Calderbank
Calderbank is a village outside the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Calderbank is a village outside the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies east of the M73, on the west bank of the North Calder Water. The village lies 13 miles (21 km) east of Glasgow city centre and around 34 miles (55 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby towns include: Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshill and Motherwell. It has a population of about
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Worth seeing in and around Calderbank
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Excelsior Stadium
The Excelsior Stadium, officially The Albert Bartlett Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians of the Scottish Professional Football League.
1.9 km · football stadium in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Cliftonhill
Cliftonhill Stadium, commonly known as Cliftonhill and currently 'The Reigart Stadium' for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of former Scottish Professional Football League team Albion Rovers F.C., who have played at the ground since 1919.
3.3 km · stadium in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Monkland Canal
The Monkland Canal was a 12+1⁄4-mile-long canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 1771.
400 m · canal in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Airdrie Public Observatory
Airdrie Observatory is a fully operational, historic public astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories operating in the United Kingdom, all of which are in Scotland.
2.7 km · Astronomical observatory in Airdrie, Scotland · Wikipedia - 05Broomfield Park
Broomfield Park was a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, home of Airdrieonians from 1892 until it was closed after the 1993–94 football season.It was just 67 yards wide, and was built in a natural hollow. The record attendance at Broomfield Park was 24,000, in a Scottish Cup quarter-final match against Hearts on 8 March 1952.
2.4 km · stadium in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Airdrie Library
Airdrie Library is a public library in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The library has been housed in a number of buildings since its founding.
2.8 km · public library and observatory in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Coatbridge College
New College Lanarkshire Coatbridge Campus, previously the independent Coatbridge College, was Scotland’s oldest further education college, founded in 1865. The college has over 250 staff members and approximately 7,000 students.
3.8 km · college building · Wikipedia - 08County Buildings, Airdrie
County Buildings was a judicial building on Bank Street in Airdrie in Scotland. The building, which was the venue for hearings of the Airdrie Sheriff Court, was demolished in 1969.
2.7 km · Judicial building in Scotland · Wikipedia - 09Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Stirling Street, Airdrie
Airdie Town Hall, also known as the Sir John Wilson Town Hall, is an events venue in Stirling Street, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building.
2.7 km · city hall in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Calderbank
- Airports
- Glasgow (GLA), 29 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 39 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 54 km
- Stations
- Airdrie railway station, 2.5 km · Whifflet railway station, 3.4 km · Drumgelloch railway station, 2.9 km · Holytown railway station, 3.4 km · Coatdyke railway station, 3.3 km
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Calderbank56 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £6–8
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Calderbank177 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £22–29
- Aberdeen → Calderbank185 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £20–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Calderbank
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Calderbank. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe West Highland Line connects Glasgow with Oban (for ferries to Mull, Coll, Tiree and Colonsay), Fort William and Mallaig (for ferries to Skye and South Uist).
- Get inThe other Hebrides ferry ports are linked by bus.
- Get inA77 runs from Stranraer (for Northern Ireland ferries) via Ayr and Kilmarnock to Glasgow.
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Next door to Calderbank
Calderbank is 18 km from Glasgow, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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