryhill
Address: Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas, Glasgow G4 9TG- Outdoors
- Free
- Dog friendly
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Active
Follow the towpath from the old grain mills at Speirs Wharf out through north Glasgow to the flight of locks and the Kelvin Aqueduct at Maryhill.
Why it's a good date: Scottish Canals welcomes dogs on the towpath as long as they're under control and you clean up after them. Bikes share the path, so a short lead helps. It's flat, quiet and greener than you'd expect, with narrowboats at the start and wide views from the locks.
Photo: William Starkey, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Inn Deep and the Kelvin Walkway
Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, West End
Address: 445 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 8HH- Bar
- Cheap and cheerful
- Dog friendly
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Outdoors
Walk the River Kelvin up through Kelvingrove Park to Kelvinbridge, then settle in at Inn Deep, a craft beer bar in the arches under the bridge, with tables by the water.
Why it's a good date: Inn Deep gives the dogs that drink there their own page on its website, and the walkway is park path, so dogs are fine on a short lead or close at heel. The riverside tables are the ones to get.
Photo: Tbatb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
Queen's Park and the flagpole view
Queen's Park, Victoria Road, South Side
Address: Queen's Park, Victoria Road, Glasgow G42 8LU- Outdoors
- Free
- Dog friendly
- Romantic
Climb to the flagpole at the top of Queen's Park for a view right across Glasgow, then wander down past the pond to the cafés on Victoria Road.
Why it's a good date: Glasgow's parks welcome dogs on a short lead or kept close at heel, so it's an easy one to bring them on. Go on a clear evening: on a good day you can pick out the University tower and the hills beyond.
Photo: John Lindie, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)
