New Lanark Visitor Centre
Long famous as a beauty spot and for the work of the world-famous mill owner Robert Owen, this unique 18th century cotton mill village has been carefully restored as a living community, and is now an official UNESCO World Heritage Site with an award-winning Visitor Centre and Hotel.
You can explore all the award-winning attractions in the historic village with one passport ticket. Highlights include the 'Annie McLeod Experience' dark ride and Scotland's largest Roof Garden. On the 'Annie McLeod Experience' you are taken on a mesmerizing journey of discovery by the ghost of mill girl Annie who magically appears and tells her story of life in New Lanark in 1820. Other attractions include the restored Millworkers' House, Robert Owen's House, 1930s period store, working textile machinery, the Historic Classroom and Saving New Lanark exhibition, as well as a new interactive play area for children.
Snacks and light meals are available in the Mill Pantry, or the stunning New Lanark Mill Hotel is nearby for something more substantial. There's plenty of shopping to be done in the Gift Shop and Owen's Warehouse, one of the largest Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores in Scotland.
New Lanark is easy to find, and is less than an hour's drive from Edinburgh (A70) and Glasgow (M74/A72). The village is surrounded by native woodlands - now protected as the Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve. Here you can enjoy a gentle riverside walk and see the spectacular Corra Linn waterfall, where the Clyde falls over 30 metres to the valley floor.
Opening Hours
Open daily all year (closed 25 Dec & 1 Jan), 10.30am-5pm April to September
11am-5pm October to March.
Contact
Visitor Centre
New Lanark World Heritage Site
New Lanark
Lanark
ML11 9DB
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1555) 661345
Fax: +44 (1555) 665738
E-Mail: visit@newlanark.org
WWW: http://www.newlanark.org
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