Coatbridge Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
About Coatbridge
The Monklands were farmed by Cistercian monks from Newbattle Abbey near Edinburgh; the monks also mined coal. The 1799 Statistical Account described the area in lyrical terms: an immense garden with extensive orchards, luxurious crops, and where rivers abounded with salmon. Then the Industrial Revolution arrived. Airdrie became a weaving and textile town, while Coatbridge grew on pig iron from locally mined ironstone. The population burgeoned as a workforce was drawn in, principally from Donegal, but living conditions were squalid and Coatbridge was a hell-hole of blast furnaces. The iron industry withered in the 20th century (relocating to Corby) as local ores were exhausted and Clydeside shipbuilding declined. In 2016 the population was just under 44,000.
Top Attractions in Coatbridge
Explore the best things to see and do in Coatbridge:
- ★Drumpellier Country Park
- ★Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
- ★Time Capsule Waterpark
Where to Eat in Coatbridge
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Crown Jewel
- 🍴Shimla Cottage
- 🍴The Mint
Where to Stay in Coatbridge
- 🏨Mondo Hotel
- 🏨Tudor Hotel
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