Theme park · near Hamilton · South Lanarkshire

M&D's Theme Park

M&D's Theme Park is a theme park. It stands 500 m north of Hamilton. Top of the 56 other places within 15 km is Bothwell Castle, 3.6 km off.

Photo: M&D's Theme Park, Gordon McKinlay (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

500 m

north of Hamilton

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Theme park near Hamilton

Just outside Hamilton

M&D's Theme Park is 500 m north of Hamilton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

If warmth matters, go June to August: Hamilton reaches 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°113 mm

Feb7° / 1°91 mm

Mar9° / 2°80 mm

Apr12° / 4°54 mm

May15° / 6°59 mm

Jun18° / 9°67 mm

Jul19° / 11°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°89 mm

Sep16° / 9°81 mm

Oct13° / 6°111 mm

Nov9° / 3°107 mm

Dec7° / 1°120 mm

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

About

M&D's Theme Park

Articles on it exist in 5 languages.

Type: Theme park
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 500 m north of Hamilton
Official site: scotlandsthemepark.com

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where to find M&D's Theme Park

On this map, M&D's Theme Park is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Hamilton (55,171 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 500 m south of it

Hamilton

55,171 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 700 m northeast of it

Bellshill

19,488 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km west of it

Bothwell

7,002 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Motherwell

33,021 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where M&D's Theme Park is	People	Places to visit
Hamilton	500 m south of it	55,171	15
Bellshill	700 m northeast of it	19,488	18
Bothwell	1.2 km west of it	7,002	13
Motherwell	1.2 km southeast of it	33,021	10
Viewpark	2.1 km northwest of it	15,832	20
Blantyre	2.2 km west of it	16,534	13
Uddingston	2.3 km northwest of it	6,181	7
New Stevenston	3.3 km east of it	6,298	6

Make a day of it

Also near M&D's Theme Park

56 more lie within 15 km, 3 cathedrals, 2 castles and 2 museums among them.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle3.6 km away 2

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral3.4 km away 3

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral14 km away 4

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandDavid Livingstone Museum2.7 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art15 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral15 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCadzow Castle (ruin)4.6 km away 8

MuseumPeople's Palace14 km away · 290K visitors a year

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

M&D's Theme Park: what to know

Where is M&D's Theme Park?

M&D's Theme Park is 500 m north of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

What is M&D's Theme Park?

Theme park in Motherwell, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit M&D's Theme Park?

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

What else is there to see near M&D's Theme Park?

Within 15 km: Bothwell Castle (3.6 km), Motherwell Cathedral (3.4 km), Glasgow Cathedral (14 km) and David Livingstone Museum (2.7 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 (9)

M&D's Theme Park: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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