Friends of Crookston Castle

02/10/2026

The Village Storytelling Centre has announced plans for their annual Halloween event with a parade to the Castle.

🎃 Wednesday 28 October
⏰ 5.00pm to 6.30pm
📍 Gather at St James’ Parish Church
🏮 Parade to Crookston Castle
🎟️ FREE

You can join the parade as it leaves from St. James’ Pollok Parish Church at Meiklerig rig (or anywhere along the route) as it makes its way to the Castle.

At the castle, there will be storytelling and some Halloween surprises... 🐉🏰

01/10/2026

It’s that sad time of year when we get fewer days and fewer hours to visit the Castle. 🍂🏰

Historic Environment Scotland’s winter operating hours are now in effect, running until 31 March next year.

So please note these updates days and times.

Monday: 10am to 4pm
Tuesday: 10am to 4pm
Wednesday: 10am to 4pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm

Last entry to the castle site is 30 minutes before closing time.

We might have less time to enjoy the castle over the winter months, but we hope you’ll still make the most of every visit.

24/09/2026

We loved welcoming so many first time visitors to the Castle last weekend for tours led by our volunteer guides.

We'll be offering more guided tours in the future, so watch this space for details, in the meantime here's a photographic tour of the castle and some of our happy Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival visitors singing and dancing in the Castle thanks to teams from The Village Storytelling Centre

📸 credits: Vera Zebrowska Photographer

23/09/2026

Know someone who could help?

Let Greater Pollok Boys' Brigade - 208th Glasgow Company know

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱: 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴! 💙✨

Due to limited leader availability, we haven’t been able to restart our sessions as planned. We’re aiming to welcome everyone back around the October break — but to make that happen, and to secure our future, we need your help.

For over 75 years, the 208th Glasgow has supported the young people of Pollok. Every week, around 25 children and young people come through our doors. Without new volunteers, our community risks losing a valuable youth work provision that has been a cornerstone for generations.

If you’re looking to give back to your local community and help shape young lives (ages 5–18), we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re interested in working with our P1–P6 group or our P7+ section, your time and talents can make a real difference.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
⏰ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐤
🔒 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐕𝐆 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬 & 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

New leadership will help us continue supporting Pollok’s youth for years to come.

👉 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆? 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒖𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅!

23/09/2026

21/09/2026

Friends of Crookston Castle is led by local people who care about the castle and its place in our community.

Over the past couple of years, we’ve brought thousands of people to the castle through community events, tours, archaeology, activities for young people and opportunities to explore the sites thousands of years of history.

And there’s much more we want to do.

Which is why we need your help.

You don’t need to be a history expert. You don’t need any special skills. Whether you can volunteer at an event, help behind the scenes, share an idea, or simply become a member, there’s a place for you.

So please, Join. Help. Care.

Join us by clicking the link in the comments 👇

19/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

It might have been a wet and blustery day, with the occasional burst of sunshine, but we still welcomed lots of first-time visitors

Thanks for braving the weather and spending part of your Saturday with us! ❤️🏰

The Village Storytelling Centre
Historic Environment Scotland
Scottish Civic Trust Glasgow Building Preservation Trust

18/09/2026

17/09/2026

Come and find out about the secrets of the Castle hill this Saturday with The Village Storytelling Centre

Based on our Castle Studies Trust funded project that found a lost prehistoric settlement we'll be exploring the site and offering a range of free activities.

We'd love to see you at this Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival event.

📅 19th September
🕐 1-4pm
📍Crookston Castle

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