Cumbernauld
Modern Cumbernauld was built close to a much earlier settlement of the same name, situated 13 miles northeast of Glasgow.
Cumbernauld is one of Scotland's five New Towns, the planned, post Second World War settlements designed to provide an escape for the occupants of Glasgow's overcrowded conurbation. Dating from the mid 1950s, its town centre was at the time regarded as a triumph of modernist architecture. However, recent views have been less flattering although in part these have been a product of a wider backlash against 1960s architectural styles.
The town boasts a number of attractive green spaces. To the south of the town, Palacerigg Country Park offers great family days out with an extensive network of nature trails, a tree-top walkway, and children's zoo. Cumbernauld House Park and Cumbernauld Glen in the heart of the busy town are ideal recreational spaces as well as being a natural haven for wildlife.
For the more active, there is the 18-hole Palacerigg Golf Course and the multi-activity Cumbernauld Outdoor Activity Centre, offering outdoor activities ranging from 4 x 4 driving, to paintball and archery.
Cumbernauld sits close to all major motorway networks in central Scotland and enjoys good road and rail links with both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
