Pollok Estate has been the home of the Maxwell family since the mid-13th century. The current house…read moreis an impressive 18th century mansion which was gifted by Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald to the City of Glasgow in 1966. This 'gift' included the house's art collection and 361 acres of surrounding parkland. Within the house you can see collections of: Spanish art, antique furniture, silverware, ceramics and an impressive library. Rather sweetly, these collections were gathered through genuine interest and love of art, ceramics and books (instead of the mercenary reasons you'll find elsewhere). Furthermore, these collections are presented in a realistic setting throughout the house - with a bedroom, library, smoking room and billiard room on open display of the public. The items held within are kept preserved by limited natural light (if you move the shutters and/or blinds in order to look at the view please return these to their original state) and no photography. On the lower level of the house, you can have a look round a few of the servants rooms (this is where the photos were taken with permission). There is also a gift shop and a small, convenient tearoom which serves decent food at fairly reasonable prices. This is a lovely house, with tons of history and interest. For instance, visiting guests to this house over its lifetime have even included Chaucer.

it's a while since I've been in this library but I think I'll be popping in more frequently as…read morethey've made some pleasant changes. Apart from their selection of books,CDs & DVDs being better than before they're doing more such as an afternoon craft programme for young children & a teenage chill time. There are a bank of PCs which are free and I believe MacMillan also come in. The only downside is no comfortable seating to make me want to come and stay a while. Maybe there's a reason for that but with only hard chairs & small study desks I didn't spend as long there as I would have liked.

Fairly large library with a decent selection of books and a large childrens area.read more

Rainbow Bridge is an integral feature of the Art Park. Located within the grounds of House For An…read moreArt Lover, the park was completed in 2008. I dig bridges, and few more so than this one. I've spent many an hour playing on it with my nieces and nephew - the kids love the perspex, multicoloured panels - they rotate and provide a great opportunity to play hide and seek. I'd highly recommend a visit - especially to burn off some of the kids energy!

Pollokshields Burgh hall is a beautiful building situated in Maxwell park in Glasgow's southside…read more It's a wonderful place to hold a wedding with plenty of gorgeous rooms and stunning stained glass windows. It's also an excellent price to hire, especially on a Sunday as we did! I got married here in 2011. The staff are helpful and friendly and as soon as we were shown round we knew it was where we wanted to celebrate our big day. It didn't disappoint, we were able to customise it with our own decor and were very lucky with a gorgeous sunny day to enjoy being outside the Loggia downstairs for our champagne reception and also have some lovely photos taken in the park. We had a humanist ceremony here and managed to squeeze in 139 guests! :) One of the main reasons we chose it (other than being a stunning building with beautiful hallways and the large Maxwell room) was the option to bring in any caterer so we were able to have an Indian feast and set up our own cheese table for after! Amazing! We also had plenty of indoor space in case we weren't so lucky with the weather. I've also taken pilates classes here and I believe there are plenty of other events on throughout the year as well. I just love the building and still like to visit and have a walk round the outside.

This hall is stunning. Was here last night as an evening guest for a wedding, and driving up the…read morevenue is impressive - the building is lit beautifully at night. Inside, the rooms are beautiful - I love the stained glass and the venue is a perfect size for a wedding with space for people to spill out of the main hall for a chat or bar break. Gorgeous.

A lovely, old building dating back before to somewhere in the 1800s (at least, but opinions vary),…read morethis was built for the Gatekeeper of Pollok Estate in times gone by. Today, it is looking worse for ware as one of my photos shows the roof clearly falling into disrepair. This is very unfortunate as despite it being pint sized, it's a really nice building. There are some really intricate masonry details and carvings (is that what they're called when you're talking about stone??). These are furthered by: impressive iron gates; an equally pretty and well constructed gatepost and even the slate roof looks good! All of which makes for a nice, welcoming and well flavoured entrance for the whole of, what is now, Pollok Country Park. However, due to massive and deep rooted funding problems, it seems unlikely that this building will get the repairs and TLC it desperately needs. Therefore, it's worth having a nosey of it soon and enjoying the pretty setting of it next to the White Cart and century old trees. Lovely for a Sunday afternoon stroll.