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Glasgow – a city whose industrial roots and cultural bloom makes it the charming vacation destination it is today.
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Just over an hour west of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, is the city of #Glasgow.
#Explore this city’s unique blend of style and character at George Square, the center of it all. Looming over the city’s north-east are the brooding spires of Glasgow Cathedral. On the hill behind the cathedral lies Glasgow Necropolis, a timeworn Victorian cemetery. Just a 20-minute drive from the city center is Bothwell Castle, a remnant of the past. For those after a little more culture, an attraction which exemplifies Glasgow’s fascinating blend of the earthy and the elaborate is the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is one of the oldest, and most distinguished, learning institutions in the world.
From its rich history to its irreverent character, a #vacation to Glasgow will show you elements from all walks of life.
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Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Strathaven is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. The town was granted a Royal Charter in 1450, making the Town of Strathaven a burgh of barony. The current estimated population is 7,500.
The town is located on the edge of the valley of the Avon Water, around 6 miles from Hamilton, and 18.2 miles from Glasgow. The A71, which connects Edinburgh and Kilmarnock passes through the town. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 7,700. Strathaven has one secondary school and three primary schools - Kirklandpark Primary, Wester Overton Primary, and St Patrick's Primary. It also has a grass airfield about two miles to the north west, on Lethame Road.
Strathaven has a long history as a market town. A Roman road passes close by, on the south side of the Avon Water, which led to the Roman fort at Loudoun Hill near Darvel. The origins of Strathaven Castle are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Today it is a ruin, with a single tower and sections of wall remaining beside the A71.
The Barony of Strathaven was acquired in 1362 by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, by his marriage to Joanna, daughter to Maurice de Moravia, 1st Earl of Strathearn, great Moray heiress. The settlement within the lands of Strathaven became a Burgh of barony in 1450. It still retains its traditional character despite the growth of more modern housing. The centre of the town is occupied by the market square, formerly a grassed common, and still known as Common Green, or just 'The Green'. Linking the town and the castle is the old 'Boo Backit Brig' ('bow-backed bridge'), a small arched bridge. The Old Parish Church, with its landmark spire, was built in 1772, and was the place of worship of the Duke of Hamilton who maintained a shooting lodge at nearby Dungavel House.
The town prospered in the 18th and 19th centuries as a weaving town, although there were many merchants living here too.[citation needed] The town played a significant part in the Radical War of 1820, when James Wilson led a band of radicals on a march to Glasgow, to join a rumoured general uprising, which never actually happened. Wilson was hanged for treason, and in 1846 a memorial was built in his honour in the town cemetery. The history of Strathaven was documented in the John Hastie Museum, but this was closed in 2011 and sold to a private individual.
Its most famous 'modern' resident was Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950) whose mansion, Lauder Ha', or Hall, was just above the town on the road to Kilmarnock. Sir Harry spent the Second World War years there, and died in February 1950. The family retained the property until Death Duties of 65% forced a sale in the late 1960s. It remains a private residence. Dungavel House on the outskirts of Strathaven was the location where German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess originally intended to land on the evening of 10 May 1941 in a misguided attempt to seek peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton. However bad weather and poor navigation resulted in Hess having to land at Floors Farm in Eaglesham.
Despite competition from the nearby large towns of East Kilbride and Hamilton, Strathaven still has a number of craft and gift shops, alongside well known town centre names. There are a number of businesses providing extra attraction to the town on its periphery such as Brian Young's Garden and Lawn Mower Centre on Newton Road and the Strathaven Hotel and new Rural Centre, both on the Hamilton Road. The town has long been Sunday Run territory with several town centre eating establishments as well as four public houses.
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Places to see in ( Brentford - UK )
Places to see in ( Brentford - UK )
Brentford is a town in west London, England, historic county town of Middlesex and part of the London Borough of Hounslow, at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles west-by-southwest of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and the Boston Manor tube station on its north-west border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre.
Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the re-modelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprises Brentford Dock. A 19th and 20th centuries mixed social and private housing locality: New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises.
Syon House, the London residence of the Duke of Northumberland, is a large mansion and park in Syon ward, described above, that has long been shared with Isleworth. Some of its seasonally marshy land is now a public nature reserve. The estate has a hotel (Hilton London Syon Park), visitor centre and garden centre. Syon Abbey, demolished and replaced (with reworked gatehouses) by the newer mansion, had the largest abbey church in England in the Middle Ages.
Boston Manor House, built in 1622, is a Jacobean manor house, noted for its fine plasterwork ceilings. Syon Park House (demolished in 1953, and not to be confused with Syon House itself) housed the 'Syon Park Academy' where the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was educated between the ages of 10 and 12 before moving on to Eton. A Royal Mail depot stands on the site now. This may also be the site of the dwelling where Pocahontas lived in Brentford End between 1616 and 1617.
In 1909 a monument was made out of two stone pillars that used to support lamps on the old Brentford bridge over the Grand Union Canal. The monument originally stood at the end of Ferry Lane; after being covered in coal unloaded from boats, it was moved further up the lane in 1955. In 1992 it was moved again to its present site at the junction of Brentford High Street and Alexandra Road, outside the County Court. The monument commemorates four major events in Brentford's history: the supposed crossing of the Thames by Julius Caesar in 54 BC; the council of Brentford by King Offa of Mercia in 781; the defeat of King Canute by King Edmund Ironside at the first Battle of Brentford in 1016; and the second Battle of Brentford in 1642.
Brentford Dock came to single use and engineered enlargement as a freight terminus of the Great Western Railway. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built between 1855 and 1859 at the confluence of the River Thames and River Brent. Brentford Public Library is a Carnegie library, built by the architect Nowell Parr and opened in 1904. Outside the library is Brentford War Memorial, accompanied by three smaller war memorials. Brentford Baths (1896), also by the architect Nowell Parr, is a Grade II listed example of late Victorian architecture.
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♥♥ BEST GLASGOW CASTLES
Romance, heroism, dramatic settings...From magnificent landmarks to mysterious ruins. Whatever you may imagine, you'll find it in Glasgow castles.
Greatest Glasgow Awards is pleased to announce the list of 7 of the best castles.
1. BOTHWELL CASTLE.
2. DUMBARTON CASTLE.
3. CROOKSTON CASTLE.
4. NEWARK CASTLE.
5. MUGDOCK CASTLE.
6. MEARNS CASTLE.
7. MAINS CASTLE.
Scenic Drive: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK to New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Take this very pleasant and scenic drive from Edinburgh to New Lanark, which is situated half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The journey takes about 1 hour, but goes through some very pleasant rural and rugged scenery.
So sit back and enjoy!
0:10 -- GPS information -- 39.1 miles to go and 58 mins to go from A720 Edinburgh Bypass to New Lanark.
0:32 -- Approaching Hermiston Junction.
0:37 -- Merging onto the M8.
0:42 -- Unidentified 737-800 taken off from Edinburgh Airport.
0:48 -- GPS information -- 30.0 miles to go and 49 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:03 -- GPS information -- 20.0 miles to go and 40 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:27 -- Entering the town of Longridge.
1:37 -- Abandoned and dilapidated hotel.
1:44 -- The winding, rugged roads of the Scottish countryside.
2:11 -- Rural farmland.
2:19 -- Rugged scenery.
2:28 -- Entering the county of South Lanarkshire.
2:35 - GPS information -- 10.0 miles to go and 22 mins to go from the A706 Main Street to New Lanark.
2:36 -- Entering the town of Forth.
3:10 -- Entering Carstairs Village.
3:20 -- GPS information -- 5.0 miles to go and 10 mins to go from the A70 Lanark Road to New Lanark.
3:22 -- GPS information -- 4.0 miles to go and 9.05 mins to go from the A70 Ripley Place to New Lanark.
3:37 -- Entering the Royal Burgh of Lanark.
3:39 -- GPS information -- 1.5 miles to go and 5.30 mins to go from the A73 Hyndford Road ML11 to New Lanark.
3:51 -- Turning down Braxfield Road.
4:28 -- Entering New Lanark World Heritage Site.
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh. A walk-through the castle and some interesting facts
An excursion around Great Britain
Riding around Great Britain on a 2015 BMW 1200GS. Video starts at Inverness, Scotland. It takes you through to Stirling, Chester, through Wales and into the countryside around Bath.
Also featuring: Church of Holy Rude, Wallace Monument, Doune Castle, Stirling Castle, Bothwell Castle
Route:
British Cities: Bristol
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A walk and visit to Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland England.
Amazing views from this Castle, but imagine how bleek it would have been in the 14th Century.
Craster to Dunstanburgh - one of Britain's Favourite 100 walks
This route is part of a longer walk from Craster to Low Newton and back offering views of the ruined Dunstanburgh Castle and the vast expanse of Embleton Bay. The route also takes in sand dunes and the Newton Pool Nature Reserve, both rich in wildlife. Anyone wishing to do the longer walk can get info here :-
Music: Vopna, Umoja and Skaga by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glencoe (Harry Potter Film Location!) - Scotland Travel Vlog Day 11
We drove from Inverness back to Haddington via Loch Ness and a stop at Urquhart Castle and further down into Glencoe and some breath-taking scenery and backdrop to Hagrid's Hut in several Harry Potter movies.
See every day of our Scotland Trip (playlist):
Day 1 - Melrose Abbey & Haddington:
Day 2 - Siccar Point and Tantallon Castle:
Day 3 - Stirling Castle and William Wallace Monument:
Day 4 - Linlithgow Palace:
Day 5 - Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh:
Day 6 - England, Holy Island and Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts):
Day 7 - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Scott Monument:
Day 8 - Dunfermline Palace and St Andrews Cathedral and Castle:
Day 9 - Balmoral Castle, Cairngorms National Park, Road to the Highlands:
Day 10 - The Highlands - Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns:
Day 11 - Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glencoe:
Day 12 - Rosslyn Chapel:
Day 13 - Jedburgh Abbey & Dryburgh Abbey - Scotland Borders: