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It attracts walkers and cyclists with 11km of tarmacked woodland paths, gardens and trails to enjoy. The White Cart Water runs through the park past the grand Pollok House, ancestral home of the Maxwell Family, now managed by the National Trust for Scotland. Pollok Country Park was voted Europe’s Best Park in 2008 and this year will go for Green Flag status, the national quality award for parks in the UK.
Attractions to Pollok Country Park include the world famous Burrell Collection, the working Clydesdale Horses and Glasgow's much acclaimed, award winning fold of Highland Cattle.
The park is located in the South west of the city just 3 miles from the city centre. It is bounded to the South by the White Cart Water, North by Dumbreck Road and East by Haggs Road and Pollokshaws Road. The main access to the park is via the Pollokshaws Road entrance. Pedestrian access is also available from Dumbreck Road and from the Glasgow to Irvine Cycle Way from Corkerhill.
Pollok Parkrun is a weekly, free 5km timed run held on Saturday mornings at Pollok Country Park in the Southside of Glasgow!
READ MOREThe staff at Pollok Fold have some exciting events running throughout the year, come along and learn all about their award-winning highland cattle!
READ MOREDumbreck Outdoor Playbarn is an interactive play space for ages 5-and-under and their parents/carers!
READ MOREThe Glasgow Countryside Ranger Service offer an annual program of guided walks and activities that are free of charge at parks across the city!
READ MOREA 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!
READ MOREHoused in its purpose-built home surrounded by beautiful parkland, The Burrell Collections is ranked amongst the most significant civic museum collections in the UK!
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READ MOREOpened in 2003, the Hidden Gardens is an award-winning unique public greenspace and community development organisation located in Pollokshields, one of Scotland's most diverse communities.
READ MOREThis tranquil woodland, with its majestic ancient oaks and old hawthorn hedges, has been growing on this hillside on the edge of Glasgow for hundreds of years.
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READ MOREWoodlands Community Garden opened in 2010, occupying a site in West Prince's Street. Since then it has become an important local space where people make new friends and feel part of the community!
READ MOREThe park is considered to be one of the more beautiful small parks which hosts a wide variety of trees shrubs and plants including a rockery, rose garden...
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