Biggar is a small historic market town in south Lanarkshire in Scotland situated between the Borders Region and the Clyde Valley on the northern side of the Southern Uplands, 14 miles south-east of Lanark. The town follows the course of a Roman road and has a medieval layout with a long broad market place in the centre. The Battle of Biggar was fought here in 1297 when William Wallace defeated Edward of England, the town was awarded royal burgh status in 1451 and grew as an important place hosting regular cattle markets and developing industries in brewing and textiles. Biggar is a popular tourist destination and an ideal base for touring southern Scotland, it has hotels, b&b’s, many interesting locally-run shops, award winning restaurant, cafes, pubs, a fitness and leisure centre and the Jungless Fun Café soft play centre for children. Historically interesting buildings include Biggar Kirk built in 1546 which is one of the last pre-Reformation churches in Scotland, the Moat Park Heritage Centre, the Gasworks Museum, the Albion Motor Museum, the Gladstone Court Museum which recreates a Victorian street, the Victorian puppet theatre and the 17th century Greenhill Covenanters House which is a farmhouse containing displays of the signing of the National Covenant, the civil war and the killing times.
Attraction
Biggar Museum Trust
Discover Carmichael Visitor Centre
Douglas Davies Gallery
Moat Park Heritage Centre
Museum of Lead Mining
Camping
Caravan Park
Care Home
Classes
Dentist
Doctor
Dr P McGregor
The Medical Centre
Estate Agent
Golf Club
Pub and Bar
Colebrooke Arms
The Crown Inn
Wanlockhead Inn
Restaurant
Colebrooke Arms
Cornhill House
Wanlockhead Inn
School
Biggar High School
Biggar Primary School
Solicitor
Taxi
Theatre
Vet
Shops
Rowan Design
Carmichael Estate
Miniatures & Mindings
Graeme Pharmacy
John Eunson
Dempster Optometrists
Ann Brownlie
The Flower Shop
The Country Store
Cabbage Patch Fabrics
Bohemia Ceramics
Lilliput
Activities
Scotair Balloons(Airsports)
Places to Stay near Biggar
Cornhill House (2.16 miles)
One of Scotland's more unusual and elegant mansion houses, William Lieper's French Renaissance Period Chateau has undergone sensitive and tasteful restoration and conversion to a quality country hotel in Lanarkshire, offering the traveller a peaceful ... More | visit website
Shieldhill Castle Hotel (2.72 miles)
Tinto House Hotel (3.97 miles)
At the foot of Tinto Hill in the Scottish borders lies the Swallow Tinto Hotel established in 1914. This is a perfect base from which to discover the many delights of Scotland. Both Glasgow and ... More | visit website
Walston Mansions Farmhouse (4.83 miles)
Carmichael Country Cottages (6.83 miles)
Attractive Southern Scotland location, close to M74 and ... More
New Lanark Mill Hotel (10.44 miles)
Days Inn Abington M74 (10.56 miles)
Cartland Bridge Country House Hotel (11.11 miles)
Set in its own private grounds, surrounded by the stunning Lanark countryside, the hotel has recently undergone a refurbished all our bedrooms, to a very high standard, and you can ... More
Abington Hotel (11.20 miles)
Less than a mile from junction 13 of the M74, this hotel is easy to find and features free Wi-Fi internet access throughout, and ample free parking. This friendly, family-run hotel is ... More | visit website
The Meadows (11.24 miles)
The Meadows is a top of the range 3 star B&B. Excellent beds, clean quality furnishings, tasty and satisfying breakfast.Near the centre of this conservation village you can walk to ... More
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