Explore the Visitor Attraction & take a Guided Tour of the Village. Enjoy lunch in the Mill Cafe and then little ones can play in the Interactive Gallery or at Clearburn. A full day at New Lanark with the Visitor Attraction & Guided Tour, plus lunch in the Cafe, a woodland walk to the see the Falls of Clyde, and if you have any energy left, a play in the Interactive Gallery!
Hone your New Lanark knowledge with a Guided Tour of the village, then visit the Mill Shop to pick up some history books for late night reading!
Hone your New Lanark knowledge with a Guided Tour of the village, then visit the Mill Shop to pick up some history books for late night reading!
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Last year, New Lanark Trust joined forces with Lanark Community Development Trust and Discover Lanark to commission a report on the unique combined heritage potential of Lanark, New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde. Ian Donnachie: In Memorium It is with great sadness that the Trust learned of the recent passing of Ian Donnachie, one of the foremost experts on the history of New Lanark, and its greatest manager, Robert. New Lanark World Heritage Site is currently open with a variety of safety measures in place to protect you and our staff.
Discover Scotland's hidden past at one of Scotland's six UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Explore an 18th century cotton mill village sitting in a beautiful location alongside the picturesque River Clyde, learn about the fascinating history of New Lanark at our award winning visitor Centre and attractions, and enjoy opportunities to eat at our cafe or restaurant, and browse our beautiful gift shop.
New Lanark relys heavily on the support we receive from the local community and wider public to continue our conservation work. There are lots of ways that you can get involved, from volunteering with us, to becoming a Friend of New Lanark, or making a financial donation. We are extremely grateful for whatever support you can offer.
The award-winning New Lanark Visitor Centre tells the fascinating story of the cotton mill village of New Lanark which was founded in the 18th century. New Lanark quickly became known under the enlightened management of social pioneer, Robert Owen. He provided decent homes, fair wages, free health care, a new education system for villagers and the first workplace nursery school in the world! Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Lanark has been beautifully restored as a living community, which welcomes visitors from all over the world.
Reviews (14)
Iris Schults
Jun 19, 2022
Jelena Manders
Jun 06, 2022
Judith Mcnally
Jun 05, 2022
Murray Willies
May 14, 2022
Beth Mitchell
Apr 25, 2022
Clare Booth
Feb 19, 2022
Karen Ali
Nov 21, 2021
Lovely Hotel in a gorgeous setting. Scenic walk along the River Clyde. 3 course dinner was lovely and there was a good choice. Great choice for breakfast. Continental or full breakfast were on offer. Bedroom was large and looked out onto the river. Wouldn't say spotless. Cobwebs hanging from ceiling and stuck to walls. Skirting boards had a thick layer of dust on them. TV plug had label attached saying it had been serviced in April. Hadn't been dusted since. Dish in bathroom to hold liquid soap wS also very dusty.
Bill B.
Nov 18, 2021
Amanda Davidson
Oct 23, 2021
Toria B.
Aug 28, 2021
It's like stepping parallel. Beautiful River walk, be warned it's about 7-8 miles right round but you get to see all facets of the Cora Linn. Bit muddy on the other side. There's a farmer's market on the first Sunday of the month at the mill museum. Lovely cafe, great woods kid park. Really informative.
Alison K.
Sep 06, 2009
We had our wedding here last year, and I must say that after a few hiccups they really pulled the stops out and were excellent. New Lanark is a village designed by Robert Owen, an industrial revolutionary who wanted to give his workers a safe place to live and work and to halt the exploitation of children. He ran mills which have now been converted into an interactive museum, a visitor centre and a hotel.
We booked the hotel for our wedding reception (we had the meal in the function room in the hotel then moved over to the Institute in the Vistor Centre for the ceilidh as there was more room). Had a few worries because there is a noise limiter in the hotel function room and there was the possibilty that one may be installed in the Institute room and our band wouldnt play if there was one, but that didnt come to anything.
They also cocked up some of the room bookings for our guests who were staying, but all of the staff were extremely apologetic and gave us room upgrades and smoothed everything out. On they day though, they were excellent. I can totally recommend Lee, who made the day run like clockwork and also Helen at the Institute for being so accommodating and for putting on a fab spread for our evening guests!
The food was very good, much better than I expected from a hotel wedding with 120 odd guests having a sit down meal (it should have been good given the price, but I often think that wedding food in that kind of venue can be mediocre at best!) The wedding packages as always were quite expenisve so we just paid per head for the meal. We transported some of our flowers from the church windows to use as centrepieces for the tables, we had our own piper, we didnt bother with different coloured linen, we brought our own wine and paid corkage (bought from the Wine Society), so we managed to save a bit on the package which had stuff in it we didnt need or want.
I must say though that they were really flexible with substituing and negociating the packages, so if you had your own piper you could swap to include canapes or something of similar "value". We just had too many things ourselved to warrent the package and to warrent the substitutions. Wonderful day - ran like clockwork (though I did end up being a little late!) but thoroughly recommend NLM
We booked the hotel for our wedding reception (we had the meal in the function room in the hotel then moved over to the Institute in the Vistor Centre for the ceilidh as there was more room). Had a few worries because there is a noise limiter in the hotel function room and there was the possibilty that one may be installed in the Institute room and our band wouldnt play if there was one, but that didnt come to anything.
They also cocked up some of the room bookings for our guests who were staying, but all of the staff were extremely apologetic and gave us room upgrades and smoothed everything out. On they day though, they were excellent. I can totally recommend Lee, who made the day run like clockwork and also Helen at the Institute for being so accommodating and for putting on a fab spread for our evening guests!
The food was very good, much better than I expected from a hotel wedding with 120 odd guests having a sit down meal (it should have been good given the price, but I often think that wedding food in that kind of venue can be mediocre at best!) The wedding packages as always were quite expenisve so we just paid per head for the meal. We transported some of our flowers from the church windows to use as centrepieces for the tables, we had our own piper, we didnt bother with different coloured linen, we brought our own wine and paid corkage (bought from the Wine Society), so we managed to save a bit on the package which had stuff in it we didnt need or want.
I must say though that they were really flexible with substituing and negociating the packages, so if you had your own piper you could swap to include canapes or something of similar "value". We just had too many things ourselved to warrent the package and to warrent the substitutions. Wonderful day - ran like clockwork (though I did end up being a little late!) but thoroughly recommend NLM
Qype User BillyB
Jan 16, 2009
We stayed in the New Lanark Hotel over the Christmas period. The rooms are of a nice quality. The best thing was the views of the Falls of Clyde from the window. The Hotel is a converted mill so the window sills are really thick and wide enough to sit on with a drink and look down on the thundering water. The area is a heritage site and has a magical quality. You feel as though you are in a little time capsule as nothing has changed since the days of the industrial revolution. I would recommed trying the restaurant - top quality.
Qype User Pigtai
Nov 15, 2008
This is located down by the river you can go into the hotel for a drink even if your are not a resident. The hotel is clean and the views from the room of the water was lovely. It also hosts a wedding fayre and is popular with those who enjoy a nice meal here. It is nicely located in that you can go for a short walk and go into shop beside it and museums.
Qype User Neilmr
Oct 21, 2008