What we’re about
Coffee Connections is a group for anyone under 50 who is new or familiar to Glasgow, wishes to meet new people and make friends in a relaxed, welcoming environment over a cup of coffee/tea.
We aim to achieve this with regular meetups in familiar places as well as exploring the many interesting cafes Glasgow has. This group is also ideal for those wanting to practice their conversational English in a real-life environment.
We look forward to seeing you and if you know any cafes or places we could meet up, please tell us. 😊 We hope to see you soon.
To maintain our friendly community, we will need to see your face in your profile photo and answer our series of short questions. The acceptance or declining join requests is entirely at the discretion of the group organisers. We will not accept any requests if your photo doesn't include your actual face and no, your avatar doesn't count.
By being a member of this group, you agree to the following rules:
- We expect our members to treat each other with respect, to communicate with the event hosts especially if you cannot attend the event and of course, enjoy yourself!
- Anyone whose conduct is malicious, deceptive, unacceptable and/or goes against treating others with respect may be suspended or banned from the group.
- To remain a Coffee Connections member, we expect you to attend at least one meetup in a 12 month period. Otherwise you can be removed from the group. If this happens, you are welcome to rejoin the group when you're ready to join our meetups.
- If you're unable to attend a meetup after initially RSVPing, then please change this and/or let the event hosts know asap. This is courteous to the hosts, your fellow group members and also helps the event host to gauge attendance.
- Those who are no shows (who don't turn up and did not change their RSVP/did not communicate their inability to attend to the event host) on 3 occasions in a 12 month period will be removed from the group.
- To ensure greater consistency in meetup turnout and to reduce likelihood of last minute dropouts, our meetup RSVPs open five days before the scheduled meetup and close 24 hours before. Once RSVPs closed, if you cannot make the meetup, let the host(s) know by either a comment on the meetup page, a message in the event chat or DM the host(s).
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Coffee, chat, and a walk - joint event with Glasgow Young Walkers ☕🏞️🏙️Victoria Park Pond Cafe, Glasgow
Join the Glasgow Young Walkers and Coffee Connections for a joint event featuring some of our favourite things - good coffee, great conversation and a lovely walk around Glasgow.
We'll meet at Victoria Park Pond (takeaway coffee available). Beginning our walk through Jordanhill and Anniesland, we will continue to Dawsholm Park, and then follow the River Kelvin to the Botanic Gardens. Finally, we'll enjoy a coffee in the West End.
- Meeting point: Victoria Park Pond cafe (https://maps.app.goo.gl/tmL7QWTjzUVnUTCu7)
- Meeting time: 12pm
- Distance: roughly 4.5 miles
- Terrain: Local streets, canal path
The walk will be at a leisurely pace and will be suitable for those with a reasonable level of fitness. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Before you RSVP - please read this meetup's T&Cs:
- If you already RSVPd to Glasgow Young Walkers' meetup - DO NOT RSVP to this meetup. This is to prevent double booking and allow as many people to come along as possible. If you do double book, you'll be moved to "not going" on this meetup.
- Plans changed? Change your RSVP ASAP. Especially if there is a waitlist, so you can allow someone else to take your place.
- You'll be marked as a no show if you RSVP to this meetup, don't turn up and don't communicate your absence. Details of our no show rule can be found in the group's "What we're about" section on our main page.
- Glasgow Doors Open Day - Day 1 🖼️🏛️☕Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Glasgow
The Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is back and we'll be exploring some of the many interesting venues that Glasgow has to offer during that weekend. We are opening this meetup early since some venues require pre-booking which become full relatively quickly.
For our Saturday Doors Open Day meetup, here's what we plan to visit. The times given are indicitive and may change at short notice on the day.
Our plan:
- 11:30: Guided tour at Central Gurdwarda Sikh temple, Berkeley St. No pre-booking Further details and entry requirements can be found here.
- 12:45: Ottoman Coffee House - tour. No pre-booking. Further details can be found here.
- 1:15pm: Lunch at Ottoman or Tinderbox Charing Cross - we can choose on the day
- 2:30pm: Visit the Tenement House on Buccleuch Street. Booking required. Further details here.
Before RSVPing to this meetup - please read the following T&Cs:
- Attending all the venues is not compulsory. If you want to attend for part of the meetup, let the hosts know via Direct Message in advance when you're likely to arrive and which venues you want to visit, so this can be coordinated easily. If this is not done, the hosts are not obliged to wait for you if you are late and they will proceed to visiting the venues with the present attendees as planned.
- Getting tickets for venues requiring pre-booking is your responsibility and we recommend you do this in plenty of time.
- It is your responsibility to check the entry requirements at the links above before attending.
- Plans change? Change your RSVP to not going ASAP. Our no show rule still applies - see the main group page description for more information.
- Glasgow Doors Open Day - Day 2 🖼️🏛️☕Mackintosh at the willow, Glasgow
The Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is back and we'll be exploring some of the many interesting venues that Glasgow has to offer during that weekend. We are opening this meetup early since some venues require pre-booking which become full relatively quickly.
For our Sunday Doors Open Day meetup, here's what we plan to visit. The times given are indicitive and may change at short notice on the day.
Our plan:
- 10:00: Guided tour at Mackintosh at the Willow. Booking required - booking system open from 1st of September. More info here.
- 11:30: Guided tour the Trades Hall of Glasgow on Glassford Street (we may also visit the Scottish Glass Society exhibition there too). Drop in. More info here.
- 12:45pm: Lunch - we'll decide where to go on the day.
- 2:00pm: Guided tour of the Necropolis. Booking required. Further info here.
Before RSVPing to this meetup - please read the following T&Cs:
- Attending all the venues is not compulsory. If you want to attend for part of the meetup, let the hosts know via Direct Message in advance when you're likely to arrive and which venues you want to visit, so this can be coordinated easily. If this is not done, the hosts are not obliged to wait for you if you are late and they will proceed to visiting the venues with the present attendees as planned.
- Getting tickets for venues requiring pre-booking is your responsibility and we recommend you do this in plenty of time.
- It is your responsibility to check the entry requirements at the links above before attending.
- Plans change? Change your RSVP to not going ASAP. Our no show rule still applies - see the main group page description for more information.
