📌 Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
★★★★
Glasgow and its surrounding council areas have a heavily industrial past – North Lanarkshire’s was closely linked to coal and iron ore. Coatbridge was once described as the industrial heartland of Scotland, and it’s therefore a fitting location for the Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, also called Summerlee. With a huge exhibition hall, reconstructed coal mine, rows of refitted miners’ cottages, various large pieces of machinery dotted around the place and a canal running through the middle, you could easily spend several hours here. Working trams help you get around the site – a tribute to the days when you could travel all the way from Coatbridge to Paisley on various interlinking tram networks.
🌍 Location
📌 Heritage Way, 10-min walk northwest of Coatbridge town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 729655
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.865720,-4.031910
🚆 Coatbridge Central / Coatbridge Sunnyside | 🚌 Bus to Coatbridge
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 Free – small charge for optional tram ticket
