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Glasgow - Langholm

Between Glasgow and Langholm

Glasgow to Langholm Map Distances in Scotland Loch Ness Perth-Stirling Stirling-Glasgow Glasgow-Langholm Loch Lomond Fort William-Crianlarich Gairloch-Fort William Ullapool-Gairloch Inverness-Ullapool Perth-Pitlochry Edinburgh-Perth Edinburgh-Stirling Jedburgh-Edinburgh Langholm-Jedburgh

Between Glasgow and Langholm

Bothwell Castle

Driving and Detours:

Approximate distance: 82 miles or 132 km.

The road South from Glasgow, the M74, is fast six-lane motorway, at times passing through beautiful rolling heather and grass covered hills. For landscape, this is one of the best motorways in Britain.

The best way to Langholm is to take a short cut on the B6757 near Kirkpatrick, to Canonbie. (From Canonbie is an option of travelling through Newcastleton to Jedburgh, which, although it means you will miss out Langholm and Hawick, is a small and twisty route through some rarely visited remote and rural country.)

Blantyre
Home of the explorer David Livingstone. Museum.
Bothwell Castle
13th century castle with massive 15 foot thick walls above the River Clyde on a rocky outcrop. One of the largest and finest in Scotland.
Near Uddingston off the B7071
Historic Scotland , Tel: 01698 816894

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Bothwell Castle

Hamilton
Original Estate of the Dukes of Hamilton, the main house was demolished in the 20's, but Robert Adam's Chatelherault, high on a hill, has recently been restored. The grounds have ancient oaks and woodlands. (Open to the public).
Craignethan Castle
16th and 17th century with, at that time, new defences; a caponier, a stone vaulted tunnel which allowed the raking of small arms fire over the defensive ditch: the only example in Britain. One of the last places in Scotland to be visited by Mary Queen of Scots.
About 5 miles North West of Lanark off the A72.
Historic Scotland, Tel: 01555 860364
Lanark
Nearby New Lanark is well worth a visit. It is built on the banks of the Clyde near a series of waterfalls which are one of the most spectacular, not only in Scotland, but in the whole of Northern Europe. See articleThe Falls of the Clyde
Douglas
Named after the Douglas Family. 14th century St Bride's Church.
Wanlockhead
The highest Village in Scotland at Mennock Pass. Renowned for 300 years of Leadmining, there is now a museum and Visitor Trail administered by the Wanlockhead Museum Trust.
Open April to October (winter by appointment) Tel: 01659 74387.

Drumlanrig Castle

Drumlanrig Castle
Well worth a visit. Perhapes the finest renaissance castle (like a French château) in Scotland with a magnificent setting in a well-run woodland and moorland estate.
Magnificent collection of furniture, and paintings, including;

(The collection used to include Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Lilies, but sadly it was stolen in 2004.)
Near Thornhill, open to the public: House: May to mid June, Mondays - Wednedays and Fridays 1-5 pm, Saturdays and Sunday 11 am - 5pm and mid June to August daily (except Thursdays) 11am - 5pm Park: May to mid September, daily 11am - 6pm.

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Drumlanrig Castle

See also:
Threave Castle
Whithorn Priory
Caerlaverock Castle

Accommodation en route or round about:

Bed & Breakfast accommodation:

Ladyburn, near Ayr and Prestwick. Country House bed and breakfast in extensive woodlands and gardens.
Glenfoot House. Bed and breakfast, optional dinner, near Dundonald Castle.
Culzean Castle, 50 miles south of Glasgow. Clifftop castle hotel, top floor is the Eisenhower Apartment - Ike's Scottish White House. Bed and Breakfast with optional dinner, or also available for larger functions - see below (rentals).
Craigadam. Comfortable accommodation about 10 miles from Dumfries in a large farmhouse with 25,000 acre estate, optional dinner.
The Glenholm Centre. Bed and breakfast in the tranquil Holms Valley near Peebles and Biggarin 1000 acre farm. The Glenholm Centre is also a venue for business and computer training, activity holidays, conferences and meetings.
Kindar House Bed and breakfast accommodation with optional dinner in a Georgian house on the edge of the small quiet village of New Abbey about 15 minutes along the coast from Dumfries
Kirklands. A lovely country house just outside Canonbie bordering the River Esk. About 10 minutes from the M74 North-South motorway.

Hotels:

Trigony House Hotel, 12 miles north of Dumfries. Edwardian Country House Hotel with excellent food.

Rental accommodation in castles or larger houses offering wedding, conference or party venues:

Culzean Castle. As mentioned in the Bed and Breakfast section, but also available for larger functions.
Blairquhan Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire. 2000 acre estate. Conferences, weddings, and house parties (catering for up to 65 guests). Also 7 self-catering cottages (see below).

Self-catering houses and cottages:

Blairquhan Castle , Maybole, Ayrshire. 7 self-rental cottages are available on this 2000 acre estate. Also, conference facilities - see above.
The Roughley Cottage. Secluded and remote, with its own loch, near Langholm. Sleeps 6 to 7.

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