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Photo of Strathclyde Country Park, a country park near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, central Scotland.

Strathclyde Country Park© M J Richardson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Hamilton West StationHamilton

16 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Photo of Strathclyde Country Park, a country park near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Strathclyde Country Park

Country park near Bothwell

Large North Lanarkshire park around a man-made loch with watersports, a Roman bathhouse and Scotland's biggest theme park.

2.5 km NE

Photo of Chatelherault Country Park, a garden near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Chatelherault Country Park

Garden near Hamilton

Five-star country park around William Adam's ornate 1730s hunting lodge, with formal parterres and ancient Cadzow oaks.

3.1 km SE

Photo of Cathkin Braes Country Park, a country park near Eaglesham, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Cathkin Braes Country Park

Country park near Eaglesham

Glasgow's highest point at 200m on the city's southern edge, with panoramic views and Commonwealth Games mountain-bike trails.

9.9 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Clyde Walkway, a long-distance trail running from Glasgow to New Lanark, Scotland.

Clyde Walkway

Scotland's Great Trail

Forty miles up the River Clyde from central Glasgow to New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde

1.8 km N · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

Photo of Cadzow Castle, a ruined castle near Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Cadzow Castle

Castle near Bothwell

A medieval castle in South Lanarkshire.

3 km SE

Photo of Bothwell Castle, a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Bothwell Castle

Castle near Bothwell

A medieval castle in South Lanarkshire.

4.2 km NW

Photo of Calderglen Country Park, a garden near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Calderglen Country Park

Garden near East Kilbride

East Kilbride country park with ornamental gardens, a tropical glasshouse, children's zoo and gorge walks.

5.9 km W

Everything else within 10 km (9) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.