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Holmwood House
"Open seasonally Thursday to Sunday, from the 1st of March until the 31st of October.Holmwood House is a National Trust for Scotland property.Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson designed the house for paper magnate James Couper and his wife in 1857–8, and it’s widely regarded as this Scottish architect’s finest domestic creation. His stunning design legacy impresses at every turn.Discover more about ‘Greek’ Thomson in our new imagination gallery; or warm up with a cup of tea in our dog-friendly café and shop. Our grounds are free to walk through and during opening times there is access from the River Carth walk.Family friendly and guided tours."
Address: 61-63 Netherlee Road , Glasgow G44 3YG, GLG, GB
Phone: 0871 716 2664
State: GLG
City: Glasgow
Zip Code: G44 3YG

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Reviews
Holmwood House was built in 1850 and designed by the architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson for the businessman and paper mill owner, James Couper. The house has had a few owners over the years, including it being used from 1958-1994 By The Sisters Of Our Lady Of The Missions, where they established and extended the grounds to include a school. Although the furniture within the house is not authentic to the original time period, many of the architects' designs remain within and without, and there has been extensive restoration of original wallpaper, plaster, and woodwork. All in all, this is a stunning house and well worth a visit. The house has a shop where a generous selection of food can be purchased, both hot and cold, cakes, tea and coffee. Toilets are located inside next to the gift shop. There is a disabled accessible through floor elevator to allow you access to the upper floor. Free guided talks with the very knowledgeable staff. All the staff are amazing and friendly, a warm welcome as you enter the house. There is a good-sized free carpark within the grounds.
First visit. Will return. Beautifully restored house by 'Greek' Thomson. Staff and volunteers very good. A great guided tour too. You can go round at own pace as we. A***Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
The house wasn't open and I couldn't find the landscaped gardens... the staff were friendly and helpful and what I could see was great and I could see there was a lot happening in terms of doing works.. it had been bright but also been damp, I was wearing sandals as it was hot and sunny but only hit one spongey damp patch in the whole garden I wandered round.. some areas were woody and I wasn't brave enough to trudge through as maybe I might with my trainers on!
What a lovely place! We had an amazing time with the tour around the house with the lady called Carol Thank you very much xx
Excellent tour of the house. Great to see tge 'Greek Thomson architectural features.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
Fantastic building with amazing architecture. Well worth taking one of the half hourly tours to hear about the history of the house in detail. Our guide, Clem, was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable - she wasn't fazed by any questions about the house, it's architect or the history of the house. Her love of the house shone through. There is a small, but nice tea room you can sit indoors or out with a range of baked goods for sale. Everyone was friendly and pleasant. Dogs are welcome in the grounds and the shop. Worth a revisit.
The Holmwood house is lovely, buy the ticket at the cafe and they provide a 30 minute house tour every 30 minutes. They have a tea room too and a mini garden. This site is easily accessible by public transport, simply take bus number 6 from Glasgow City Center. Also 15 mins walk from here we could visit Linn Park as well as Linn waterfall.
Holmwood House is well worth a visit, displaying the skill of Alexander Thomson, both as an architect and as an important social influencer. Carol was an outstanding and knowledgeable guide who passed on fascinating information with easy humour. NTS is fortunate to have volunteers like her.Visited onWeekdayWait time30–60 minReservation recommendedNot sure
Beautiful National Trust House, we went for Santa Paws event. Staff were fabulous. Our dog loved it. Got photographs done and Santa was lovely. Visited cafe, lovely hot chocolate and cakes with lovely gifts too. Lovely grounds to walk dog too. Will go back when house is open.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
The staff were so friendly and happy to share any knowledge they had about the house to us. The tour was amazing and really allowed for an insight into the house's history, in addition the people in the cafe were very chatty and answered any questions you had. The parking was free and the grounds provide a nice place for walks, the cafe had only cakes and drinks but they were delicious.
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