Places to visit around Chapelhall, from Class 311 'Blue Train'
This is a list led by castles or historic places, 3 of its 5. All of them lie outside Chapelhall. A longer outing takes you to Antonine Wall, 16 km off.
Leading the list near Chapelhall
The rest of the best known are a museum, a historic site and a water park.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
On the map, most of the 5 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Chapelhall’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Chapelhall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Chapelhall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chapelhall →
A drive away
Out of town, Antonine Wall (16 km) leads 12 names to know.
FortAntonine Wall16 km northwest
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum22 km west · 1M visitors a yearCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle32 km north
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral18 km west
MuseumGlasgow School of Art20 km west
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral5.9 km southwest
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum22 km west · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle9.7 km west
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art19 km west · 596K visitors a year
PalaceLinlithgow Palace27 km northeast
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral19 km west
MuseumPeople's Palace18 km west · 290K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Chapelhall (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Chapelhall
What is there to see near Chapelhall?
No attraction is mapped inside Chapelhall itself. Within 5 km of it are Class 311 'Blue Train', Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre, NCB № 9 and The Time Capsule Coatbridge.
Does Chapelhall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chapelhall: Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Chapelhall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stirling Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 32 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Chapelhall?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (16 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (22 km), Stirling Castle (32 km), Glasgow Cathedral (18 km).
Where are Chapelhall’s historic buildings listed?
Chapelhall has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Chapelhall when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (11)
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, 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
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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