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Wilsontown- The Glen car-park


(Average user rating4 unrated 4/5)

About Wilsontown- The Glen car-park

This is a small gravel car-park with picnic tables, a noticeboard and short circular waymarked trail.

How to get there:

Wilsontown- The Glen car-park is in Wilsontown- The Glen which is part of Heathland Forest.
Leave the M8 at junction 4 and head along the A801. Take the A706 at the roundabout and head through Whitburn heading south towards Lanark. Take the B7016 and the first left. The car-park can found on the right-hand side.
Wilsontown is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NS950548
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Family having a picnic under big oak tree

Facilities:

Parking

Activities

Walking The Glen
Picnic The picnic bench in the grassland to the side of the car park gives a good vantage point to watch for woodpeckers.

Contact:

Scottish Lowlands Office

01555 660190
e-mail: scottishlowlands@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

4 Stars 4 Stars

Nice wee walk, similar in bits to the fairy glen on Skye.

Mr Motherwell, 29/Mar/2010

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