Park or estate · Blantyre · South Lanarkshire

Livingstone Memorial Park

Visitors to Blantyre can see Livingstone Memorial Park. Within 5 km there are 7 more places to visit. Upkeep is seen to by National Trust for Scotland.

Where

In Blantyre

inside the locality

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Park or estate in Blantyre

Inside Blantyre

Livingstone Memorial Park is inside Blantyre’s locality, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by National Trust for Scotland

One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

From June to August, Blantyre sees highs of 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°114 mm

Feb7° / 1°97 mm

Mar9° / 2°83 mm

Apr12° / 4°58 mm

May15° / 6°64 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul19° / 11°83 mm

Aug19° / 11°93 mm

Sep16° / 9°84 mm

Oct13° / 6°116 mm

Nov9° / 3°110 mm

Dec7° / 1°123 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Blantyre, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Blantyre. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Blantyre’s full climate →

About

Livingstone Memorial Park

Nearby, Bothwell Castle (1.1 km) leads the list.

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Town: in Blantyre

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Livingstone Memorial Park

Use the numbers to match each place near Livingstone Memorial Park with the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 8 is East Kilbride, at 76,626. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Blantyre

16,534 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 200 m northeast of it

Bothwell

7,002 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 900 m southeast of it

Hamilton

55,171 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km north of it

Uddingston

6,181 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Livingstone Memorial Park is	People	Places to visit
Blantyre	It’s in town	16,534	13
Bothwell	200 m northeast of it	7,002	13
Hamilton	900 m southeast of it	55,171	15
Uddingston	1.2 km north of it	6,181	7
Viewpark	2.5 km northeast of it	15,832	20
Cambuslang	2.6 km west of it	33,250	35
Bellshill	2.9 km east of it	19,488	18
East Kilbride	3.5 km southwest of it	76,626	16

Make a day of it

Pair Livingstone Memorial Park with these

Our list has 86 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 3 cathedrals and a castle.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle1.1 km away 2

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum15 km away · 1M visitors a year 3

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum200 m away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral12 km away 5

MuseumGlasgow School of Art13 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art12 km away · 596K visitors a year 7

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral6.3 km away 8

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Livingstone Memorial Park

Where is Livingstone Memorial Park?

Livingstone Memorial Park is in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Livingstone Memorial Park?

Park or estate.

Who runs Livingstone Memorial Park?

National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Livingstone Memorial Park?

June to August are the warmest months in Blantyre, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Livingstone Memorial Park?

Within 15 km: Bothwell Castle (1.1 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (15 km), David Livingstone Museum (200 m) and Glasgow Cathedral (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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