Coatbridge

By car

By train

• , Sunnyside Rd & Gartsherrie Rd, ticket office open M-Sa 5:46AM-7:34PM — Scotrail provides frequent connections to Glasgow and Edinburgh
• , W Canal St near Heritage Way (note - no ticket office or ticket machine) — Scotrail provides service to Cumbernauld and Glasgow via Motherwell and Hamilton
• , Broomknoll St, south of Weavers Rd (A89), ticket office open M-Sa 5:30AM-midnight, Su 7:30AM-midnight — on the Edinburgh-Glasgow line that also services Coatbridge Sunnyside

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• Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

  phone: +44 1236 638460
  address: Heritage Way, Coatbridge ML5 1QD
  An interesting museum with a number of displays and activities. The exhibition hall includes displays and interactive exhibits on the history of the mines and furnaces, the people and includes working machinery. Outside is a replica of the world's first iron-hulled vessel and an engineering pavilion. A tram ride (for a small fare) takes you to one of the old mines (tours available) and the "Miner's Row", which recreates the living conditions of the miners during different eras. There is also a traditional sweet shop, a kids play park, a gift shop and cafe. No dogs except assistance dogs. .

• Drumpellier Country Park

  phone: +44 1236 422257
  address: Townhead Rd, ML5 2HD
  Large park around two natural lochs - these are "kettle ponds" gouged out by glaciers. The park has woods and wetlands, walking trails, picnic and play areas and a visitor centre. Boats and canoes can be hired, small charge. Drumpellier House (demolished in the 1960s) was owned by Andrew Buchanan, a tobacco merchant whose nephew gives his name to Glasgow's Buchanan Street. The family went bust in 1777 when the American revolutionaries seized their tobacco plantations.

• • Time Capsule

    phone: +44 1236 449572
    address: 100 Buchanan St, ML5 1DL
    Activity complex with a waterpark, skating rink and gym. The waterpark is for all ages — ride the flumes and waterslides, catch a wave in the wave pool or work on your strokes in the 25 m pool. There's also a kid's play area and a sheltered section for very young children.
  
  

• Crown Jewel

  phone: +44 1236 433080
  address: 293 Bank St, ML5 1EG
  Large selection of Indian dishes. Also has online ordering and delivery.

• Shimla Cottage

  phone: +44 1236 436030
  address: 109 Sunnyside Rd, ML5 3HR
  Large selection of Indian dishes.

• The Mint

  phone: +44 1236 441191
  address: 16 Academy St, ML5 3AU
  Smaller menu with mix of burgers, some traditional favourites (steak pie, fish & chips) and Italian dishes.

• Whifflet Arms

  phone: +44 1236 433326
  address: 68 Whifflet St, ML5 4EJ
  Pub with live music and DJs on weekends, a beer garden and big-screen TVs for watching the game. Reviewers indicate the food and atmosphere are good and the prices reasonable.

• Mondo Hotel

  phone: +44 1233 800618
  address: 144 Main St, ML5 3RB
  Hotel with rooms that have either one king size bed or two double beds. Free Wifi. There's also a restaurant on site.

• Tudor Hotel

  phone: +44 1236 764144
  address: 39-49 Alexander St, Airdrie ML6 0BA
  Family-run 20 room hotel with a mix of single and double rooms, with one family room (2 adults, 2 children). Price includes free breakfast and use of children's play area. There is also a restaurant/pub and beer garden on site. Reviewers indicate the rooms are nice and clean but a bit small.

• Kilsyth and Cumbernauld — Two towns to the north of the city where you can visit the remains of the Antonine Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Stirling — Historic city with the well preserved Stirling Castle, the Wallace Monument and the historic battlefields of Bannockburn and Stirling Old Bridge. It can be reached by taking the M73 north from the city to the M80.