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Surrounding Glasgow is some of the best of Scotland's scenery, from the rolling hills of the Clyde Valley to the beautiful walking country of East Dunbartonshire that borders the south-west Highlands. Exploring further, you'll find that many of the towns and villages in the area such as Paisley, Hamilton, Falkirk, Biggar, Greenock, Gourock and of course the amazing New Lanark World Heritage Site make great day excursions from the city and offer a range of attractions that make discovering their rich history a real joy.

Falkirk

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Falkirk offers an excellent choice of accommodation, from large hotels to cosy cottages, B&Bs and canal barges. It is an area steeped in history with a wealth of attractions, including the world's only rotating boat-lift, a steam railway line, a baronial mansion, a castle, museums and galleries and superb parks and gardens.

Lanark

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Lanark is where the River Clyde begins the transition from the Southern Uplands to the Central Belt of Scotland. The town, like the river whose valley it overlooks, has one foot in the upland rural areas to the south, the other in the industrial heartland of Scotland to the north.

Lanark itself is an attractive town. The St Nicholas parish church, though only dating back to 1774, is home to the world's oldest bell, cast in 1130. Lanark is perhaps best known for nearby New Lanark. This complex of cotton mills built along and powered by the River Clyde comes complete with its own village, still providing people with homes in the midst of a World Heritage Site.