Mackintosh at the Willow

Mackintosh at the Willow includes a 200 seat restaurant in the A listed, internationally recognised, original Willow Tea Rooms Building and our new Visitor Centre next door!

About Mackintosh at the Willow

	217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3EX
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The famous Tea Rooms first opened in 1903 and are of huge importance to Glasgow’s architectural and cultural heritage and are the only surviving Tea Rooms designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for local entrepreneur and patron Miss Kate Cranston.

Over the years and through various changes of ownership and use, the building had deteriorated until it was purchased in 2014 by The Willow Tea Rooms Trust in order to prevent the forced sale of the building, closure of the Tea Rooms and loss of its contents to collectors.

For the last 4 years it has been undergoing an extensive restoration in order to bring it back to its former glory, to reopen it to the public and create a sustainable future.

Mackintosh at the Willow operates as a social enterprise creating training, learning, employment and other opportunities and support for young people and communities. We’ve worked with The Prince’s Trust and Dumfries House who have recruited and provided training for young people and we’ve created employment, skills development and further training opportunities for them at Mackintosh at the Willow. When you visit, some of our staff who will welcome and serve you and prepare your food are our young trainees, developing their skills and experience and building great careers and opportunities.

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Upcoming Events at Mackintosh at the Willow

Arts and Crafts

Adult Art Workshop: Make Stained Glass with Matthew Donnelly

14th February 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Join Mackintosh at the Willow on Saturday 14th February to make your own Glasgow Style-inspired stained glass window hanger with artist and tutor Matthew Donnelly.

Talks and Lectures

Afternoon Public Talk: A Talk on the Patrons of Mackintosh with Lorraine Murray

8th March 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

In this talk at Mackintosh at the Willow, historian Lorraine Murray will look at the two important patrons who supported Charles Rennie Mackintosh during his career.

Arts and Crafts

Adult Art Workshop: Make an Embossed Copper Box with Bryony Knox

Selected dates between 14th March 2026 - 14th November 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Join metalworker and tutor Bryony Knox for this workshop at Mackintosh at the Willow and learn how to make your own Glasgow Style-inspired embossed copper box!

Workshops

Adult Art Workshop: Make Glasgow Style Earrings with Laura Murray

4th April 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Learn how to create Glasgow Style earrings with tutor Laura Murray, inspired by the colour palette of Margaret Macdonald's Salon de Luxe gesso panel at Mackintosh at the Willow!

Workshops

Spring Holiday Family Activity: Make a Willow Pattern Plate

Selected dates between 7th April 2026 - 16th April 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Celebrate the brighter days and add some luxury to your dining table, decorate a real ceramic plate with your own design, inspired by Kate Cranston's favourite crockery – the Willow Pattern Plate!

Talks and Lectures

Afternoon Tea Tasting: Spring Tea Under A Willow Tree with Dr Yupin Chung

26th April 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Join the team at Mackintosh at the Willow and Dr Yupin Chung for a unique tea-tasting event exploring specially selected teas from around the world!

Workshops

Adult Art Workshop: Make a Botanical Plaster Cast with Hannah Gregory

11th July 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Learn how to create a botanical plaster cast with tutor Hannah Gregory, inspired by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh plaster casts in the front saloon of Mackintosh at the Willow!

Workshops

Adult Art Workshop: Make a Watercolour Landscape with Kayleigh McCallum

8th August 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Learn how to create a watercolour landscape with tutor Kayleigh McCallum, inspired by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh's watercolour landscapes painted at Port Vendres.

Arts and Crafts

Adult Art Workshop: Make a Stencilled Lampshade with Astrid Weigel

12th September 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Learn how to create a stencilled fabric panel with tutor Astrid Weigel, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Margaret Macdonald and George Walton at Mackintosh at the Willow!

Workshops

Adult Art Workshop: Make a Hand Bound Book with Toben Lewis

10th October 2026

Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow City Centre

Learn how to create a hand bound book with tutor Toben Lewis, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Talwin Morris and Ethel Larcombe, at Mackintosh at the Willow!

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