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Holmwood

Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation

Planning your visit

Storage is available for pushchairs while you explore the house. Baby back carriers are not admitted.

Please see our drop-down facilities below for helpful information about planning your visit. For more information about planning your visit please see our frequently asked questions.

If you’d like to speak to us, we can be contacted by email on holmwood@nts.org.uk or telephone 0141 571 0184.

Facilities & access

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

3G/4G coverage

Disabled parking is available at the rear of the house, and there is wheelchair access at the side.

Accessible toilet
Baby changing

Bike racks are available.

Teas and coffees are served in the kitchen courtyard.

Children’s activities
Coach parking

Guided tours (maximum of 15 people per tour) are available, normally lasting around 30 minutes. Special interest architectural tours are available for a small extra charge.

There is a holiday cottage at Holmwood:

The Coach House (sleeps 5)

Booking a holiday with the National Trust for Scotland helps us to protect this special place, now and for the future.

Ample car parking is available at the rear of the house. Parking is free for members.

The grounds are suitable for picnics.

Visitors are greeted by classical patterns etched into the sandstone of the house, as well as elegant cupolas, columns and floor-to-ceiling windows. Step inside to see friezes depicting scenes from The Iliad in painstaking detail. Look out for some of Thomson’s clever architectural tricks – in the dining room the door frames are tapered to give the impression of temple-high ceilings; elsewhere he created ‘false doors’ for symmetrical effect.

Follow the progress of our conservation work as we gradually reveal Thomson’s original stencilled wall decoration, much of which had been painted or papered over by subsequent owners. The dining room ceiling has been restored to its former glory with the recreation of original paint schemes and re-gilding of the cornice.

During 2019, work to restore the original paint schemes in the main entrance, stairway and dining room was completed. This project continued during 2020 to restore the original schemes in the parlour and drawing room.

There’s a shop in the original kitchen and pantry of the house. Produce from the kitchen garden is available in season, including herbs.

Toilet

There are pretty riverside grounds to explore as well as a small kitchen garden, planted with a range of Victorian herbs, fruit and vegetables.

  • Holmwood is fully accessible, with a lift to the first floor.
  • A wheelchair is available.
  • The grounds consist of wooded areas with grass; there are no hard surfaces.

Opening times

House, café, shop and grounds

We are also open on bank holiday Mondays (1 Apr, 6 May, 27 May and 5 Aug).

Current period1 Jan–27 March, closed 28 Mar–27 Oct, Thurs–Sun, 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00) 28 Oct–31 Dec, closed

Entry prices

House and grounds
Adult
£8.50
Concession
£6.00
Family
£20.50
One adult family
£14.00
Young Scot
£1.00
Grounds only
Adult
Free

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At all Trust places, admission is free for members.

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