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Stay at Jurys Inn, Glasgow, Scotland 3*** rating: Jurys Inn Glasgow is ideally located on Jamaica Street, adjacent to Central Station, overlooking the River Clyde and easily accessible from the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. Located just two-minute walk from Central Station and close to great shopping and all the major attractions of Glasgow city, Jurys Inn is the ideal location for business and leisure travellers. We offer bright, spacious rooms, which can accommodate up to three adults or two adults and two children and our fixed rate room pricing offers outstanding value for money.
Address: 80 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tel: (+44 141) 314 4800.
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What to See at Glasgow: Visit Glasgow and you will be in no doubt why the City was awarded the prestigious accolade of UK City of Architecture and Design 1999. Wander round the City and you will see a multitude of outstanding buildings and structures including: The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens, Glasgow Necropolis, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The McLellan Arch, The City Chambers, Glasgow's River Clyde Bridges, Kibble Palace Glasshouse and the The Doulton Fountain and the Burrell Museum. Glasgow, with a population of around 600,000, is Scotland's largest city and is the commercial capital of Scotland. It is the UK's largest retail centre after London. Situated in the Central Belt of Scotland on the west coast it is easily accessible by road, rail and air. Glasgow is one of Europe's top 20 financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses. The city houses many wonderful municipal art galleries and museums, first class sports and leisure facilities; excellent theatres; an array of restaurants, pubs and clubs; and beautiful parks. Spectacular countryside and coastal views are within easy reach and the city is only 42 miles from Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. The city is administered by Glasgow City Council with the municipal headquarters, the City Chambers, situated in George Square, at the heart of the city.
About Glasgow: Glasgow's history stems back to the sixth century when an ecclesiastical community was established by St. Mungo. His church was built on the site of the present Glasgow Cathedral. From this beginning, the town of 'Glas Cau', meaning 'dear, green place', took hold and gradually spread over the many gradual hills that surround the River Clyde. Following the Treaty of Union in 1707, trade with the New World increased and Glasgow became one of the principal European ports handling mainly tobacco and sugar. The Industrial Revolution brought activity such as textile and chemical production but, with coal abundant in the seams of Lanarkshire to fuel ironworks, the city took to a wide range of heavy industries, ship and locomotive building being the most conspicuous. The Clyde, formerly a shallow river, was dredged in the late 1700s and Glasgow became the world's leading shipbuilding centre. In the 1840s Glasgow's population dramatically increased when deposed Highlanders joined the thousands fleeing Ireland's potato famine. They descended on the city to provide cheap labour. Upmarket residential areas such as the Gorbals on the south side of the river were take-over to working class families. But, under a huge pressure of numbers and with little maintenance, these estates quickly fell into decay and Glasgow's problems grew as quickly as wealth. Nowadays, with their city spruced up and a positive atmosphere in the streets, Glasgow's populous appear as chic as those in Rome or Paris. Sitting outside the many coffee bars or browsing through art galleries scattered throughout the town, their reputation for friendliness is only surpassed by their trenchant sense of humour.
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