Take a wander round pollok houses upper floors for a fascinating insight into the upperclass edwardian lifestyle. Best trails in pollok country park renfrewshire, scotland alltrails. View or download the map and plan your journey ahead. See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. Pollok, glasgow city area information, map, walks and more. Glasgow central station to pollok 5 ways to travel via. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. The castle which was situated at the site of the stables was known as the laigh or low castle, seat of the maxwells of pollok. Hotels near pollok country park, glasgow on tripadvisor. This elegant stately home, set in the scenic surroundings of pollok country park on the outskirts of glasgow, is an example of georgian grandeur that would be at home in a jane austen novel. It is not to be confused with pollok castle in the parish of mearns, renfrewshire, seat of the pollok family. As well as reading our description of each walking. Pollok country park glasgow all you need to know before. The park is located in the south west of the city just 3 miles from.
Large glasgow maps for free download and print high. Pollok house is the ancestral home of the stirling maxwell family, located in pollok country park, glasgow, scotland the house built in 1752 and originally thought to be designed by william adam, but who may only have been consulted on the design, was subsequently extended by rowand anderson in the early 20th century was gifted to the city of glasgow in 1966 by dame anne maxwell. Centre map silverburn silverburn shopping centre glasgow. Glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector street. Pollok country park loop glasgow, scotland alltrails. In 2007, pollok county park was named britains best park, and in 2008 it was named the best park in europe, beating competition from parks in italy, france, germany, poland and sweden.
However, the entry price to the house itself is a bit steep at. Going with a guide not only eliminates the stress of navigating, but ensures you learn more about the region than you might from a guidebook. The city is home to 70 beautiful parks and gardens, each of which is certainly able to surprise its visitors with original design, widest choice of beautiful flowers and exotic plants. It elects one member of the scottish parliament msp by the plurality first past the post method of election. Glasgow pollok is a constituency of the scottish parliament. Before the building of a highway in 1994, the park. Pollok country park, glasgow mountain biking visitscotland.
Soonest we knew that we can see harry coo, the highland cattle in glasgow was at pollok country park, we ran there without delay. Jan 24, 2020 visited pollok house for the first time and even though spent my childhood at my grandmothers in pollok never knew this existed and what a delight. Escape from the city at pollok country park, a 146hectare 360acre expanse of wellmanicured green space, previously named the best park in europe. Which areas have moved into, out from, or remained in the 15% most deprived between the simd 2004 and simd 2006 within glasgow city. Use the map type in the top left to choose os explorer for walking maps, or os. It is well known for a number of reasons including being home to the police mounted and doghandling divisions, the famous burrell collection and pollok house. Its a beautiful victorian manor and staff dressed for the occasion showing you around the house. Download an offline pdf map and bus timetable for the x8 bus to take on your trip. Pollok has 30 stops departing from sauchiehall lane, glasgow and ending in silverburn bus station, pollok.
Pdf map glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector street city plan map, full editable, adobe pdf, full vector, scalable, editable, text format street names, 43 mb zip all streets, all buildings. Pollok is a large housing estate on the southwestern side of the city of glasgow, scotland. We also made a day of it by visiting pollok house and part of the gardens and pollok country park. Enjoy the mass of green surroundings with gardens and woodland areas. Glasgow is a paradise for fans of outdoor recreation. The file is in downloadable pdf format, and you can zoom in for detail. There are 6 ways to get from glasgow central station to pollok country park by train, bus, taxi, towncar or foot. The grounds and park are fabulous with the river running through at the bottom of the house. Pollok country park the park is rich in rural history formerly being part of the old pollok estate and ancestral home to the maxwell family.
Glasgow green, the views across the city from queens park, the world famous burrell collection in pollok. Pollok park map picture of pollok country park, glasgow. The biggest park in glasgow by a few square miles, pollok country park lives up to its name, transporting you from the urban landscape into the country wilds, with dense woodlands, gardens, and a bounty of wildlife including some real highland cows. It is one of nine constituencies in the glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency msps, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
In 1966, mrs anne maxwell macdonald gifted the estate, including pollock house, to glasgow city council, with the condition that it remained a public park. Pollok country park is a 146hectare 361acre country park located in pollok, glasgow, scotland. Pollok house and gardens are well worth visiting and beautifully maintained. Maxwell laid down stringent conditions on the form the estate must take, resulting in what is today called old pollok. Make your visit as swift and enjoyable as possible with our silverburn shopping centre map. Pollok house stands close to the north bank of the white cart water as it flows through pollok country park. Pollok country park is a stunning 360 acre country park located in the city of glasgow, scotland.
Pollok, glasgow city local area information, map, walks and more. Discover the main streets, back streets, alleyways, pubs and squares of glasgow with your own personal city map. Moovit gives you first suggested routes, realtime bus tracker, live directions, line route maps in scotland, and helps to find the closest x8 bus stops near you. You can open this downloadable and printable map of glasgow by clicking on the map itself or via this link. Glasgow pollok scottish parliament constituency wikipedia. Pollok country park treasure hunt trail day out with the kids.
This place is situated in city of glasgow, scotland, scotland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55 51 0 north, 4 18 0 west and its original name with diacritics is pollok. It is one of the most popular in glasgow due to its well maintained pathways and lovely wooded. Pollok house glasgow all you need to know before you go. Glasgow central station to pollok country park 5 ways to. Photographs and map of pollok country park in the south side. In 2008, pollok country park was voted as best park in europe. Plan a stressfree day trip through scotlands west highlands with this convenient highlights tour that departs from central glasgow. Jan 10, 2018 ever wondered where greater pollok begins and ends. The houses with gardens, three bedrooms, separate kitchen and toilet were like a new world compared to the overcrowded singleend type tenements of glasgow from which most of the new residents came. Walking cycling running routes near pollok, glasgow city g53 5al.
Housing 30,000 at its peak, its population has since declined due to the replacement of substandard housing with lowerdensity accommodation. Large glasgow maps for free download and print highresolution. We bought a return ticket did not remember the route number on the bus and went straight to the park in an early afternoon aug. There are 6 ways to get from glasgow central station to pollok by train, bus, taxi, towncar or foot. Explore glasgows largest country park while on the hunt for clues and buried loot, on the pollok country park treasure hunt trail. To begin sniffing out that fabulous if fictional treasure, download your trail pdf. Pollok country park glasgow 2020 all you need to know. The park is located in the south west of the city just 3 miles from the city centre. Glasgow southside has the beautiful pollok country park only 5 miles away from the city centre.
You have two options when printing pdf formats of the glasgow central map gcm. Pollok country park mountain biking trails trailforks. On behalf of glasgow city council, welcome to pollok country park. Powk is a large housing estate on the southwestern side of the city of glasgow, scotland. The park was formerly pollock estate home of the maxwell family for over 700 years. Pollok country park is a large 146 hectare park located on the south side of glasgow, scotland. Pollok country park heritage trail glasgow city council. Photographs and map of pollok country park in the south side of. Pollock country park is a large park in the south of glasgow. The park hosts 2 visitors attractions, a childrens play park, mountain bike circuit and highland cattle. Visit pollok country park on your trip to glasgow or united. Download an offline pdf map and bus timetable for the 1 bus to take on your trip.
Head to all the most wellknown attractions such as glasgow cathedral, kleingrove art gallery, the science centre, the botanic gardens, bothwell castle, pollok country park, and the clyde audiotorium, as well as lesser known spots. Check out this map from glasgow city council and find out. Choose any of the 10 bus stops below to find updated realtime timetables and to see their route map. Stretch your legs on miles of trails, and choose a quiet picnic spot to forget about urban life. The 10 closest hotels to pollok country park, glasgow. The surrounding landscape gives every appearance of being open countryside, yet pollok house is just over three miles south west of glasgow city centre, and pollok country park lies. The estate was built either side of world war ii to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Sep 16, 20 pollok country park the park is rich in rural history formerly being part of the old pollok estate and ancestral home to the maxwell family. We all enjoyed our experience at the pollok house escape room in glasgow and found that working in a team of 4 definitely helped us to escape the room with a good time. One thing that really stood out to me about visiting pollok house was the staff.
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