Visit Holytown Places

Welcome to Visit Holytown Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Holytown

  

Holytown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Holytown

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Holytown history

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Pronounced ‘Holly-town’; the area was born and grew on the back of the nearby coal mining industries in the 18th century. Notable people from Holytown include politician Keir Hardie and footballers Harry McShane and Matt Balunas. The bulk of people in the town are now employed in blue collar roles.

You can visit Holytown places with Walkfo Holytown to hear history at Holytown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holytown has 37 places to visit in our interactive Holytown map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Holytown, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Holytown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holytown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 37 audio facts unique to Holytown places in an interactive Holytown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Holytown Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Holytown historic spots	Holytown tourist destinations	Holytown plaques	Holytown geographic features
Walkfo Holytown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Holytown

  

Best Holytown places to visit

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Holytown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Holytown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Holytown’s information audio spots:

Motherwell Town Hall Motherwell Town Hall is a municipal facility in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The town hall was the headquarters of the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Council. It is a Category C listed building.

David Colville & Sons David Colville & Sons opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872. By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland. Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. It was privatised in 1955 and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of its other works.

Ravenscraig Ravenscraig was once the largest hot strip steel mill in western Europe. The steelworks closed in 1992 and is now almost totally demolished. The empty land was redeveloped in the 2010s, with new houses and services being built.

Ravenscraig steelworks The Ravenscraig steelworks consisted of an integrated iron and steel works and a hot strip steel mill. Motherwell was noted as the steel production capital of Scotland, nicknamed Steelopolis. The steel mill was one of four in the United Kingdom.

Calderbank Calderbank lies west of the M73 on the west bank of the North Calder Water. It lies 13 miles (21 km) east of Glasgow city centre and 34 miles (55 km) west of Edinburgh. It has a population of about 1,610.

Eurocentral Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland. It is situated on the edge of Holytown and Mossend, North Lanarkshire, just off the M8 motorway, about 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 34 mi west of Edinburgh. The Maxim Office Park is a recent addition opening in March 2010.

Bellshill Maternity Hospital Bellshill Maternity Hospital was a health facility in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital was a maternity hospital in the 1960s.

Newhouse Research Site The Newhouse Research Site is located near the M8 motorway in North Lanarkshire. It employs 250 scientists across a range of disciplines including medicinal chemistry, molecular biology and drug metabolism. It is currently the largest private drug discovery centre in Scotland.

Bellshill Central Parish church Bellshill Central Parish Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland. It serves around 70% of the North Lanarkshire town. It is within the Presbytery of Hamilton.

Dalziel Park Dalziel Park is located between the villages of Carfin, Cleland and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. The area consists of a residential estate, a sports facility (regarded as one of the best in Scotland) and a golf course.

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