Tramway

What a BEAUTIFUL space! I absolutely love Tramway!
So my understanding of this place is that is legitimately use to be a tramway station or something, right? Gotta look this up! But there are old tracks in the building so I pieced 2 puzzled together. Ohoho.
This place is massive and has many great gallery spaces, a café, outdoor gardens, theatre space, offices and etc. It’s wonderful!
I recently visited for the Glasgow International Festival, to see some artwork from interesting peeps. The huge gallery is amazing! Exposed industrial roofs, bright and white walls, makes for a very large space to fill! Perfect for huge installations or films. This place gives you a very upcycled and industrial vibe, which is my fav type of environment. I’m all up for re-​purposing buildings for the greater good!
I had a walk around with Gian and we wandered into the Hidden Gardens which is equally as beautiful. Would definitely go on a sunny day!
Definitely will be here more often, especially when there are more exhibits and events!

I was apprehensive to venture this far down into the Soutside if I am honest. However, I had two of my Amigos with me plus an Irishman, so I knew it was going to be okay.
The Turner Prize is being held here until the 17^th of January (woo, so I might still be able to see it) because this is not the reason we came here. We came here to see «Little Red» by the Barrowland Ballet (GO, readers, GO! It’s on until Christmas and it’s great!).
The Tramway is a fantastic venue and it’s huge and the seats (at least in Tramway 1) are comfortable and it’s a huge studio (although medium stage, according to the dancers). It’s big and has so incredibly much to offer.
Be aware that it is very warm inside throughout the performances. The bathrooms are also incredibly narrow. It’s all very artsy. But it is a fantastic venue for the arts in Glasgow.
There is also a small café located inside that I have heard good things about, but I haven’t tried. I also didn’t get a chance to check out the Hidden Gardens. The final thing that I will say about this place is that they have an awesome outreach attitude (they call it participation) to involve the communities and more generally, people.
I cannot wait to come back.

I’ve been to the tramway many times to see art exhibitions, shows, catch up with friends and even a one year olds birthday party. So it really does meet all needs. As a venue it is big and airy, perfect for exhibitions and shows.
I went a couple of months ago when the menu was all vegan, I was disappointed with the food then, but not as much as I was yesterday. They have now changed their café so that you can only buy pre packed sandwiches, soup or 3 different pies and when I say pie I mean a bog standard pie no salad no chips etc. I went for the broccoli soup which was not very good, it had been blended but in the middle of my soup was a big bit of stalk. Safe to say I left feeling hungry. They also offer cakes but I passed on that. If I was giving stars for the food alone they wouldn’t have got any.
After lunch we went to see the Turner prize it was a nice way to spend my lunch break from work and they have a lovely gift shop to.
All in I would say go see shows and exhibitions. Eat cake and drink coffee but avoid going for food.

Alas the food in Tramway’s café is now pre-​packed. What a disappointment! It used to be good.

Tramway is a fantastic place to pause, enjoy some art, have a coffee and even view a theatre or dance piece. I also go and use the wifi and café space to do work occasionally (looking out on the Hidden Gardens).
I love that there are exhibitions in the Tramway which are free (following the great Glasgow tradition). The lower level of Tramway hosts high profile artworks and performance pieces; currently the Turner Prize although I have seen many exhibitions here, from Sonica sound and art festival, one off pieces and Glasgow International works. I find it fascinating to see how the space changes each time there is a new exhibition, you can see the old tramlines on the floor and sometimes these add to the experience of viewing the artwork by drawing you in visually.
I enjoy the upper level displays in the Tramway, small exhibitions of work take place there which often with a community theme– it is my view that Tramway seems to make a big effort to offer events and workshops for both the immediate community and Glasgow as a whole as they have regular family events and art clubs, taught classes and outreach activities.

Atmosphere-​wise the café here is nothing out of the ordinary. Counter service was pleasant and the price: cake size probably just right and no more. The «hidden gardens» at the rear of the building looked worth visiting when the weather’s a bit better.
I hope the gents are in the process of being renovated though as otherwise the state of them leaves a bit to be desired. Replacing the badly wobbling table (and I’d presume there to be more than just the one I used) would be a good idea.

Das Tramway ist das historische Straßenbahn-​Depot von Glasgow aus der Zeit, als die Straßenbahnen noch von Pferden gezogen wurden. Damit versprüht dieser Ort einen wunderbaren, historischen Industrieflair. Ich habe das Tramway kennen gelernt, als ich dort eine Theateraufführung besuchte (von der Reeling & Writhing Company über die letzten Tage der deutschen Widerstandsgruppe Weiße Rose). Der Theaterraum und das Stück waren sehr gut. Besonders erwähnen möchte ich aber auch, dass in einer großen Halle ein Galerie für Kunstausstelllungen eingerichtet wurde. Darüber hinaus gibt es hier ein schönes Café, an dessen Terrasse ein wunderschöner Garten anschließt, den man an einem solch alten Industrieort nicht vermuten würde. Darüber hinaus bietet das Traumway auch Bildungs– und Familienangebote. Rundum ein toller Ort, der einen Besuch Wert ist.

Popped out here for a recent wee presentation event called Pecha Kucha… ’tis lucky I ain’t reviewing the event…
And off we go. The place itself is pretty cool: stark and almost industrial in it’s feel, the Tramway is an excellent building that hosts some great events… and some ‘meh’ ones.
As a space, it’s pretty good. I’ve only been in the one auditorium and whilst it ain’t nothing spectacular, it at least allows for a blank canvas for the performers to ruin… sorry, work with.
My one major gripe though is the booze on offer. Can’s of John Smiths. yes, can’s, as well as a couple of generic bottled beers, is not where this bar/​café should be aiming. Ok so they sell all the usual spirits and wine etc, but c’mon guys, with a venue like that, people may actually stick around afterwards for a wee drinky poo, if anything decent was on offer… Ever heard of West Brewery? Aye, I thought so.

Ah the Tramway. What a beautiful building and setting and a great venue for gigs and exhibitions.
This place is great on a brisk Sunday morning. Grab a (seriously good) coffee from the café and sit outside with your favourate broadsheet and pretend to read it. Exhibitions change frequently so stay up to date on the website to be sure you don’t miss any! The garden out the back is by far my favourite part with some cool wee finds if you go trawling through the trees at the bottom!

I have at least one warm memory of this place.
An all day shot at the Triptych Festival in 2008 with loads of amazing bands playing including Mogwai, Errors and Malcolm Middleton.
A great venue for music and with a funky garden outside. Not in the best location, but you can’t really hold that against the place.
There’s alot more stuff going on in here now it’s back up and running and I hope to catch as much of it as possible.

Tramway is a great cultural hub in Glasgow, offering groups and classes on the weekends for music, dance and drama. It also plays host to some of the best in contemporary art exhibitions, with previous installations including an impressive one by conceptual artist, Barbara Krueger.
The Hidden Gardens outside are lovely and a tourist attraction all of its own. There’s a nice little café inside too, which serves up tasty soup and afternoon tea to end your day in this lovely big building.

Why haven’t more people have more to say about Tramway?! Colour me baffled.
Tramway was refurbished and reopened a while back, and while it has lost some of the rickety charm I remember fondly, it’s still a wonderful space.
The seating area is very chic, lots of wood and little stools, it has a comfortable feel to it. There is also an outdoor garden, and an art space for small exhibitions.
The auditorium is used as a music venue, as well as hosting some amateur theatre productions. There is stadium seating and an open area in front of the stage. The acoustics and sound are very good, though if you sit up high you might feel a little estranged from the action.
Tramway is definitely an under-​appreciated Glasgow institution, and is well worth checking out if you’ve never paid it a visit.

Always good exhibitions here and the hidden gardens are always a pleasure.

The Tramway is awesome! The café is lovely, not too expensive and always does nice food — check the specials out.
The gardens are beautiful and very family friendly, there are always kids there running about (not sure whether this is a good thing!).
The exhibitions are interesting and it’s just a gorgeous space. Very cool place to hang out especially if you’re a creative person. I’m an art student — I go all the time!
Oh yeah and I agree with that other guy — the juice rules! Everyone should have a berry blast smoothie too!

My visit at the Tramway started rather bad as there was no exhibition that day I should have checked their program online so it’s my fault. Anyway, I just stayed for a wee walk in the hidden gardens and had a fantastic fresh fruit juice, which was an extremely enjoyable experience on a sunny day. I left happy and I’ll come back to see more art an another time.

A handy place to hang out for wifi. Their venue hosts some varied and interesting exhibitions. The café serves nice enough food but it can be a little grating having to put up with the amount of screaming kids that seem to appear everytime I visit. At the times it is peaceful it is easy place to spend your time.

i love the tramway café so much that i almost dont want to review it, i dont want it to get too busy.
the theatre space is fantastic and puts on excellent plays.
the café is a great place to spend a day, the soups are always excellent and they do a great cream tea for a few pounds. i had the lamb burger the last time i was there and it was delicious.
and then you have the secret gardens, a lovely wee place to have a walk round and enjoy the scenery.

As the name suggest this used to be a Tram depot, then for a while it was the transport museum and now an Arts venue.
The history of the building adds to its functional/​industrial character.
There is a Café Bar at the back that’s open during the day and overlooks a landscaped space called The Hidden Garden, it’s a very peaceful place to sit in or walk round and worth a visit alone.
The Tramway is next to Pollokshields East train station and very handy for various bus routes.