10/01/2021
Our tea room will be closed from Monday 11th January
As we are a non essential business we are choosing to close. We hope to be serving you again very soon.
Stay safe
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A grand country house near Glasgow city centre, Pollok House is Scotland’s answer to Downton Abbey and gives a real taste of upstairs/downstairs life in the 1930s.
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Above stairs, the lavish family rooms are packed full of period furniture and furnishings, as well as the UK’s finest collection of Spanish art, including paintings by El Greco, Goya and Murillo. Below stairs the vast servants’ quarters show the realities of running a country house. Set in the scenic surroundings of Pollok Country Park, Pollok House is an enjoyable, educational and entertaining day out for all the family.
Operating as usual
06/01/2021
😮It's a bit frosty today in Pollok Park, so it's the perfect opportunity to take photos like this one during your walk and to make things even better our team is still serving takeaway hot drinks from our tea garden entrance!☕️🥰
Make sure you share with us your winter snaps, we would love to see them!
27/12/2020
Our cafe is open from 10am till 4pm for takeaway only during these tier 4 restrictions serving hot drinks and sweet treats.
There will be no access to the building so we are unable to open our toilets
25/12/2020
We're delighted to have spread some much-needed festive cheer this past week with our Letter to Mrs Claus event! Everyone seems to have really enjoyed themselves and we’d like to send a massive thank you for all the lovely feedback we received 🥰
📸: Ross Cowan, @apriior, Kathleen Weetman, Andrea Gute Marke
24/12/2020
Mrs Claus on Christmas eve
We'd like to thank all our visitors for joining us over the festive season, and wish you all a Merry Christmas !!
21/12/2020
5* Pollok House entry and afternoon tea
Join us for afternoon tea in the dining room and spend an afternoon as the Lady of the House.
The perfect gift idea 🎁🎄🎁
https://www.itison.com/Glasgow/deals/pollok-house-entry-and-afternoon-tea
Entry to Pollok House and afternoon tea in the dining room for one or two; discover upper-class Edwardian life in the grand country house and explore the beautiful grounds in the Southside - save up to 50%
19/12/2020
Looking for the perfect gift? 🎁👀✨
😮We've got castles, battlegrounds, art and nature all wrapped up in amazing days out!
✨Gift one of our memberships today, just ask any member of our team. Your membership helps us to look after all the places you love✨
18/12/2020
It's begining to look at lot like Christmas 🎵🎵🎄🎵🎵
We're feeling very festive!! Join us to get in the Christmas spirit
18/12/2020
Micro Wedding Package | National Trust for Scotland
❤️ Planning a wedding? Looking for your perfect venue? 💍❤️
🎊 Check out our new Micro Wedding Package – for up to 20 with plenty of style, sophistication and sparkle! 🥂🎊 #ForTheLoveOfScotland
❤️ For more information email: [email protected]
The National Trust for Scotland’s new wedding package offers a wedding for up to 20 with all the style, sophistication and sparkle you’ve always hoped for!
11/12/2020
We have been busy spreading some magic around the rooms and untangling✨ MANY✨sets of fairy lights 🙈✨We can't wait to welcome back our visitors from tomorrow!
😅Tag that someone who is always in charge of untangle the Christmas fairy lights in your family! ⬇️
09/12/2020
Mrs Claus
There's still time to send your letter to Mrs Claus, join us from the 18th of December
https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/alettertomrsclauspollokhouse
09/12/2020
We are very excited to announce we will be re-opening this Saturday, and able to invite you to visit our house, please book your visit:
https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/advancebookingpollokhousefamilysessions
The Café will be offering limited indoor seating and tables will also be available in the tea garden
Our shop will be open to help you with your Christmas shopping ideas
Festive events will begin from the 17th to allow us some time to get our house ready.
We are looking forward to getting into the Christmas spirit at last!
30/11/2020
Be part of something special | National Trust for Scotland
🏴We are celebrating our heritage, protecting it to enjoy it forever.
🏴The National Trust for Scotland was funded at Pollok House in 1931. Since then, our love for Scotland has fuelled our desire to protect the things that make it special. By championing Scotland’s natural, built and cultural heritage we inspire those around us.
We do what we do … for the love of Scotland!
🏴‘The National Trust for Scotland serves the nation as a cabinet into which it can put some of its valuable things, where they will be perfectly safe for all time, and where they are open to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.’ (Sir John Stirling Maxwell, at the Trust’s first Annual General Meeting in 1932)
⬇️You can help us achieve all this by supporting us with your membership today.
https://www.nts.org.uk/join
Become a National Trust for Scotland member and help protect Scotland’s history for future generations. Membership opens up a whole set of adventures for you to enjoy!
30/11/2020
✨😯Our selection of Christmas cards packs are now reduced to £2 ✨
Support our conservation work and get a bargain at the same time!
➡️They are available from our takeaway service point via the tea garden entrance.
28/11/2020
☕️😯 Flat white, cappuccino, hot chocolate...
What’s your winter favourite?
All available from our takeaway service point on the tea garden.
27/11/2020
😯Have you bought one of our scone gift boxes yet?
Our tearoom is still open for takeaways, and you can purchase a box of 4 scones with jam & butter or mix and match with any other item of our home baking for £10.
✨Bring a little bit of Pollok back home or enjoy it with a coffee in the park🙂☕️
26/11/2020
We have a some of our favourites from the gift shop on sale at our takeaway service point
Christmas cards from only £2
And our 2021 calendar now only £4
Open from 10am everyday
21/11/2020
Our cafe remains open for takeaway only from 10am each morning.
The house remains closed under tier 4 restrictions, as a result our toilets will be closed and no out door seating will be available in the Tea Garden.
19/11/2020
Spend £20 or more in our gift shop and get a free highland cow soft toy
Available until 4pm tomorrow
18/11/2020
We remain ready to welcome our visitors to Pollok House this Thursday and Friday.
https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/pollok-house/planning-your-visit
Unfortunately we will close for a couple of weeks in line with government guidelines from Saturday 21st November.
We hope to reopen soon.
15/11/2020
Buy online today
The perfect gift idea! And a great way to support our charity too.
We can help you purchase gift membership at Pollok house or you can buy online by following the link below
https://www.facebook.com/9043958039/posts/10158123423833040/
Gift a membership
14/11/2020
Wishing a wonderful Diwali to all our visitors, followers and neighbours who celebrate! 🕯
Diwali (Festival of Lights) represents the triumph of light over darkness and is a reminder that we can get through the dark times together - perfect sentiments for this challenging year 💕
11/11/2020
😯This Remembrance week, our amazing Visitor Services Assistant, Jill, has been reflecting on what food rationing meant for people during the war. ⬇️Check out her thoughts on this series of images and share with us your own stories as we remember the sacrifices made by military personnel over various conflicts and the impact on the civilian population.
10/11/2020
Garlands & Gifts
✨A fantastic way to get ahead with your Christmas shopping while helping us to support our charity. 😀🛍
🌟Join us on our special event for your chance to have the first look at Pollok House decorated for Christmas!
🌟Browse all the goodies by our unique Scottish suppliers.
🌟To make it extra special and to spread some Christmas cheer, for this event only, you can enjoy a 20% off or more on all our stock!!
Book your tickets here⬇️
https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/garlandsgifts
The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is a charity registered in Scotland, Charity Number SC 007410 and depends on support from members' subscriptions, donations and legacies. The National Trust for Scotland Online Shop, Holidays and Cruises are operated b...
08/11/2020
How Pollok House served as a haven for the wounded in World War One
This Remembrance Sunday, find out more about Pollok House’s connections to WWI ⬇️
58 men men who worked at the Nether Pollok Estate went to fight in the First World War, but sadly, 12 of them didn't return home.
08/11/2020
We have some great gift ideas available in our shop
These silk scarves are only £10 as part of our Black Friday sale
06/11/2020
The National Trust for Scotland
You could win a £100 John Lewis voucher! 💷😍 Simply tell us about your experience if you've visited us recently ⬇️ #ForTheLoveOfScotland
You could win a £100 John Lewis voucher! 💷😍 Simply tell us about your experience if you've visited any of our places recently ⬇️ #ForTheLoveOfScotland
05/11/2020
⚠️Important Update⚠️
Our front carpark is currently closed but fear not, we are open and ready to welcome you!
Visitors can still access the house via the side entrance to the left hand side of the house, under the archway.
😀Our shop and tearoom are also open.
🚗Nearest place to park is to the left of the house, on the Riverside carpark.
04/11/2020
🤶🏼A Letter to Mrs Claus at Pollok House🤶🏼
Come along and help us celebrate a fun-filled family Christmas at Pollok House this December ⛄
📜 Bring along your letter to Mrs Claus and we will help you magically send your Christmas wishes all the way to the North Pole ⛄
You never know, Mrs Claus may even have left you an extra special gift 🎁!
🎄Book Tickets now, by simply clicking on the following link: https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/alettertomrsclauspollokhouse
31/10/2020
🎃Our Pollok scones have a few special ingredients today!
✨Don’t miss out on our special pumpkin scone, perfect with a hot chocolate 🤤👻
30/10/2020
Due to essential water maintenance within Pollok Park the house will be closed today.
We hope to welcome you back on Saturday.
Our After Dark event tonight will still be going ahead as planned!
28/10/2020
'Trick or Treat' season is upon us and we've got a great Treat for you 🎃🎃🎃
Buy a hot drink in our cafe and get a reusable NTS cup FREE
While stocks last
27/10/2020
Due to essential water maintenance we will be closed on Wednesday 28th October
We will be happy to welcome you on Thursday 29th October
27/10/2020
Mrs Claus
We have some exciting plans for this Christmas, however Mrs Claus will be unable to join us.
Mrs Claus is keeping in touch and helping to create a magical Christmas at Pollok House
Details will be annouced soon...
24/10/2020
What’s up at Pollok | National Trust for Scotland
Find out what makes a visit to Pollok so interesting......from a teenager’s point of view 💪🏽 Thanks for visiting us, Margaret 🙌🏽😀
Read about Pollok House from a teenager’s point of view – it’s still a great way to spend a day.
Address
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G43 1AT
Opening Hours
| Monday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
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Mrs Claus on Christmas eve
Mrs Claus
There's still time to send your letter to Mrs Claus, join us from the 18th of December https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/alettertomrsclauspollokhouse
🎃Our Pollok scones have a few special ingredients today! ✨Don’t miss out on our special pumpkin scone, perfect with a hot chocolate 🤤👻
Mrs Claus
We have some exciting plans for this Christmas, however Mrs Claus will be unable to join us. Mrs Claus is keeping in touch and helping to create a magical Christmas at Pollok House Details will be annouced soon...
Thank you to all our lovely visitors who came to see us on our reopening day 🎉. **Pollok House is open Thursday to Monday 10am - 4pm. Pre booking is essential. Please follow the link below to book your tickets: https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/advancebookingpollokhouse ** In case you missed our video from earlier. Here is a little message from the Pollok House Team 😃
Our Pollok House Team are excited to be reopening our doors today! 🎉 We are looking forward to seeing you all soon 🙂. Our usual operation has slight changed, so be sure to check our website for further details. From the excited Pollok House Team
Creative projections in Pollok House
Make sure you come along to Pollok House tomorrow to join us for our day of talks, tours and an interactive workshop to celebrate International Women's Day! Our interactive workshop will be a continuation of the exciting installations from our Experiencing Collections project, that encouraged visitors to engage with our house and collections in alternative ways! Using a green screen and mobile phones for their cameras and an app, we are going to make effective projections to place around the house. This is something that all ages can enjoy! See the link below for more information on ticket pricing, and times of talks and tours - https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/events/international-womens-day-at-pollok-house
**This weekend at Pollok House** Over the past few months we have been working with visual artist Ewan Sinclair as part of our NTS-wide project Experiencing Collections. We would like to invite visitors this weekend to take part in Ewan's experimentations with different ways to animate some of the spaces in Pollok house! See our event for more details - https://www.facebook.com/events/178709123516279/
Are you ready for the Creepy Crawl???
Come along on Sunday 27th Octuber for a faBOOlous day of tricks and treats at Pollok House! No need to pre-book simply pay on the day ... we cannont wait to see all the spooky costumes
Dirty dancing at Pollok House
Safe to say dirty dancing was a hit!
New menu alert!!! Our team have been working very hard to put together our new menu and we are delighted to say that it is available...NOW! Visit our Edwardian Kitchen to experience our fantastic new menu with lots of delicious dishes on offer.
We may be slightly biased but we think we have the best neighbours in Scotland!!!
We are having such a fun time! Will you join us? All of our activities are indoors 💜🐰☺️ Our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt runs today until 4pm and Sunday and Monday 10am until 4pm. *Normal house admissions apply + £2 per child
🎊🎉Huge, big, MASSIVE congrats to the winner of our Facebook competition who’s won a wedding ceremony at Pollok House worth £1,200!!!🎉🎊
Are you lucky enough to be dining with us this Valentine’s evening? We’ll be preparing your creme brûlées later on but to whet your appetite here’s one we made earlier 😋
Moooorning! 🐮☀️
A morning wash from mum 😍🐮
Removal specialists, Constantineltd were on hand today, along with staff from Glasgow Life, to ensure the safe removal of objects and paintings from our collection to allow for upcoming work on our interior.
Add some ✨sparkle✨ to your tree this Christmas! All decorations available from our Gift Shop 🎄
It's time to announce the winner of our recent Facebook competition! Drum roll please🥁 .... Huge congrats to Bernadette Maria Mcghee!
Check out all the Halloween treats available in our Edwardian Kitchen today! It's never too early for cake 👻🎃
Watch radio presenters Boogie and Arlene give the coffin challenge (part of the Stoats Creepy Crawl) a go! Reckon your little ones could guess what's inside?! Make sure not to miss this weekend's spooktacular event and book your tickets now! 🎃👻 https://nts.cloudvenue.co.uk/thestoatscreepycrawlatpollokhouse
Spotted this 🌈 on our way into work this morning 😍
Task no.2 is here! It's an easy one: Take a selfie with a leaf! Get the kids involved and pull your best funny face! Comment below with your leaf selfies 😁🍂🤳
We spotted this Red Admiral (one of many!) nectaring on ivy flowers this morning. 🦋😍
Who's watching?!👀👨🏼🎨🖼
Glasgow you beauty! Another scorcher ☀️ We love opening the shutters to not a cloud in the sky!
We've got the best Butler in the world at Pollok House! You'll normally find him undertaking his duties on a Thursday morning. Here he is winding up the clocks-quite literally 😂
Check out this fab heilan coo T-Shirt! Grab yours from our Gift Shop 🐮😊
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Comments
Please keep an eye out for Thes I'd you are in the park. Thank you.
https://www.facebook.com/104750168102361/posts/108135197763858/
I'm sorry completely forgot to share this video I took while exploring the house. We think we caught some ghostly activities at some points but not overly sure
My late Father viewing the Cedar Room in Pollok House. This room was fitted out by my Great Grandfather William Cowan, Joiner and Clerk of Works at Pollok House.
Hello, today I lost my drone near to Pollok House. If someone found, please contact me on 07456166961. It's drone DJI Mavic Mini.
Thank you Mrs Claus and all the team!!! My daughter had the best time at the house today! She loved every minute of it and Mrs Claus was fantastic with her! The house looks beautiful, such a magical fairytale experience! Thank you! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for a lovely afternoon. The boys loved meeting Mrs Clause 🤶. The house was amazing, one of the best Christmas displays I have seen. Such great value (even better if you are a member). Have a great Christmas 🤶❄🌲
***new mum and tots group opened please share***
A photo I took of Pollok House recently.
I'm a photographer based in Glasgow Southside and take photos of our local area and around Glasgow which I post at my page here: Photos by Daniel Jones
Spot the maze baby...!
Poor value for money
I ordered the in-house ham sandwich. It consisted of a pretty ordinary unbuttered ciabatta roll, containing barely a slice of nice ham, the thinnest slice of tomato possible without using a razor blade, a few limp leaves of rocket and a smear of piccalilli all costing £7.50! Are you kidding NTS? The constituent parts barely add up to £1. As an organisation I know you are always looking for donations, but when did you turn to daylight robbery? The coffee was pleasant enough, but had a sprinkling of sugar on top...which I didn't ask for. Future customers beware
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186534-d5575115-r681886460-The_Edwardian_Kitchen_Restaurant_Pollok_House-Glasgow_Scotland.html#
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Hi I attended the Easter egg hunt over the weekend and my daughter had her photo taken by the photographer from Pearl and Plum have they advised you of any issues about viewing the photos on their page?