New Lanark
A World Heritage industrial village where social reformer Robert Owen established a model cotton mill and workers' community.
New Lanark sits in the Clyde Valley, where cotton mills were built at the end of the 18th century. Robert Owen ran one of the world's earliest nursery schools here and improved workers' welfare. The site was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001. The village visitor centre features spinning machines, workers' housing and the 'Annie McLeod' time-travel experience. From there, walk along the river to the Falls of Clyde. New Lanark is about 40 km from Glasgow, reached by train to Lanark and then a bus.
Opening hours
Visitor center approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- The Falkirk Wheel
- The Kelpies
- Glasgow Necropolis
- People's Palace & Glasgow Green
- The Barras & Barrowland Ballroom
- Glasgow Cathedral
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
- Provand's Lordship