With rain forecast for today we decided to head west to Glasgow and the Burrell Collection, a perfect attraction to visit on a wet day. Except that their roof was leaking! But luckily it didn’t affect us and only a small number of the museum’s artefacts had been relocated.

Sir William Burrell was a wealthy shipping merchant who amassed a huge collection of art and antiques which he donated to Glasgow in 1944. The Burrell Collection is housed within a purpose-built building in Pollok Country Park, on the south edge of Glasgow. The entrance is through a 16th century stone arch inserted into the red sandstone of the new designed in the 1970s and opened in 1983.

Upon entering you’re presented with an array of artefacts large and small. We made our way along the glazed south wall which is home to 16th and 17th century furniture on one side, and medieval stained glass on the other.…