Cinema / theatre:

There is a multi screen cinema in the town centre which shows all the latest films, there is also a pub next door if you fancy a drink beforehand. Taxi rank and bus stops right outside. The theatre is on the main high street and has been there for years, has lots of shows on all year round. We also have a concert hall, this is quite a new addition to the town but has become very popular recently, with some big acts playing. It also has a restuarant in it which is open to the puplic regardless if you have tickets for anything.There is also a museum which is free to the public.

Pubs and restuarants:

Perth has a huge array of pubs and restuarants. Wetherspoons is very popular with families, this is situated on Tay Street. Prices are very reasonable and it also has a view of the River Tay .There are a few really popular pubs in the town centre, The Sandeman, The Foundry and Sportsters these ones get really busy at the weekends but have a good atmosphere. good mix of young and older clientelle. You also get decent bar lunches in these ones. If it is a more quiet night you want you could try Christies which is on Kinnoull Street. There are lots of pubs and restuarants in St Johns Place you will also find lots of quaint cafes in and around George Street.

Nightclubs:

Perth has four main nightclubs they are City, The loft, Ice Factory and Bliss and Envy. The ice factory is for the young i would say 18-24. It has 3 floors which play different styles of music on each level. It is £7 for entry it also has an outdoor area which does hamburgers and the likes.The only downside is it is quite far from the centre so i would phone taxi before you leave.The loft and city are very popular have a good mix of ages and music.City has a 60/70s night on a Friday which is great as it has the boogie nights dancers great night out.Bliss and Envy is for the really young, i would avoid if over 20 years of age.

Accommodation:

If it is a b & b or guest house Dunkeld Road has a huge selection of these which is very close to town centre, 5 min walk.In the centre there is the City Mills which is a Jarvis hotel this one is very popular. The other big hotels in and around Perth are The Queens, The Lovat ,Isle of skye, Grampian Hotel and The Station.

Transport:

The bus service in Perth are very good , buses run every 5-10 mins not so often if it is a rural destination but still very good.Bus prices vary from 40p for a child to £1.30 for an adult. Taxi rank in Mill Street is the best but if busy then there is lots of smaller taxi offices / numbers you can choose from.There is also a bus station and train station near the city centre.

Other things to do:

Perth also has an ice rink and swimming centre these are right next to each other. Swimmies has flumes and wild water great day out for kids. There is also a health spa in the swimmies as well, with jacuzzi and the likes.Or if you are feeling energetic there is also a gym! If it is just out walking you are wanting to do there is 2 big parks which are locally know as the north inch and south inch. The norrie miller walk is also very nice with views over the River Tay which runs right through the town .Tay street has seats to just look over it is beautiful.You could also go and visit Scone Palace there is a bus that takes you to it as it is on the outskirts but good day out.And the walks up Kinnoull Hill are fantastic views are amazing.

Anyway there is still loads i haven't mentioned but you will see when you visit.

Thanks for reading

In Dublin though, your search for a real pub is much shorter as this city abounds with genuine pubs. One of the finest is Doheny & Nesbitt located on Baggot Street.

Walking into the pub, you're immediately transported into a past time. Doheny & Nesbitt's has stood on this spot since 1850 and although renovations have been done to ensure the pub serves good food and great pints, the original snugs (small wooden partitions designed to keep women out of sight of men in days of old) are still very present and fill the pub with real character.

If you're lucky enough to get into a snug (as this pub is always very busy) you'll still see, on the side, the small brass panels used to light matches for cigarettes. Although in this day and age, smoking is banned in pubs, the presence of these remnants of the past add great feeling and you're glad they're there.

The snugs add character, the longevity of the pub soul, but what about stories? Doheny & Nesbitt has its fair share of tales, attracting since it opened up, politicians, sports fans, literary figures and surrounding workers. The location of the pub attracts economists from the government and this has spurned a very quirky story about the pub, with journalists speaking of the "The Doheny & Nesbitt School of Economics" - a nod to the politicians and economists who ate and drank (and no doubt talked shop) in the pub in the late 80s, just before Ireland transformed into the Celtic Tiger. Not many pubs across the world can lay claim to a school of thought being named after it!

You can enjoy the best of both worlds' now as Doheny & Nesbitt have large screen televisions and a modern pub menu serving pies, bagels and sandwiches. You get to enjoy these modern conveniences though alongside the original counter, 19th century fittings, and some of the best creamy pints in Dublin - and some would argue, the world.

Doheny & Nesbitt
5 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6762945

 

 

It ' s not that often that I visit an eatery for a meal in Central London, but the Garden introduced me to a new way of " city dining " . The Garden has a nice accommodation for customers suited for every season of the year. There ' s a forecourt with benches for the customers to enjoy both the sun and the food. And if course there ' s a classic pub décor in the dining room where the atmosphere is nice and cosy in the winter. The walls are white with a lower half wood beat panelling. Very upmarket for the locals. There are three wide screen TVs broadcasting sports channels. I was lucky enough to have watched a football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on my visit. They had a projection TV for this match which is watchable from the front of the pub. The staff are confident and friendly, wear a uniform and know how to cook food and serve drinks at the same time. There are DJ evenings on Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm to 2am. Providing a long hard bender of hip-hop, funk and soul. Don ' t worry about the loud music ruining your appetite because food is only served until the disc jockey takes to the stage.

After I got my drink I started off with Cajun Chicken as my main dish. When I paid for my meal I was given a wooden spoon with a number written on it. It was quite a useful solution, given the fact that the tables don ' t have individual numbers. In the Garden you can expect the customers to be at the bar and then move to a table. With the numbered spoons the waiters can see if you ' ve found a table after you ' ve ordered. All you have to do is hold your number up.

My dish was served in a matter of minutes. Perfectly presented with chips, garden peas, beer battered onion rings, mushrooms, half a grilled tomato and a small tub of salsa sauce. The meat was richly tendered and almost non greasy, which makes a change from my own cooking where I ' m unable to control the amount of oil I put into it. The onion rings had a nice crispy texture with a good flavour, but the chewy centre was almost pasty. The mushrooms aren ' t too soft but they are very nicely browned. The chips are fantastic that they make a decent change from the soggy grit of a chippy ' s deep fat fryer. Absolutely irresistible! I like the origin for the peas as their very crunchy and finely picked. Obviously they ' ve been cooked in a flash to avoid them from going mushy. The tomato was absolutely brilliant. The chef takes great care with vegetables. I must come here for a vegetarian night. As for the salsa sauce, well I could definitely tell they had no plastic traces in them. Like me I prefer sauces freshly made by blending them from vegetables.

After I finished my food I took a good long look at the menu. They offer a variety of do it yourself chips and burgers whereby you choose your own toppings and sauces. On the mains there are five chicken dishes, a curry, a traditional fish and chips, ham, egg and chips and sausage and mash. Basic home cooking done on a greater level, simple, gorgeous and satisfying. Vegetarians have their choices of lasagne and a cannelloni. There ' s a special deal on some of the mains where you can order " 2 for £6.45 " . The sandwiches, wraps and melts are all served with a dressed salad garnish, coleslaw and chips. The optional breads are baguette, bap and bloomer. There ' s a fantastic offer for a sunday lunch as well. For £5.95 you can have roast beef or roast chicken served with mash potato, fresh vegetables and yorkshire puddings with gravy. Beetroot and goat ' s cheese is on offer for vegetarians. There ' s an extra charge of £2.00 for a dessert.

Talking of which I didn ' t resist a tasty chocolate orange pudding with chocolate ice cream. The ice cream was optional. You can have it with custard instead if you like. The ice cream was smooth and creamy, but it wasn ' t topped on the pudding. By the time I got to the warm pudding my tongue was saying " high five " to my brain. My taste buds were gagging for the chocolate coated cream and the soft orange flavour in the texture. Always be sure to have a hot milky tea with the pudding as it makes an excellent dessert. This was the perfect evening to host the social occasion that I ' d been invited to. I ' ll always find a time to go there again. The atmosphere is just as good as the food and drink.

Appeals to sports fans, family friendly, classic gastro pub, North London. Prices range from £3 - £10 a meal.

Glasgow is not the gritty, working-class metropolis of legend. It never was, and there are many attractions and things to do in this Mecca of the North.

Glasgow, in fact, is one of the UK's most visited cities. It hosted the Great Exhibitions of 1888 and 1901, became an industrial powerhouse in the twentieth century, and has returned as a place of culture since the Second World War. The city hosted the popular Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988, and was designated European City of Culture in 1990. In 1996, it hosted a spectacular Festival of Visual Arts. More than two million tourists visit from within the UK and from Europe and more distant areas every year.

The Old and the New

Glasgow is home to many of Scotland's principal performing arts organisations:

• The Scottish Opera
• The Scottish Ballet
• The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
• The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
• The Citizen's Theatre

In addition, there are many new small and "experimental" venues and lively pubs and clubs, especially clustering around the Glasgow centers of learning. Since the city's first university was established in 1451, Glasgow has been hailed as a powerful seat of learning. Lord Kelvin, Adam Smith and James Watt are just some of history's great thinkers associated with the city's academic past. Today's educational establishments include:

• The University of Glasgow
• Strathclyde University
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• The Royal Scottish Academy of Music
• Glasgow School of Art
• College of Commerce
• College of Building and Printing
• College of Food Technology
• Glasgow Hotel School (Strathclyde University)

Visitors are often surprised to learn that Glasgow has the largest retail sector outside of London. Residents and visitors from around the UK and overseas are drawn to the city's expanding shopping outlets, which include:

• Shopping malls like the chic and trendy Princes Square, the enormous St Enoch Centre, Sauchiehall Street Centre, Parkhead Forge, the historical Argyle Arcade, and the Buchanan Galleries (opened 1999)
• The main pedestrian shopping thoroughfares of Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street. .
• The unique and colorful Barras weekend street market
• The smaller, character filled outlets of the city's bohemian West End
• A wide range of top class cafés, restaurants, pubs and wine bars

The city of Glasgow is proud of its tough industrial past and current vibrant economy. The city employs City Centre Representatives to help shoppers and visitors around the city, and a comprehensive City Watch close-circuit TV scheme keeping a watchful eye on the streets.