For those looking for something out of the ordinary, there are several interesting attractions within striking distance of the Park. Glengoyne Distillery is one of Scotland’s most beautiful and a guided tour may be rounded off with a dram of their single malt. The Time Capsule, a water and ice experience, plus Strathclyde Country Park, Scotland’s first theme park are ideal options for the kids or the young at heart.
Time Capsule
100 Buchanan St., Coatbridge ML5 1DL Tel 01236 449572
At the Time Capsule there's an adventure of a lifetime for all ages! From an erupting Volcano to Rocket Launches, its the best fun in a million years! Experience a swim through Tropical Storms, take part in a Spaceship Launch or dodge the Water Spraying Serpent in the Dinosaur Infested Primeval Swamps. Cross the Time Warp to an Arctic Landscape awaiting the intrepid ice-skater. Glide across a Frozen Loch through the Snowstorms and all in the shadow of a Giant Life Sized Woolly Mammoth!
Glengoyne Distillery
Dumgoyne, near Killearn, G63 9LB Tel 01360 550254
Situated in the Campsie Fells in the rolling Southern Highlands of Scotland, Glengoyne Distillery is close to the famous Loch Lomond and the beautiful hills of the Trossachs. Take time to explore the tranquil setting of the Distillery or have a good look around the QTVR Sample Room where Glengoyne of various ages is carefully tested and selected.
Glasgow Zoopark
CLOSED DOWN Calderpark, Uddingston, Glasgow, G71 7RZ, Scotland, Tel 0141-771-1185
Glasgow's Calderpark Zoo opened in July 1947. To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening, William MacKenzie wrote a series of articles chronicling its sometimes turbulent history. The articles first appeared in successive issues of Calderpark Zoolife magazine during 1973 and 1974. At the time of writing the articles William MacKenzie was Vice-President of the Zoological Society. He became President in 1974, retiring from office in 1997.
Strathclyde Country Park
366 Hamilton Road Motherwell Strathclyde ML1 4ED Tel 01698 266155
Strathclyde Country Park is the most popular park of it's kind in Scotland. As well as being a venue for a number of major events, including the "T In The Park" music festival, the park is home for the M&D’s all weather theme park. It is packed with rides, amusement games, restaurants, bars to entertain youeven in inclement waether.
As well as watersports, nature trails, and a Ranger Service, Strathclyde Country Park has an excavated Roman Bath-house.
Celtic Football Club
Formed in 1888, Glasgow Celtic were founded first and foremost as a vehicle for providing the East End of Glasgow's impoverished Irish Community with much needed money for food and shelter. A hundred years on, Celtic have evolved to become one of the UK’s largest football clubs. Celtic Park, (or Parkhead) is currently Britain's largest, most modern and most atmospheric stadium. With a capacity of just over 60,000, it has dramatically risen from it's own rubble within the last five years and has become a landmark in Glasgow's East End.
Rangers Football Club
Rangers were established in 1873 “for the love of the game”. Throughout their history they have been devoted to playing the game of football as it is intended to be played - with skill, flair and plenty of entertainment. The rivalry with Celtic, their Glasgow neighbours, is almost as old as the latter club and the Old Firm game remains among the biggest and most passionate sporting spectacles there are. Following the Ibrox disaster when 66 fans died, the stadium has been completely re-built and boasts some the most modern facilities of any club in the world today.
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