Pollok House

Was meeting my forever friend M today and we visited Pollok House in Glasgow for lunch and a wander around the estate.

''Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family, located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland.

The house - built in 1752 and designed by William Adam - was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. It is now managed by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to the public.

Displayed within the Pollok House is a large, private collection of Spanish paintings, including works by El Greco, Francisco Goya and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. There are also paintings by William Blake, as well as glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture. The house also features servants' quarters downstairs which include two shops and a restaurant.

The house also has an extensive garden, boasting a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons.''

Had a nice lunch and an even nicer blether, then after shopping in the very interesting shop, we walked in the country park to the Burrell Collection, and had a nosey around. Took lots of pictures before having a coffee and then walking back to the train station and the train home.