PLAY DAY RETREAT
26th September
10am - 5.30pm
Venue: House of Toad
Park Circus, Glasgow

Welcome, welcome to our Autumn play day retreat in Glasgow’s beautifully creative House of Toad!

Join us for a day of creative play and time to write with guidance and support from Write like a Grrrl tutor Kirsty Strang-Roy Expect plenty of time to write as well as time to chat and some creative writing games to re-energise your words. Materials for collage, zine-making and plenty of prompts will also be available. 

Booking a writing retreat is self-care.

You’ll be surrounded by welcoming and supportive humans who will encourage your creativity and allow you to nourish yourself in the best way possible. Finish that chapter! Start that chapter! Dream a poem into being! Play with that tricky structure! And don't worry if you've never written before, Kirsty will be there for support and advice.

Your time is your own and you shape your retreat to suit you. There will be an optional park walk and evening dinner for those of you who'd like to make some new creative pals.

Retreats are notoriously expensive so WLAG has worked hard to make this one-day retreat affordable.

Lunch with vegan/veg options, coffee and tea & biscuits, and a one-to-one session with Kirsty are included in the retreat cost.

You’ll be guided through gentle writing sprints and games and leave the retreat with a clear idea of how to write through the autumn and beyond.

Come one, come all! Our weekly life drawing club at HOT is becoming a fast-favourite. Join us from 7pm on a Monday after work. No experience needed, slightly cheaper to book in advance… BYOB, sketch life models in a salon-style setting and just have a darn good time. See you there!

FREE FOR MEMBERS

Oil painting, life drawing classes, watercolour classes, clay meditation, animation & media sessions (ASN/inclusive) and portrait club are just some of the things we’ll be bringing you!

Our full autumn term programme will be made available over the summer. We are still looking for a few extra creative practitioners to fill a few slots, so please drop us an email if you are interested in teaching or hosting workshops at HOT.

Sign up for a coworking membership that feels like home from home. Choose from three unique work spaces depending on your mood. We have full time and flexi options available.

Join our free weekly yoga class, get listed on the website, make new friends, attend some of our workshops and become part of a buzzing little community in Glasgow’s west end!

Learn more, sign up or come in for a tour below:

Our resident yogis, offering yoga + wellbeing opportunities to all in HOT’s event space.

Every Thursday from 1pm-2pm, press pause and recharge with a lunchtime yoga class.

FREE for HOT members.

£10 | £15 tiered pricing for non-members.

On the first Wednesday of every month collage lovers rejoice together here at HOT. GCC’s monthly meet-ups are all about keeping things relaxed, creative and refreshingly unpretentious.

No rigid workshops or intimidating art jargon—just a free space to unleash your inner artist, even if it’s been hiding for decades.

*THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH*

If you’re looking for something intimate and unique, that doesn’t break the bank, that’s close to home, in an iconic part of the west end - The Grand Hall might be just what you’re looking for. Hosting up to to 65 guests, we can accommodate weekend wedding ceremonies and a drinks reception in our beautiful venue spaces. Get in touch to talk about hosting your special day at HOT in 2026.

You can also see some images of past weddings and other events at HOT on our venue hire page.

We host a wide variety of cool things here at HOT. Come try your hand at sculpting a nude model with Niamh at Genuine Quirk based on the first floor, learn to paint with Lewis, join a yoga class with The Change Collective, or join us for Creative Mornings, when we happen to be hosting it. Our spaces are also available to hire for your own workshops, rehearsal space or events. Get in touch to find out more.