Pollok country park

The Maxwell family have lived here since the mid-13th-century. Three earlier castles were replaced by the present house (c1740) after consultation with William Adam. The house was extended in 1890 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell, and now contains an internationally famed collection of paintings as well as porcelain and furnishings appropriate to a country house of the Edwardian period. It is set within Pollok Country Park, also home of The Burrell Collection. ADMISSION PRICES: adult £4, concession £3, adult group £3.20, child/school group £1. Free 1 Nov to 31 Mar. GROUPS: Please book in advance PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Frequent bus and rail (Pollokshaws West Station) from Glasgow city centre: tel (0141) 332 7133. OPENING TIMES: house, shop and restaurant, 1 Apr to 31 Oct, daily 10-5; 1 Nov to 31 Mar (except 25/26 Dec, 1/ 2 Jan) daily 11-4. VISITOR FACILITIES: Restaurant serves morning coffee, light lunch and afternoon tea with home baking; shop has full range of Trust goods VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES: Parking: disabled spaces in courtyard directly outside house Wheelchairs: none Access: direct access for wheelchairs via luggage entrance to most of servants' quarters. Limited access to house, with two steps up to Front Hall and a further twelve steps to reach main rooms. Lavatories: no special facilities Refreshments: direct access for wheelchairs via luggage entrance to Kitchen Restaurant. Shop: access from servants' quarters via four steps Admission to park free Off M77 Junction 1, follow signs for Burrell Collection, 3m S of Glasgow city centre. On National Cycle Routes 7 & 75.