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You Have To See This Bar! (Europe's Longest)

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You Have To See This Bar! (Europe's Longest)

Welcome to The Horse Shoe Bar in Glasgow for travel, travel vlog, and travel videos! Join me for wellbeing, sightseeing, and history exploring iconic pubs and bars with beer, cider, karaoke, and nostalgia.

Join me in Glasgow city centre on Drury Street as I step inside the legendary Horse Shoe Bar, home to Europe's longest continuous bar counter at an incredible 104 feet (31.8 metres)! In this travel vlog and pub walking tour, we explore its rich Victorian heritage established in 1846, iconic horseshoe-shaped bar, world-famous upstairs karaoke lounge (frequented by bands like Travis and Snow Patrol), traditional pub culture, and nostalgic atmosphere.

Have you ever visited The Horse Shoe Bar in Glasgow, or belted out a tune on its famous karaoke stage? Share your favourite memories and pub stories in the comments below!

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - You Have To See This Bar! (Europe's Longest)
00:45 - Welcome to Glasgow City Centre & Drury Street
02:10 - Stepping Inside The Horse Shoe Bar: 104 Feet of History
04:00 - Victorian Architecture & The Legendary Continuous Island Bar
06:15 - Glasgow Pub Culture: Traditional Beer, Cider & Atmosphere
08:35 - The Upstairs Lounge & Iconic Glasgow Karaoke Heritage
11:00 - Celebrity Connections: From Sir Harry Lauder to Travis
13:15 - Pub Sightseeing & Social History Around Glasgow
15:10 - Final Thoughts & Reflections on Historic Scottish Bars
17:08 - Horse Shoe Bar Walking Tour Wrap-Up

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13 Comments

@Vsagetraveler 4 months ago

The longest bar in Europe! The Horse Shoe is probably the most beautiful, characteristic, and history-rich pub I’ve ever seen. Thank you, Michael, for this visit which I enjoyed very much, and for the stories that brought this pub to life—along with the famous figures who visited (Roy Rogers and his horse, incredible!). Best wishes and thanks again, you're fantastic! 🍻🐎✨

@beith28 2 months ago

Paid my first visit last week loved it. What a great historical bar

@Bill-d5o 5 months ago

I've not been in the Horse Shoe bar in a long time. Hyped by the way😊

@TommyChristmas-y2n 5 months ago

One of my favourite pubs is the Deoch and Dorus on Dumbarton Road close to Partick station and subway

@davidcalder8210 5 months ago

Another adventure another bar 🍺 Method in the madness 😂😂😂😂 I’ll need to try it myself 1 day another great wee video there well done 👏

@colinmacfarlane6838 4 months ago

Great wee report but the brewers made a big mistake getting rid of the cheap and very popular menu upstairs around five years ago replacing it with a new soulless burger based menu. The karaoke upstairs is always brilliant the patter in the downstairs main bar is unsurpassed. The horse shoe is a must to see in glasgow along with the Laurieston and if you fancy a walk on the wild side the brazen head. Heraghty bar Govanhill has stars like paolo nutini going into it for allegedly the best pint of Guinness in glasgow. 😅

@xrphellcat981 4 months ago

The Sheep’s heid pub here in Edinburgh was established in 1360, thought that had the title of the oldest boozer… good vid man

@dannycanavan4838 4 months ago

Great pub used to go to the karaoke 25 years ago got a pint of real ale for two pounds

@brianfalconer9499 5 months ago

I had my 1st pint in there at 16 (I was big for my age) ~(:O)). My perch for the next 20 years was on that barstool next to the right hand door as you are going out. Great bar and always a cracking pint. Not been back in for a good number of years, but will make sure I visit soon. Thanks for the memories.

@ailishbethd4033 5 months ago

Great video. The Horseshoe Bar holds many memories for me. It was always the first pub I visited when I got off the train. The lounge up the stair has changed a lot. I think the bar was on the left hand side as you come up the stairs, and the stage was where the bar is now if I'm not mistaken, then the Ladies toilet on the right hand side. There was more floor space. Obviously trying to pack them in for the karaoke. I'm so glad the bar hasn't changed at all. I used to always meet friends in there by chance. Great pub. 👍👍

@tomkenyon3721 5 months ago

Iconic pub which I've been in many times and incidentally I called The Sportsman pub in Rutherglen on business this week.

@stuartchristie4801 5 months ago

Been in here many a time when in Glasgow watching Dundee United and never realised it had an upstairs 😂

@johncopeland3826 4 months ago

Another example of ' public houses ' going down the drain of extinction ......empty and lifeless ! Sure people will still go to them ...but their overall appeal is rapidly becoming something of a lost cause . Not to mention the price of alcohol in a public bar ? They seem to shoot themselves in the foot with that mistake ! Some city centre pubs charging £7+ pounds for a lager is madness and ridiculous . No wonder folks would rather stay home and watch the football and sports on cable TV with their cheaper supermarket drinks in the fridge ! It's not advanced quantum computing.....