New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 25 miles south of Glasgow. The picturesque village gives an authentic experience of its heyday in the 1700s when it was created as a purpose-built mill village near the Falls of Clyde. placeholder image
New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 25 miles south of Glasgow. The picturesque village gives an authentic experience of its heyday in the 1700s when it was created as a purpose-built mill village near the Falls of Clyde. | Visit Lanarkshire

9 of the best places to visit in South Lanarkshire this summer

These are the best places you need to visit in South Lanarkshire this summer.

South Lanarkshire has many great places that you can visit on a day out with the family where you can discover wildlife, museums and local history this summer.

We’ve picked out some of the best places that you can visit during the summer months in towns such as East Kilbride, Hamilton and Rutherglen.

Here are 9 of the best places to visit in South Lanarkshire this summer.

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