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Cresswell Lane

A lane of setts behind Byres Road in the West End, of small shops, cafés and pubs, with De Courcy's Arcade of vintage and second-hand on its east side.

Welcome

Cresswell Lane is the quieter end of the West End's lanes.

Ashton Lane, with its strung lights and bars, runs in from Byres Road and comes out here, and Cresswell Lane carries on north behind the tenements, laid with setts and lined with small shops, cafés and pubs under whitewashed walls and hanging baskets.

On its east side stands De Courcy's Arcade, a two-storey building of small units where vintage clothes, second-hand books and records, and things made in Scotland share the floors.

Where the lane crosses Cresswell Street, look up at Hillhead Baptist Church: a Greek temple front with Ionic columns, built in 1883 to the design of the Glasgow architect Thomas Lennox Watson. Byres Road and Hillhead subway station are a minute away back through the lanes.

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Before you go

The lane is open to walk at any hour; the shops in the arcade keep their own hours.

Hillhead subway station on Byres Road is the nearest stop.

Where
Behind Byres Road in Hillhead, north of Ashton Lane.
Getting there
Hillhead subway station, a minute's walk away.
Look up
Hillhead Baptist Church of 1883 on Cresswell Street.

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Where it is

Hillhead, in Glasgow's West End, behind the east side of Byres Road.

Close byIn the lanes and on Byres Road, a minute or two away.
  1. The Gothic towers of the University of Glasgow's main building under a grey sky.HillheadThe Victorian suburb that was a burgh of its own until 1891.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Ashton LaneAshton LaneA cobbled lane of 1890s stables and workshops, lit overhead, with a cinema of 1921.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Mural of a girl in a headscarf on a Glasgow tenement wallByres RoadThe high street of the West End, from Partick Cross to the Botanic Gardens.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Ubiquitous ChipUbiquitous ChipThe West End's long-standing restaurant of Scottish produce, in Ashton Lane.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. The Cottonrake Café fascia in grey above tall timber windows.Cottonrake CafeA bakery and cafe on Great Western Road.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. The spire of Òran Mór over the corner of Byres Road.Òran MórA church on the corner of Byres Road, now a bar, restaurant and theatre.Under a mile 3 min by road
Directions
A pulled beef burger topped with onion rings, and a bowl of chips.RestaurantsOld Salty'sA step away
The counter at 1841, pale wood and a coffee machine under hanging lamps, shelves of coffee bags behind.Cafe1841A step away
Kochchi's yellow brick building on Ruthven Lane at night, with its balcony lit above and its masks painted on the walls.RestaurantsKochchiA step away
Starry Starry Night's green timber front on cobbled Dowanside Lane, with a rail of vintage clothes under a striped awning and framed pictures on the wall.ShoppingStarry Starry NightA step away
Copper leather banquettes, brick walls and hanging plants.RestaurantsThe Parlour0.2 miles
Restaurant interior with globe pendant lights, wooden tables and shelved plantsRestaurantsKa Pao0.2 miles
A box of decorated donuts under Nic's pink lid.CafeNic's NYC Deli0.2 miles
Wooden shelves display skincare products, jars and trailing plants above a counterShoppingHoos0.2 miles
Bartender behind the counter with shelves of spirits and cake displayCafeNaked Soup0.2 miles

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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the lane, and when each is next free.

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  • Sleeps 2
  • In Glasgow
  • A mile from Cresswell Lane
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dunlop
  • 12 miles from Cresswell Lane
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