Located in North Lanarkshire, Coatbridge is a lively town with a proud industrial heritage and known for its warm hospitality. Once a centre of Scotland’s iron and steel industry, it now boasts great cultural sights and a bustling town centre filled with local shops, traditional bakeries and welcoming cafes.
Explore Coatbridge’s past at the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, built on the site of a former ironworks, with interactive exhibits that bring the town’s industrial heritage back to life. Here, you can ride a heritage tram, explore recreated mine tunnels and more!
Coatbridge is a friendly town full of character, the perfect place to spend a day out with the family and soak up local life.
Explore Coatbridge’s past at the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, built on the site of a former ironworks, with interactive exhibits that bring the town’s industrial heritage back to life. Here, you can ride a heritage tram, explore recreated mine tunnels and more!
Coatbridge is a friendly town full of character, the perfect place to spend a day out with the family and soak up local life.
top things to do in Coatbridge
Drumpellier Country Park
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This scenic park has lochs, woodland trails and a play area, perfect for outdoor walks.
Summerlee Museum
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A free museum showcasing Scotland’s industrial heritage with interactive exhibits and a working tram.
Time Capsule Leisure Centre
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Looking for family fun? This complex features a waterpark, an ice rink, a gym and other soft play facilities.
top Coatbridge food and drinks guide
The Mad Batter Bakery & Coffee Shop
A local favourite for sweet treats and light bites. Indulge in their creative cakes, cupcakes and other baked goods.
Mondo Restaurant
This stylish restaurant offers modern British and international dishes, including Scottish salmon, steak pie and other comfort food. This stylish restaurant offers modern British and international dishes, including Scottish salmon, steak pie and other comfort food.
Cafe Twenty Eight
This cosy independent café serves everything from hearty breakfasts to light bites and delicious Sunday roasts.
trains to Coatbridge FAQs
We are planning to launch our new route connecting Stirling with London Euston in Spring 2026.
Our new route will link London Euston with Stirling, while also calling at Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet (serving Coatbridge), Greenfaulds (serving Cumbernauld) and Larbert.
We will be operating four daily affordable services between London Euston and Stirling with Preston to London providing a fifth return service.
We will be operating Class 222 six-car trains on the Stirling-London Euston route.
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