Around Holytown, Motherwell Cathedral leads the list
Of the 14 places to visit in and around Holytown, 8 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Holytown. For a longer trip, Antonine Wall lies 17 km away.
Leading the list near Holytown
Beyond Motherwell Cathedral, there are 3 museums, a castle and a theme park.
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the south
CastleDalzell House4.9 km outside town, to the south
Theme parkM&D's Theme Park3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLow Parks Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSummerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMotherwell Heritage Centre3 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
On the map, most of the 14 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Holytown’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What they are
8 castles or historic places and 4 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Holytown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 14 places in all.
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Industrial and social history museum in Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Motherwell Heritage Centre
Scottish museum and heritage centre, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond the town
Out of town, Antonine Wall (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
FortAntonine Wall17 km north
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum21 km west · 1M visitors a year
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral17 km west
MuseumGlasgow School of Art19 km westCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle34 km north
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle7.7 km west
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum21 km west · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art18 km west · 596K visitors a year
PalaceLinlithgow Palace29 km northeast
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral18 km west
MuseumPeople's Palace17 km west · 290K visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle39 km westPlaces well known beyond Holytown (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.
Seeing Holytown: your questions
What is there to see near Holytown?
No attraction is mapped inside Holytown itself. Within 5 km of it are Motherwell Cathedral, Dalzell House, M&D's Theme Park and Low Parks Museum.
Does Holytown have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Holytown: Low Parks Museum, Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Motherwell Heritage Centre and Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Holytown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stirling Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 34 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Holytown?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (17 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (21 km), Glasgow Cathedral (17 km), Glasgow School of Art (19 km).
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 Holytown 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 (17)
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M&D's Theme Park: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Low Parks Museum: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life: Jayhoolihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Heritage Centre: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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