Museums & Galleries · Glasgow
The Burrell Collection
📍 G41 4RF
Photo: Anthony O'Neil (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore 6,000 years of art and history
- See top 30 collection highlights including The Thinker
- View Rembrandt's Self Portrait and Degas's Duranty portrait
- Drawing Inspiration exhibition of thirteen remarkable drawings
- Download a free digital guide via Bloomberg Connects
The Burrell Collection is a museum and gallery in Glasgow City where you can explore 6,000 years of art and history, from Rodin's The Thinker to Rembrandt's Self Portrait and a medieval Limoges reliquary casket. There's also a changing exhibition programme, such as Drawing Inspiration, featuring works by artists including Manet and Millet. It suits anyone with an interest in art, history or culture, and a free digital guide is available to help you explore the galleries. The venue can also be hired for meetings, conferences and weddings. Pollokshaws West station is just 0.5 miles away, and with 65 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, it's easy to combine a visit with a nearby stay.
Practical details
- Booking
- Plan your visit in advance
- Best for
- Hosting meetings, weddings and private events
From the attraction's own website on 27 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to The Burrell Collection into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Pollokshaws West 0.5 miles
- Shawlands 0.6 miles
- Pollokshaws East 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page