PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Briggait:
141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 5HZ
Sustainable Travel to Glasgow Coffee Festival
Glasgow Coffee Festival returns to The Briggait - here is a handy sustainable travel guide on how to plan your visit to the festival.
We would like to encourage exhibitors and attendees to travel sustainably to keep emissions low. Depending on how you travel, this guide may help you to find a cheaper, more environmentally friendly way of travelling and ultimately will affect the overall footprint of the festival. Thank you for being mindful of travelling green.
WALK
If you live close to the venue, then the simplest and most cost effective method, is of course, active travel. If you decide to walk, please prepare for the weather with appropriate clothing. This is the easiest way to reduce air pollution and emissions in the city, but also has a lot of health benefits and is encouraged by the World Health Organisation. For planning your walking journey, you can find the address for The Briggait here.
CYCLE
Another emissions-free mode of transport is cycling! Saddle up and get down to the Coffee Festival.
Not only is it good exercise, but you have no fuel costs. The Briggait is well connected with city cycling routes. To plan ahead, check out your cycling route here. There is enough space to lock your bike across from The Briggait. Please note, these areas are not controlled by Glasgow Coffee Festival or The Briggait, so owners leaving their bike here do so at their own risk. Make sure to lock your bike safely, here is more information on how to: Video on How to properly lock your bike.
For route information and personal route planning, Glasgow City Council recommends the use of the Cyclestreets Journey Planner.
For bicycle rental in Glasgow city centre you can contact OVO bikes powered by Nextbike: Register at https://www.nextbike.co.uk/en/glasgow/
Cycling and Coffee go hand in hand, that is why we planned a fun trip this year, The Big GCF Cycle on Sunday. Find out more and how you can cycle along here.
SUBWAY
Why not take a trip on Glasgow’s famous clockwork orange on the way to the festival? Our nearest Subway station is St Enoch, and then it’s only a 6 min walk to The Briggait.
Find out more at http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/ti…
BUS
Bus route: Stockwell Street for St Enoch Shopping Centre including Osborne Street and Mart Street Bus Stop all in short distance.
Other Bus Stops near The Briggait can be found here.
TRAIN
Travelling further? You can get here easily by taking the train to Glasgow Central, Argyle Street or High Street. From each station it is roughly 15-20 min walk. More info you can find here.
CAR PARKING
You can find public serviced parking directly opposite The Briggait at NCP Glasgow King St. As it is the weekend, this may be busy. Limited spaces are available. You can find the address here.
EFFICIENT DRIVING
If none of the above are an option, the Energy Saving Trust has some useful tips to help reduce the environmental impact from driving. You may also consider Car Share: Sharing your journey with others driving the same journey. SPT JourneyShare has a database of people interested in sharing their drives into Glasgow city centre. Visit SPT JourneyShare for more information.