Introduction

This morning, benefiting from sunshine and blue skies, I embarked on a five mile round trip hike to Pollok House. Location is Glasgow, Southside. My main objective was to photograph the extensive display of daffodils, which I achieved.

Pollok House

This building is of architectural merit, being a Palladian mansion built for John Maxwell. It was begun in 1747 by William Adam and finished under the direction of his son, John. Pollok House is situated above the White Cart Water (river) in the 458-hectare grounds of the Pollok Estate.

The Maxwell family sit at the head of Clan Maxwell.

The house is owned and managed by heritage organisation, The National Trust for Scotland. In normal times the house is open to visitors. The grounds are open to visitors now and are popular with locals. Here can be encountered well maintained gardens, riverside walks, Highland Cows and many acres of parkland.

As the images below illustrate, I found the daffodils plus a magnificent display of cherry blossom. Unusually, a busker (female) was in position, playing relaxing traditional type music which was well received by visitors.

Video clip of front of house with visitors and busker.

A key change since my last visit is absence of motor vehicles within the confines of the park. These have been banned from April 2nd to 19th. The visitor experience has been substantially enhanced as a result. Visitors can still access the site via frequent public transport (trains and buses) or on foot or bicycle. Previously, I encountered streams of incoming traffic following bumper to bumper.

More information

For information on Scottish architecture, Glasgow and much more please refer VisItors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.