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Attractions near Bothwell Castle
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Hunter House Heritage Centre
(3 Miles)*
Hunter House was home to John and William Hunter, famous medical brothers who were born and raised here in the 18th century. |
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Motherwell Heritage Centre
(3 Miles)*
The main feature of the centre is the multi-media 'Technopolis' facility This takes the visitor from the arrival of the Romans in the area, through the rise and fall of heavy industry to the present day regeneration of the district. |
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Summerlee Industrial Museum
(4 Miles)*
The Heritage Park's 22 acres are based around the site of the 19th Century Summerlee Ironworks, a fore-runner in the use of what was at the time the ground-breaking hot blast iron smelting process that led Coatbridge to become known as the Iron Burgh. |
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Calderglen Country Park
(5 Miles)*
The Visitor Centre has an audio visual room, history room, gallery, souvenir shop and the unique 'Hidden Worlds' wildlife experience. There are over eight miles of nature trails at Calderglen, where nature lover and rambler alike can enjoy a walk. |
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National Museum of Rural Life Scotland
(6 Miles)*
Award winning exhibition building housing one of the most important rural collections in the UK. |
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People's Palace and Winter Gardens
(6 Miles)*
The People's Palace is Glasgow's social history museum, set in historic Glasgow Green. |
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Scottish Football Museum - Hampden
(6 Miles)*
See more than 2500 exhibits in 14 galleries, walk amongst Scotland's footballing legends in the Hall Of Fame and take the Stadium tour……….it's who we are. |
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Glasgow Cathedral
(6 Miles)*
Glasgow Cathedral is the only Scottish mainland medieval cathedral to have survived the Reformation complete (apart from its western towers). |
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Glasgow Police Museum
(6 Miles)*
At the Glasgow Police Museum you have the unique opportunity to step into the compelling and dramatic history of the United Kingdom's oldest police force. |
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St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
(6 Miles)*
The award-winning St Mungo Museum explores the importance of religion in people's lives and art across the world and across time. It aims to promote understanding and respect between people of different faiths and of none. |
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Holmwood House
(6 Miles)*
Holmwood has been described as Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's finest domestic design. It was built in 1857-8 for James Couper who, with his brother Robert, owned Millholm Paper Mills on the banks of the River Cart. |
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The Lighthouse
(7 Miles)*
The Lighthouse, Scotland's first, dedicated, national centre for architecture and design, was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth in 1999, a renamed, £13 million conversion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1895 Glasgow Herald newspaper office. |
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Provand's Lordship
(7 Miles)*
Step back in time and discover a piece of Glasgow's history with a visit to the only medieval house in Glasgow. |
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Hutchesons' Hall
(7 Miles)*
The present building was designed and built in 1802-5 by David Hamilton and major reconstruction work by John Baird in 1876 resulted in today's impressive interior, with its elegant hall and staircase. |
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Gallery of Modern Art
(7 Miles)*
Housed in an elegant neo-classical building in the heart of Glasgow, G0MA is the second most visited contemporary art gallery outside London, offering a thought-provoking programme of temporary exhibitions. |
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