Pollock House and Estate, Glasgow

Pollock House and Estate on the outskirts of Glasgow is managed today by the National Trust for Scotland. The house was owned by the Maxwell MacDonald family for almost 700 years. The National Trust does not allow photography indoors. The rooms on view had some wonderful furniture and magnificent paintings. The cafe downstairs in the original kitchen area, offered excellent food at a reasonable price. I visited with my friend, Mary and we enjoyed soup and a scone for lunch. The weather was superb so we spent a lot of time in the colourful garden and grounds. 4 Clydesdale horses live in the stables and were out pulling a cart while we were visiting. They are beautifully groomed and have won many prizes at the Royal Highland Show at Edinburgh. The ornate bridge across the river was very pretty and the reflections of it in the water immediately caught my eye. Walking through the woods on this beautiful afternoon was wonderful as round every bend in the path there were more beautiful flowers to see including bluebells (which are very early) to a wide variety of rhododendrons. We ended up leaving Glasgow in the rush hours which proved not to be as bad as expected.