Strathclyde Country Park is a 4 star visitor attraction with lots on offer. Sports pitches, bridle paths for horseriding and mountain bikes for hire from the Watersports Centre. You can also download a free treasure trail app and enjoy following the clues around the Park. Strathclyde Country Park is now firmly established as one of Scotland's leading centres for outdoor recreation.
Most recently Strathclyde Country Park was the official venue for the triathlon event of the Commonwealth Games. Thousands of visitors every year come to indulge in the huge range of activities available from rowing to sunbathing, birdwatching, water ski-ing and cycling.
Coarse Angling permits are available for the Loch, rivers and ponds. It is located next to the River Clyde between Hamilton and Motherwell. So swimming is not allowed and you should make sure that you and your companions always wear lifejackets or buoyancy aids when you are on the water. Land sports — served by well-equipped and meticulously maintained sports pavilions, Strathclyde Country Park caters for the following variety of sports on dry land.
The park now appears to have been taken over by a new company called Lochview Theme Park Scotland. The amusement part of the park also has toilets and cafe with a good range of kids meal at a reasonable price. Regular users of the park have become increasingly concerned about the number of fish that have been washed up onto the paths around the waters of the popular park. The River Clyde has some great fishing for wild brown trout, grayling and, more recently, salmon and sea trout in the lower part of the river.
Unfortunately, the migratory fish are restricted to the lower section of the Clyde below the impassable Falls of Clyde at New Lanark. Surface is tarmac and fairly flat with a slight camber in places. There is no charge for parking The car parks are not lit at night and are closed from 9pm to 9am.
During the coronavirus pandemic, the park access road has been closed to through traffic. We are keen to get views from on whether the temporary road closure to through traffic should become permanent. More information together with the opportunity to complete a questionnaire can be found at: www. The ice may look pretty and strong enough to walk on but it is not.
Bothwellhaugh was a Scottish coal mining village housing Hamilton Palace Colliery workers and their families. Locals referred to the village as The Pailis. It was located near to the towns of Motherwell, Bellshill and Hamilton in Lanarkshire, being occupied from the mids until it was demolished in On the water: Strathclyde Country Park is an internationally renowned Watersports area based on the excellent facilities of the Watersports Centre and Strathclyde Loch.
We cater for the following watersport activities at the park; rowing, sailing, kayaking, powerboat handling and windsurfing. The kayaks will only be hired out if the weather conditions permit. Loch Lomond is 23 miles long and contains over 30 islands giving you endless opportunities to explore but the following are some popular options.
Our watersport season runs from April to October with sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and open canoeing on Linlithgow Loch and along the Union Canal. If you are visiting Strathclyde Country Park and would like to enjoy a cycle round Strathclyde Loch, bikes can be hired from the Watersports Centre between 9am and 6. Please also review the parkrun support page article about running with a dog at parkrun events.
Runners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace. Age Grading All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results. For more information, please see our Support page. Course Map Course Description The course is an out and back course. It is run on tarmac paths predominately at the side of the loch and is therefore a flat course. The paths on the far side of the loch are susceptible to flooding after heavy rain but should be passable as long as you don't mind getting your feet wet.
The run starts and finishes just North of car park 4 the furthest car park from the Watersports Centre. From the start you have a long straight run on the West bank of the loch for approximately 1. At the top of the loch you proceed into a wooded area for m, at this point it is important for the runners to keep left. On emerging from the wooded area, the runners take a left fork and follow the path that is furthest from the loch.
The path will continue for a further 0. The turn sweeps round and brings you onto a path adjacent to the loch and continues for 0. Again it is important to keep left. Once out the wooded area you have a straight run back towards the North Lanarkshire tower and the finish. Facilities Toilets Toilets are available in the watersports centre. Getting There Location of start Strathclyde Park is close to the industrial centres of Scotland, the park lies in hectares of countryside in the valley of the River Clyde, between Hamilton and Motherwell.
Mature woodlands, rough wetlands, wildlife refuges and neat open parkland all surround Strathclyde Loch, the focal point for many of the park activities. Strathclyde Country Park is firmly established as one of Scotland's leading centres for outdoor recreation. The start and finish are a short walk away from car park 4.
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