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Pollok Country Park, 2060 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 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 , Carry on to the servants' 3m S of 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