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Attractions near Hidden Treasures Museum of Lead Mining
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Drumlanrig Castle Gardens and Country Park
(8 Miles)*
Drumlanrig Castle was completed in 1691 by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and is one of the first and most important renaissance buildings in the grand manner in Scotland. |
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Moat Park Heritage Centre
(18 Miles)*
History in the Moat Park is interpreted in an unusual way; here the visitor can see a series of detailed scale models depicting archaeological sites as they would have been seen at the time of their use. |
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Greenhill Covenanters House
(18 Miles)*
Greenhill is a place where time has been made to stand still taking us back from the time when King James VI travelled south of the border to his new kingdom to the time over a century later when the two kingdoms were united. |
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Gladstone Court Victorian Street Museum
(18 Miles)*
Children of all ages can stroll along the 'real' Victorian street and visit the small shops or perhaps sit in the schoolroom to recall the not so good old days. |
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New Lanark World Heritage Site
(18 Miles)*
Over 200 years ago the beautiful sandstone cotton mills of New Lanark were founded in a dramatic gorge in Southern Scotland. Soon the village became known all over the world because of the work of mill owner and social pioneer Robert Owen. |
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Lanark Museum
(18 Miles)*
The Royal Burgh of Lanark Museum, situated near the centre of this busy market town, was established in 1990 and houses a collection of items which are used to illustrate the ancient and varied history of the town. |
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Craignethan Castle
(20 Miles)*
Craignethan Castle is in a very picturesque setting overlooking the River Nethan. |
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Dawyck Botanic Garden
(21 Miles)*
Discover Dawyck's secrets as you explore its woodlands in the stunning surroundings of the Scottish Borders. Over 300 years of tree planting has created one of the world's finest arboreta. |
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John Hastie Museum
(22 Miles)*
The displays focus on the life of the area including its agriculture and weaving history and the character of the community which has bred fervent Covenanters in the 1600s and a Radical Revolt in the 1800s. |
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Burns House
(23 Miles)*
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life. |
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Shambellie House Museum of Costume
(27 Miles)*
Shambellie House is a beautiful Victorian country house, set in attractive wooded grounds. It contains costume from the 1850's to the 1950's displayed in period room settings. |
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Neidpath Castle
(27 Miles)*
An authentic 14th century castle converted to a tower house (17th century), the erstwhile home of Fraser, Hay and Douglas families, set in a wooded gorge of the River Tweed. |
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Calderglen Country Park
(27 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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Motherwell Heritage Centre
(28 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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Bachelors' Club
(28 Miles)*
Follow in the steps of Robert Burns when you visit this fascinating 17th-century thatched house where he and his friends formed a debating club in 1780. |
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