North Lanarkshire is full of quaint and charming old villages dotted around its stunning green valleys.
While of course North Lanarkshire is also home to big towns like Motherwell and Cumbernauld, today we wanted to celebrate those villages that make up so much of life in Lanarkshire.
These historic villages in many cases are hundreds of years old and have had a massive impact in the history of Scotland. Many were industrial centres nestled in beautiful natural landscapes - and now with the Thatcher era and deindustrialisation nearly 50 years behind us, nature is starting to return.
If you live in Glasgow it’s well worth taking a day trip out to any of these villages, walking the old streets and having your lunch in a local café.
Here are six of the most charming and beautiful villages in South Lanarkshire you have to visit right now.
5. Dullatur
Dullatur is an ancient village sitting outside of Cumbernauld which predates the new town itself. Make sure to check out The make-up of the village was of the old Dullatur Golf Club and lawn-tennis club. | Stevie Spiers / Wikipedia
6. Cleland
Cleland is a great wee place to spend an evening or afternoon, pop down for a couple pints in Delaney's then head up to The Bellside Inn for your dinner. Some time ago I would have told you to pop in for a drink at the Cleland Miners Club, but that was sadly lost a year or two before Covid. Gone but not forgotten. | Contributed