GREATER GLASGOW

Ben Lomond
Ardess Lodge, Rowardennan, by Drymen
Tel: (01360) 870 224
Open: all year, daily.   

The Ben rises from the shores of Loch Lomond to a height of 3,194 ft. There are spectacular views and walks.

Geilston Garden
Cardross, Dumbarton
Tel: (01389) 849 187
Open: Good Friday to 31 Oct, daily 9.30–5. House not open.

A charming garden which includes a walled garden and wooded glen.

Greenbank Garden
Flenders Road, Clarkston, Glasgow
Tel: (0141) 616 5126
Open: garden, all year, daily 9.30 sunset. Shop and tearoom, 1 Nov to 13 Apr, Sat/Sun 2–4; Good Friday to 31 Oct, daily 11–5. House, Good Friday to 31 Oct,
Sun 2–4.

A lovely garden with range of ornamental plants, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees.

The Hill House
Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh
Tel: (01436) 673 900
Open: Good Friday to 31 Oct, daily 1.30–5.30.

The house stands high above the River Clyde and is probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest domestic creation.

Holmwood House
Netherlee Road, Cathcart, Glasgow
Tel: (0141) 637 2129
Open: Good Friday to 31 Oct, daily 12–5.

The architectural style of the house is an adaptation of classical Greek, built in 1857. Rooms are richly decorated in wood, plaster and marble.

Hutchesons’ Hall
Ingram Street, Glasgow
Tel: (0141) 552 8391
Open: 5 Jan to 24 Dec, Mon–Sat 10–5.

One of the most elegant buildings in Glasgow, it incorporates on its frontage the statues from an earlier building of 1641. Shop selling work by young designers.

Kittochside, The Museum of
Scottish Country Life
Stewartfield Way, East Kilbride
Tel: (01355) 224 181
Open: All year, daily 10–5 (closed 25/26 Dec and 1 Jan).

A working museum of traditional farming life using techniques and equipment from the 1950s. 

David Livingstone Centre
165 Station Road, Blantyre.
Tel: (01698) 823140
Open: Good Friday to 24 Dec, Mon–Sat 10–5,
Sun 12.30–5.

Scotland’s most famous explorer and missionary was born here in Shuttlerow in 1813. The museum tells the story of Livingstone’s explorations in Africa and is home to a wide range of his personal belongings and travel aids, including diaries, navigational equipment and even the famous red shirt he was wearing when he met the journalist H M Stanley.

Pollok House
2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
Tel: (0141) 616 6410
Open: House, shop and restaurant, all year, daily 10–5 (closed 25/26 Dec and 1/2 Jan).

Three earlier castles were replaced by the present house (c.1740). It was extended in 1890 and now contains a notable collection of paintings, porcelain and furnishings.

The Tenement House
Buccleuch Street, Garnethill, Glasgow
Tel: (0141) 333 0183
Open: 1 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 1–5

This house illustrates the inherent character given to Glasgow by its Victorian tenement buildings. A shorthand typist lived here for 50 years until the mid-20th century.

Weavers Cottage
The Cross, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
Tel: (01505) 705 588
Open: Good Friday to 30 Sep, Fri–Tue 1–5

This typical cottage of an 18th-century handloom weaver contains looms, weaving equipment and domestic utensils.