Private garden flat in leafy Bearsden

Our bungalow is a modern attachment (originally the garage!) to a 1920's suburban villa designed by William Beresford Inglis, Glasgow School of Art student 1903-5 during the Macintosh period, architect of the Beresford Hotel - the iconic art deco 'skyscraper' on Sauchiehall Street and cinema designer. Situated in an elegant suburb with excellent transport links (15 mins walk+15mins train) into downtown Glasgow. Bearsden village is ~10 mins walk to plentiful cafes, shops, pubs and restaurants. The bungalow, a very cute and cosy "granny flat", was fully refurbished in 2014 from the garage plus a little extra, and is attached to the original villa which is an occupied family home. It has a modern, sparkling clean kitchen and bathroom, along with a bright living room (with TV) and a double bedroom. There is a smaller single bed bedroom/study and also a double sofa bed in the living room area. The flat is thus ideal for a couple and small family, but less suitable for larger groups of adults. Situated in the very leafy suburbs (think abundant hedges and trees) of Bearsden conservation district, the flat is a short, pleasant and at all times safe walk (15mins) through suburban streets to the local train station (15mins journey time and direct line into Glasgow town centre). Bearsden has sufficient restaurants, pubs and supermarkets for a short stay, but is very much a dormitory village for Glasgow rather that a feisty metropolis. The flat has private off road parking and a patio garden with table and chairs and barbecue area. There is also plentiful parking in Bearsden car parks and at the train station. We live in the adjacent house, and will be mainly present during your stay. However, the house is completely private with its own front door and garden. This is not to say that we aren't more than happy to give you advice and guidance to make your stay in Glasgow as great as possible! Bearsden is a safe and friendly neighborhood, with great pubs, restaurants and supermarkets just a 10 minute walk away. We are often asked the origin of the name Bearsden. Did bears live here? (certainly once, but no longer); "bear dene" is the "valley of the barley" in auld Scots; "buran din" is the "entrenchment to the fort" in ancient Celtic. So who knows! History buffs will be interested in the Roman remains in Bearsden, marking the outer reaches of the Roman empire - an extensive section of the Antonine wall built under the orders of Pius Antoninus in 142AD to fend off barbarians, comprising a fort, ramparts and Roman baths all a very short walk away and a World Heritage Site listing. More recently, the wall features in Max Brooks' novel WWZ as the last defence against a zombie invasion... The Antonine wall marks the start of wild Caledonia to the north, the West Highland Way starts just down the road in Milngavie, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, the Munro Ben Lomond, Queen's View, the amazing Craigmaddie reservoir, all just a stone's thrown away.... Staying in Bearsden is a very different vibe from the downtown Glasgow experience, but holds a multitude of its own fascinations for the curious traveller! Buses and trains into central Glasgow, and the lively West End are within easy walking distance. Guests interested in art nouveau/deco architecture are welcome to see the main family house (provided we are in and have tidied up!). We can show you the original 1920's canopy bath - very like the one at Hill House in Helensburgh - and probably the only one from that period left in Bearsden. Other period features mark the transition from elaborate Victorian ornate design to cleaner Macintosh-style lines.