📌 Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
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On 19 March 1813, David Livingstone was born in Shuttle Row, Blantyre – a line of workers’ cottages attached to the Blantyre Mill Works on the River Clyde. Livingstone started work aged ten as a piecer at the mill, but went on to study medicine in Glasgow and then missionary training in London. 1841 saw him travel to South Africa as a medical missionary, and he was to become one of Europe’s most famous explorers of southern and central Africa. Back in Scotland, Shuttle Row has been transformed into a museum documenting his life and travels – most recently reopening to the public in 2021 following a multi-year renovation. I haven’t visited since these improvements, but look forward to seeing them soon!
🌍 Location
📌 End of Station Road, Low Blantyre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 694585
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.802232,-4.083292
🚆🚌 Train / bus to Blantyre
🚗 Car park / street parking
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily, at least April to September; opening days outwith these months may be more limited
🎫 £7.50 adult / £3 child
