Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum
Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum is a museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland which is located on High Street. Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum is situated nearby to Elphinstone Hotel, 145 High Street, Biggar, as well as near the community center Biggar Corn Exchange.- Opening hours:
April 1st—December 15th: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
January—March: Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum” and “Gladstone Court Museum”
- Address: 156 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DH
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biggar Corn Exchange and Kello Hospital.
Biggar Corn Exchange
Community center
Photo: David Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a theatre, is a Category B listed building. Biggar Corn Exchange is situated 400 feet southwest of Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Kello Hospital
Hospital
Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Kello Hospital is situated 870 feet south of Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar Gasworks Museum is situated 1,700 feet west of Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and Skirling.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Skirling
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirling is a parish, community council area and village in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 2+1⁄2 miles east of Biggar in Lanarkshire. Biggar Water, a tributary the River Tweed forms the southern boundary of the parish with the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho. Skirling is situated 2 miles east of Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Coulter
Village
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell. Coulter is situated 2½ miles southwest of Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum.
Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum
- Categories: local museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62493° or 55° 37′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.51996° or 3° 31′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7RJFFJ+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4342554235OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q41630127
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