Shotts
 

Explore Shotts and discover friendly people and fascinating history, as well as modern leisure facilities.

Shotts is ideally situated half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh and was reputedly named after the legendary giant "Bertram de Shotts".

The town was famous for its slogan 'Shotts Lights the World' because gas lamp standards were made in abundance in Shotts and exported all over the world.

Shotts has also been described as a village built on coal and iron. The ideal location of Shotts makes it a popular venue for cycle routes, including Shotts to Blackridge.

Shotts originally consisted of five villages - Dykehead, Calderside, Stane, Springhill and Torbothie growing up around the old coach roads between Glasgow and Edinburgh and expanded during the 18th and 19th centuries following the growth in coal and iron mining.

Famous for the world renowned Shotts Highland Games, which are still held on the first Saturday in June, the area was famous for traditional pipe band music.  The picturesque Kirk o Shotts can be clearly seen from the M8. Shotts also has its own golf club, which is situated half an hour from both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
 

Wishaw
 

Wishaw is 14 miles east of Glasgow and 32 miles west of Edinburgh, and both cities can be easily reached via the nearby motorways, the M74 and the M8 which makes it a great location for visitors, business travellers and commuters alike. Wishaw's ideal location allows easy access to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, and for travellers wishing to stay, there is Herdshill Guest Hill, a family run guest house located just outside Wishaw.

Established along traditional Roman routes into Scotland, Wishaw grew with the industrial revolution, and expanded with the introduction of distilleries, iron & coal mining, steel manufacture, and engineering.

Wishaw and Shotts are only a short drive away from Motherwell, home to Scotland's best-known theme park, M&D's, as well as Strathclyde Country Park, which has something for the whole family.