First I drove south of the Clyde to Pollok Park. I had visited the Burrell Collection twice already, so this time I headed straight for Pollok House. It used to be the home of the Maxwell family until well into the 20th century, a nice country house.

It is now run by the National Trust for Scotland, who was also founded here. When I was there the exhibition had been given a Christmas theme, a quite nice touch. After the tour of the house I had a quick walk around the gardens. Probably much nicer during spring and summer, but still nice at this time of year.

The People's Palace and Winter Gardens was built in 1898 as a social history museum and displays the history of Glasgow and its people from 1750 to the present. Among the various exhibits is a display about the famous "Doon the Watter" excursions down the Clyde to the coastal resorts.

After a very interesting afternoon at the museum I returned to the hotel early in the evening, time to get some sleep for more hillwalking the next day.