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NTS Pollok House Pollok House The National Trust for Scotland aignure • Oban MS Crianlarich The National Trust for Scotland St. Andrews • Wemyss House 28 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4ET T: (0131) 243 9300 E: [email protected] Recognised Charity No SC 007410 Kirkcaldy Helensburgh • B Gei|ston Garden The National Trust Glasqow Weaver's "' /-? i* Edinburgh for Scotland Cottage • David t>x Holm wood | ™_ ^ Livingstone Greenbank Garden • ™ Centre ^ I Kittochside 1 - X ^Innerleithen atfe"" Brodick Castle, B • Gardens BC \^ Country Park Tarl O City Centre The Tenement House Ayr m Pollok House Culzean Castle * Hutchesons' Hall & Country Park •• Maybole Visit: Souter Johnnie's fr Kirkoswald Cottage www.nts.org.uk Also in this area, don't miss Membership Benefits There is a huge amount to explore in and around There are many benefits to being a member of the vibrant City of Glasgow and the Trust's houses The National Trust for Scotland. and gardens here, whether humble or grand, typify the finest designs of their period. Look out for our • Enjoy free access to over three hundred properties throughout Britain* which is fantastic value for Glasgow leaflet with information about some of the money. Visiting as few as two properties in a year best examples of built and natural heritage in the west: can repay your membership subscription! • Holmwood House, Cathcart, Glasgow • Free car parking at The National Trust for Scotland • Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, Glasgow sites when displaying your membership sticker. »• Hutchesons' Hall, Ingram Street, Glasgow • The Tenement House, 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow • Three issues each year of our award winning • Ben Lomond, by Drymen magazine 'Scotland in Trust'. • Geilston Garden, Cardross • Complimentary copy of 'Scotland For You' listing all • The Hill House, Helensburgh our properties, travel directions, opening times etc. • David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre • Kittochside, the Museum of Scottish Country Life, East Kilbride • The knowledge that you are 'doing your bit' to • Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan support the vital conservation work that we carry out is a benefit in itself. For further information: * Including free admission to The National Trust, a separate T: (0131) 243 9555 charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Visit: Or visit our website: Printed by Pillans & Waddies on environmentally friendly paper www.nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk 2888 P&W 1/05 Pollok House Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G43 1AT For further information: tel (0141) 616 6410 fax (0141) 616 6521 email [email protected] OPEN HOUSE, SHOP, RESTAURANT and GARDEN: all year, daily, 10-5 (closed 25/26 Dec and 1/2 Jan). COUNTRY PARK: all year, daily. The ancestral home of the for the Victorian photograph There's always something House managed in partnership with Step into the magnificent Glasgow City Council since 1998 Maxwell family who lived on of the household staff and going on at Pollok. There's Licensed restaurant (60) the site for over six centuries, count up the number of a murder mystery every day Baby changing facilities, buggy park mahogany and marble the present house was begun servants! If you visit at the in August (which you can for prams and junior bikes, baby in the mid-i8th century and weekend, the house is help to solve). And Christmas backpacks not allowed, children's quizzes, events extended in the Victorian miraculously brought back celebrations at the house hallway at Pollok House Parts or all of the property may be period. The interiors at to life as 'staff and 'family are magical. There are closed during normal opening hours due to functions. Certain special and it's hard to believe Pollok House are fabulous members' in period costume regular antique fairs and event charges apply to NTS members and visitors will be delighted go about their business. art exhibitions, and we run too. Please contact the properly before you visit by the period furnishings, A vivid and entertaining special events for children Explanatory text: French, German, you're only a few miles silverware and ceramics on glimpse into the past. too. Call for details of what's Italian, Spanish Parking outside house. Accessible display. A bonus for art lovers coming up. entrance via road to right of building. from Glasgow's vibrant is the superb collection of Stairlift and lift to main floor rooms. After all that, perhaps Restaurant, tearoom, shops. Toilet paintings. Here you can see you're ready for a bite to Two steps to front hall, steps to main city centre. works by El Greco, Blake and eat. Head for our award- rooms upstairs Murillo, amongst others. winning Edwardian Kitchen Large-print room guides Restaurant for a spot of Road: Off M77, junctions 1 or 2, lunch or a taste of home follow signs for Burrell Collection, Carry on to the servants' 3m S of Glasgow city centre quarters and you'll get a baking. You might also like Cycle: NCN 7, 75 Bus/Rail: Frequent bus and rail clear picture of the scale of to take something delicious (Pollokshaws West station 200 metres home from the food shop from Country Park entrance) from operations needed to keep Glasgow city centre. Shuttle bus from the house running. Look out in the Housekeeper's Room. Country Park entrance to Poltok House and Burrell Collection.
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