A visit to Glasgow’s Hidden Lane

The Hidden Lane can be found in Finnieston, home to a range of independent studios.

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00:00 So on this lovely sunny day we are going to take a trip down to the hidden lane

00:03 which can be found just off of Argyll Street in Finiston. It's a little community of brightly

00:07 painted brick units and workshops housing a range of businesses from artists, designers,

00:12 musicians as well as a much-loved tea room. There are over 100 studios in this space all open at

00:18 various different points of the week. There's a quite relaxed attitude about it. I walked here

00:22 from Buchanan Street in under 20 minutes and it's easily accessible also by subway and bus.

00:29 One of the first people I spoke to down here, a woman who ran one of the enterprises,

00:33 described the hidden lane as a secret little treasure in the centre of Glasgow which I found

00:37 to be quite fitting. Firstly I visited the antique centre which also sells some vintage clothing.

00:43 There's a huge selection from ornaments to paintings to vintage watches, jewellery and

00:47 trinkets. The man who runs the shop as well seems to be very knowledgeable on his products,

00:52 their origin and the story behind them. I found everything to be quite decently priced as well.

00:58 Then on to the gift shops. They sold some beautiful local handmade art and jewellery and

01:02 because they are independently owned there are a lot of personal touches. I ended up getting a gift

01:07 for my friend. Then there's Rafa's Tacos. This place is very well loved by Glaswegians specialising

01:13 in well tacos. I tried these once and they were very good. Their fish taco is one of the most

01:18 commonly mentioned and they double their shells for more flavour. The tea room is a lovely spot

01:23 for a drink and some food. They specialise in scones but they're scones of the day but also

01:27 serve a full range as well as some delicious looking afternoon tea and a full lunch menu.

01:32 They also have a tea menu with lots of chai options. I got the lavender english breakfast

01:38 tea. There's a record shop, yoga studios, pottery makers and cellars. A whole range,

01:43 you can spend the full morning here or an afternoon. I had a lovely time down here

01:47 and I do recommend any Glaswegian or anyone visiting go and check it out.