Modern Family house 10 minutes away from City Centre Glasgow. 45 minutes from Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Festival. Convenient for Celtic Connections and Pipe band championships. 1 large triple room with double bed and single bed, dvd player, tea making facilities. 1 Double bedroom at the back of the house with tea making facilities tv with video player, and downstairs we have a twin room which has two single beds. Wardrobes in each room and drawers for clothing. The bathroom is shared, however we just negotiate times which works well. Breakfast is served in the dining part of the kitchen in the morning. Breakfast is full Scottish Breakfast, or and various cerials Rutherglen has a small shopping centre with shops pubs and carryout food and restaurants in the Main Street (3 minutes away). Rutherglen is a Royal Burgh. For buses and train it is only a 5 minutes walk which takes you into Glasgow City Centre in 6 or 7 minutes by train, 10 minutes on the bus. The fare into Glasgow from Rutherglen by train is return £1.25. Taxi service on Main Street or by phone (you are welcome to call from here). Museums shops and bus tours all 15 minutes away from Rutherglen. SCOTTISH EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE CENTRE is approx. 9 minutes away by train and you walk through a glass tunnel and arrive at the door for SECC, the music hall, The Rutunda restaurant and three hotels. HAMPDEN FOOTBALL STADIUM is about 3 minutes from the house. All tourist attractions within 15 minutes drive from the house. Loch Lomond is about 40 Minutes away with spectacular views of Scotland. Balloch at Loch Lomond helensburgh by the sea can be reached by train. You could also have an art lesson and draw Loch Lomond from the house instead of sitting outside. Art lessons in pastels are £25 for one painting and one person or £30.00 for two people.
I have negotiated with a Chauffeur to pick up guests from Glasgow Airport and drive them to our house for 35GBP. His cars are Mercedes E Class. (The fair for a taxi is about £25.00) Let me know if you're interested in this service. There is a bus from the airport which takes you into the City Centre called the airport shuttle and the cost is £4.50 single fare. This will take you in to the Central Station and you go to the lower level and can get a train to Rutherglen.
I have recently made a contact with a lady called Margaret, who runs a more personal travel agency and will be delighted to arrange travel and excursions. She has a personal approach to helping people and is based 10 miutes away from us here in Rutherglen. Please ask for her e mail address.
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