Top Things to do in South Lanarkshire
Top Hotels in South Lanarkshire
- 1. New Lanark Mill Hotel
- 2. Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park
- 3. Holiday Inn Express Hamilton, an IHG Hotel
- 4. Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Peel Park) hotel
- 5. Macdonald Crutherland House
- 6. New Lanark Mill Hotel
- 7. Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central hotel
- 8. Hopetoun Arms Hotel
- 9. Days Inn by Wyndham Abington M74
- 10. Premier Inn Glasgow (Hamilton) Hotel
Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Lanark World Heritage Village is an 18th century historic village and visitor attraction, popular with families and those with an interest in social history. It's a short walk from here to the Falls of Clyde.
Restaurants in South Lanarkshire
1. Netherfield Alpacas
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
Alpaca trekking in the forestry in South Lanarkshire, meet the beautiful animals who will steal your heart and give you memories to remember.
2. The Bubbles Factory
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 115 reviews
The Best Soft Play in the UK (under 8000sqft) Awarded by the Play Providers Association
Reviewed By M9774TIjessicas
The Bubbles Factory (Bubbles for short) is fab! We go every week and this is largely because the staff are so amazing. Very friendly and helpful and they take the time to get to know you and your children which you just don’t get in other soft play places. Great food options too (macaroni cheese is a particular favourite of ours). The soft play section is great and well maintained and the kids have freedom to explore on their own in a safe environment. There are also tv screens in the table area section that show live camera feeds of different parts of the play area so you can keep an eye on your child/children at all times. Fab, fab place!
3. Biggar Puppet Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 95 reviews
Victorian Style Puppet Theatre - The home of International Purves Puppets.Theatre seating 100 showing special glow in the dark large scale puppet shows for ages 1-100. Tearoom,playpark and coach car park on site.Search for our Facebook page
Reviewed By Dawnguk - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
My wife and I took our 3 grandchildren to see this show yesterday. Aged three and twins at one and a half. All of them sat through the whole show totally absorbed. They were singing,clapping and laughing/giggling throughout the show. Fantastic entertainment and great value for price of the tickets. We spent the whole afternoon at the theatre. Arrived early so kids played in the play park before we went into the tearoom area to our allocated table. Food made fresh for you if you wished but no pressure put on you to buy anything. Then into allocated rows in the theatre (adults to each end with kids in the middle so that all the kids can see) to watch the show. After the show all the kids get to meet some of the puppets in the tearoom. Keep your camera handy, no restrictions on taking photos. There is a shop where all kinds of puppets can be purchased but again no pressure to buy. Back out to the play park for 20 minutes before going home. Thank You Purves Puppets- Great Organisation, Fantastic Day.
4. Krishna Eco Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 65 reviews
Scotland's best kept secret, Krishna Eco Farm promotes a healthy, wholesome, balanced and holistic way of living. The aims of the Krishna Eco Farm include bringing people together with the purpose of practising a simpler, more natural way of life. We organise farm & indian cultural tours, environmental talks, festivals (such as Holi - festival of colours, Henna, etc), retreats and meditation events. We have volunteering opportunities throughout the year.
Reviewed By nic_zueri
My recent trip to Krishnas wonderful Eco Farm in Scotland was an amazing experience, I went there with a group to live and serve for one week and had the best time. I seriously wish I could've stayed there for longer! We had great kirtans there, nice people we could help along, I especially liked the gardening, feels like you're being part of something much bigger. So go there and get an idea for yourself, you wont regret it :D
5. New Lanark World Heritage Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,171 reviews
New Lanark World Heritage Site is internationally famous for its historic buildings, beautiful landscape and over 200 years of social history. The mill village was founded in 1785 by David Dale and Richard Arkwright, and managed for 25 years from 1800 by the pioneering Robert Owen. New Lanark is now recognised as one of Scotland's six UNESCO World Heritage Sites and welcomes over 300,000 site visitors annually. Visitors can explore the history of the village through the New Lanark Visitor Centre and enjoy stunning woodland walks through the Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve. The Mill Café serves up a range of delicious food and New Lanark Ice Cream. The Mill Shop offers a delightful range of gifts, Scottish produce and New Lanark Wool which is spun on-site using historic textile machinery. Visitors can even wake up in a World Heritage Site by staying at the New Lanark Mill Hotel, Wee Row Hostel or Self-catering Waterhouses. Please see our website for up-to-date opening hours.
Reviewed By mothersole6150 - Carlisle, United Kingdom
While visiting this centre opted for Guided Tour and must say the “Female Guide” was fantastic well versed up on the History of this place and very knowledgeable. Personally would recommend Guided Tour which is easier than having to read all the info from various places visited then after Tour you can then go on “Annie McLeod Ride” and visit the “Roof Garden” all worth doing. Also recommend to try the “Famous Ice Cream” sure you won’t be disappointed.
6. Chatelherault
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 450 reviews
Reviewed By 1Blackpool - Hamilton, United Kingdom
A lovely walk from Chatelherault down throgh the parklands then on to the falls of the river clyde before walking into Hamilton along thewalk you can see for miles on a clear day.
7. Calderglen Country Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 532 reviews
Fun park to explore with children's zoo. The park itself is quite big and features various animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, wallabies, marmosets, meerkats, snakes, reptiles and fish.
Reviewed By scottc1985 - Larkhall, United Kingdom
I came here on Saturday 10th of April 2021 with my wife and 2 year old son. The park has has a children's zoo, tropical glasshouse, ornamental gardens, nature trails, adventure & toddler Play areas, Gift shop, Café, exhibition gallery and a Golf Course! We went to the zoo and adventure & toddler Play areas. The zoo is small and only has some small animals but it's great for under 5's and very cheap to get in. The adventure park has one of the biggest slides I've ever seen and my son went flying down it even though he's only 2 and absolutely loved it!
8. National Museum of Rural Life
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 352 reviews
Spend a day in the countryside, uncover Scotland's unique rural history and meet the animals on the farm. Advance booking is required for all visitors - please book a timed entry ticket online at nms.ac.uk/rural before your visit. Follow the route around the museum to find out how rural life, farming and the landscape have changed in 300 years. Discover stories of life on the land and see Scotland's largest collection of tractors, combine harvesters and other farming machinery. Just a short walk from the museum is the working farm, home to Ayrshire, Aberdeen Angus and Highland cattle, Tamworth pigs, sheep, hens and Clydesdale horses. Visit the onsite cafe, or bring your own picnic to eat in our outdoor picnic area. We’re Good to Go: A range of safety measures have been put in place.
Reviewed By Viewlander - Crieff, United Kingdom
We spend a lot of time with our grandson and this is a great venue. Dressing up and decent play plus of course the farm. Great cafe and friendly staff team
9. Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By 757NigelB - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Bring good shoes and water. Not wheelchair accessible. give yourself an hour to reach the highest waterfall. Lovely in all seasons. Possible Otter, Badger and more common sights to be seen.
10. Falls of Clyde
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 623 reviews
Reviewed By melvyngilbert - Glasgow, United Kingdom
It took me 55 minutes to drive here from Glasgow City Centre. I parked the car at the New Lanark Heritage Site for free and walked down into the 18th century mill village. I had a mooch around the mill buildings and workers houses and then took a look in the Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre which was useful as it gave me an understanding of what flora and fauna to expect. The walk to the falls was an easy stroll along well trodden paths and some boardwalk. The views were wonderfull and I lost count of how many waterfalls I actually saw. A very relaxing hour took me to the end of the path on the mill side of the river so I went back the way I came. This was fine as the opposite angles of all the waterfalls was like seeing them for the first time again.
