Discovering places to go
There are so many places to visit in and around our area, we’re very lucky...
Low Parks museum opened up in 1967 and is perfect for a family day out...
Back from my travels with family this week, but my camera has continued to be sharp and fully focused.
And my experiences allowed me to collate a handy guide of ‘places to go’ with the family.
A day in Glasgow allowed me to take plenty of pictures, including the stunning Botanic Gardens.
It’s the perfect place to go, no matter the weather. The ambiance and smells are something that tantalise the senses and it’s a joy to be there.
It really is the perfect place to slow down, explore and reconnect with flora.
Low Parks Museum is also somewhere perfect for a family day out.
The museum opened on November 3, 1967, as the Hamilton District Museum and is housed within two historic buildings.
Both of these are closely linked to the history of Hamilton and its
Dukes throughout the years. The Museum is located next to the site of Hamilton Palace, demolished in 1927, and the history of the buildings is directly linked to the palace.
Moving on, The Craigie (Duncarnock Hill) looking towards Dams to Darnley offers a brilliant view of varied natural landscape on Glasgow’s fringe, with five reservoirs and both grass and woodland areas.
Nearby Bothwell Castle is another great place to visit, righ ton our doorstep.
It is the largest and finest 13th century stone castle in Scotland, and was much fought over during the Wars of Independence.
Located in a beautiful setting overlooking the River Clyde, part of the original circular keep of Bothwell Castle survives.
The Clyde Walkway is somewhere that features heavily in my repertoire of pictures. Some 40miles long, it runs between Partick in Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire.
It has such diverse wildlife and has such a changing face, that it is sure to offer up surprises for even the most frequent of visitors.
Heading down the coast, there are worst places to visit on an afternoon than Ayr Beach.
Low Green is part of the extensive area of ground granted in c.1205 by King William the Lion to his new Royal Burgh of Ayr.
This extended from the River Doon in South to the River Ayr in the North.
In nearby East Renfrewshire, Rouken Glen Park has a spectacular waterfall in the Auldhouse Burn, and with the recent rainfall, it was in full flow.
Rouken Glen Park got its name from a meal mill within the estate known as the Rokandmyll.
Worth a picture is the viaduct over the Avon Water Hamilton. The Avon Viaduct was opened in 1860 by the Caledonian Rly.
A four-span viaduct, with segmental arches of dressed-stone construction, this viaduct carries the Motherwell-Hamilton railway line across the River Avon to the south of Hamilton.