 Pollock House
The ancestral house of the Maxwells, is an elegant country house situated in the tranquil surroundings of Pollock Country Park. The well - proportioned rooms are decorated with 18th century plasterwork, fine furniture and, not least the Stirling Maxwell art collection the later includes works by El Greco, Goya and William Blake.
www.clyde-valley.com/glasgow/pollock.htm
Glasgow City Centre
Glasgow is upfront, famously friendly and distinctively stylish. As the second largest retail centre in the U.K., nowhere else in Scotland beats it for shopping choice, seek out some of the smaller shops in the Merchant City if you seek real exclusivity. www.glasgowguide.co.uk
 A House for an Art Lover
Inspired by original designs from Glasgow’s most celebrated son of architecture, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Set in beautiful parkland adjacent to walled gardens, the house features a permanent exhibition of decorative furnished rooms, realised by contemporary artists. Features the Art Lovers Shop and Café. www.houseforanartlover.co.uk
Burrell Collection
Don’t miss the exceptional Burrell Collection, which is easy to reach from this side of the city, situated in Pollock Country Park. More than 8000 art objects amassed in a lifetime by the Glasgow shipping magnate Sir William Burrell. www.glasgowmuseums.com
Links, Travel and Transport for Glasgow
Glasgow Site Seeing
Trips in Glasgow on an open topped double decker bus, tours last approximately
1 hour and 20 minutes.www.scotguide.com
Travelling to Glasgow
Car/Rail
Travelling from New Cumnock to Glasgow by car or train takes approximately just over 1 hour.
However if you are apprehensive about driving into the centre of Glasgow, an alternative would be to drive to one of the railway stations on the outskirts of the city ie Whitecraigs Station, park your car free of charge and take the train which runs every half hour from there into Glasgow Central Station.
Rail Timetables
From New Cumnock to Glasgow Central Station. www.firstscotrail.co.uk
Strathclyde Passenger Transport (Great Value!)
With SPT you can take off with the family for the day with a ‘Daytripper Ticket’.
£15.00 for 2 adults and up to 4 children (5 to 15 years).
£8.50 for 1 adult and up to 2 children (5 to 15 years)
With unlimited travel for one day by rail, Subway, most buses and some ferries throughout Strathclyde region, the savings are enormous. Daytripper tickets are valid after 9.00am Monday to Friday and all day at the weekends and Glasgow public holidays. Tickers can be bought from any staffed rail station or SPT travel centre. Visit www.spt.co.uk for more information.
www.spt.co.uk
Glasgow International Airport
British Airport Authority – Information about the UK’s major airports. www.baa.co.uk |
