Hobbies & Enthusiasts

Bird Watchers Welcome

With little to disturb them, you are sure to see many different types of wildlife in the gardens and fields around Craigend Bed and Breakfast. As well as the 100’s of birds which visit our feeders everyday, the fields and moors minutes from our door, offer plenty for the bird watcher to see. With miles to walk and terrain featuring Marshy Moors, farmland, Pine Trees, Lakes and Native Deciduous Woods you are sure to see a wide range of bird types. Hen Harriers, Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Kestrels, Lapwings, Skylarks, Curlews, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Owls (as yet unidentified!) Chaffinches and Siskins by the 100’s.


Once you have exhausted the area around Craigend Bed and Breakfast you can then take a trip to the Clyde Valley where you can see Peregrine Falcons nesting and rearing chicks or you can visit RSPB Lochwinnoch, one of the few wetlands left in West Scotland.

We are happy to help you with your bird watching trips, providing information on where to go, maps, Bird books, Binoculars and even Wellies!


Classic Cars Welcome

Craigend Bed and Breakfast is happy to welcome Classic Car Owners either attending shows in Lanarkshire or on their way further afield. Located at the end of a dead end lane, with ample off road parking and security lighting this makes the ideal, safe place to stay. We are able to offer the use of a secure garage (on a first come first served basis!) or one of our three off road parking spaces. We can also provide basic tools, Car washing facilities, or anything else you might need to help you on your way. We recommend our Eynsford room where you will able to keep an eye on your pride and joy.

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Cyclists Welcome

















Andy, Neil and Nigel from Surrey who stopped off at Craigend in September 08 as part of their cycle from John o'Groats to Lands End
Whether you want to take a leisurely ride around Lanarkshire’s country lanes, or you fancy some demanding off road rough cycling, Craigend Bed and Breakfast can offer you both. The restored former Dalqhandy quarry behind Craigend B&B affords a particularly testing ride, taking you over open countryside and then through to Forestry commission land. If this isn't challenging enough, Craigend is the perfect place for accommodation on the JOGLE or LEJOG routes. We are just a mile and a half off the B7078 (a popular B road route) and there's a bath waiting for those sore muscles! We provide secure, dry, overnight storage for your bikes, hoses for washing down and even a downstairs shower room for those mud splattered excursions!

Dog Shows
Please see our 'Pets' page for more information

Genealogists Welcome

Lanarkshire has been through some difficult times in the past and over the last few hundred years many of it’s residents have left to lead new lives overseas. Now, generations on, the descendants of those early travellers return to Lanarkshires to see where their forebears lived and worked. Visitors from Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand regularly stay at Craigend Bed and Breakfast as part of their family research normally visiting the old coal mining towns of Douglas, Lesmahagow and Coalburn. We try to do everything we can in advance of your visit, to help you make the most of your trip and can put you in touch with the local Historical Organisations, Registrars, and Libraries. Below are some useful links to get you going, but we are here to help with local knowledge before you visit.

The Westoun Estate in it’s heyday
Coalburn Heritage Group www.coalburnheritage.org.uk
Douglas Community Council Heritage
www.douglascommunitycouncil.info
Lesmahagow Parish Historical Association -
Mr R McLeish, 8 The Crescent
Lesmaghagow, Lanarkshire, ML11 0DP Scotland
Lanarkshire Family History Society www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
UK & Ireland Genealogy
www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/index.html#societies
James Lord of Douglas uk.geocities.com/snow_man1uk/

Golfers Welcome

Being the birthplace of Golf, Scotland is obviously spoilt for choice when it comes to golf courses. We have a number of local clubs which are open to the general public and offer varying degrees of difficulty.

The Hollandbush Golf Club - This is our nearest golf course which is 10 minutes up the road and has a club house and immaculately kept greens click here for details
The Lanark Golf Club - The Lanark golf course is about 20 minutes away and is about 5 minutes from Lanark town Centre. You could even round off the day with a meal at the recently refurbished Inn on the Loch or any of a number of restaurants in Lanark

Biggar Golf Course – There is no dedicated website for this course, but easily found due to Paul Lawrie's unbroken professional course record of 63

Cathkin Braes Golf Club – About half an hour away

This site lists most of the golf courses in Lanarkshire

Green Fee – There a number of Green Fee courses in the area and it is always worth checking this site before you decide where to play.

Walkers Welcome

Walkers will find differing levels of walks to keep them busy whilst here at Craigend. The walk to a unique and little known landmark near Westoun is our very own Wallace Cave and a must see for all William Wallace enthusiasts. Reputed to be the hiding place of William Wallace in the late 1200's, this cave can only be reached by foot and provides some spectacular views.


View from above Wallace Cave and the entrance to the cave

Alternatively you can walk cross country to the Douglas and Angus Estate where you can visit Castle Dangerous, St Brides Church, the Cameronian Cairn, the Polish Memorial Garden, the Mausoleum of the Black Douglases and much more.

A short car journey away will also take you to a stunning walk along the River Clyde taking in the two falls Corra Linn and Bonnington Linn. Or if you are feeling really adventurous a walk up to the top of Tinto Hill ( 2333 ft) which on a clear day will reward you with the most far reaching views of Lanarkshire.