New Lanark Food & Drink Festival

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New Lanark is the perfect destination for a family day out
- 1-2 hrs
  
  Enjoy a walk around the village to see historic buildings and the Falls of Clyde. Take a peek in the Village Store for toys, retro sweeties & New Lanark Ice Cream!
- 2-4 hrs
  
  Explore the Visitor Attraction & take a Guided Tour of the Village. Enjoy lunch in the Mill Café and then little ones can play in the Interactive Gallery or at Clearburn.
- 4+ hrs
  
  A full day at New Lanark with the Visitor Attraction & Guided Tour, plus lunch in the Café, a woodland walk to the see the Falls of Clyde, and if you have any energy left, a play in the Interactive Gallery!
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Explore our award-winning visitor centre attractions
- 1-2 hrs
  
  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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- 2-4 hrs
  
  Dive deeper into our history through the Visitor Attraction. Don’t miss Robert Owen’s House, Millworkers Housing, Robert Owen’s School and the site of Mantilla Row.
  
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- 4+ hrs
  
  Take your time exploring the Visitor Attraction, enjoy a Guided Tour and soak up the history of the natural landscape in the Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve.
  
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See our 18th century spinning mule in action
- 1-2 hrs
  
  Visit the Textile Machinery floor to see our Spinning Mule in action, then visit the New Lanark Mill Shop to shop our beautiful range of yarns & textile products.
- 2-4 hrs
  
  Explore the rest of the Visitor Attraction and check to see if there are any current textile exhibitions at New Lanark! Don’t miss the Mill Shop’s textile department.
- 4+ hrs
  
  All of the above! Grab a pic of Dundaff Linn then treat yourself to dinner in the New Lanark Mill Hotel before heading home to do some knitting with your new yarn!
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- 1-2 hrs
  
  Enjoy a woodland walk to see Dundaff Linn & the stunning Corra Linn in the Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve. Stop off for Mill Café refreshments on the way back!
- 2-4 hrs
  
  Take a Guided Tour of the village then enjoy a woodland walk to see the Falls of Clyde. Don’t forget to pop into the Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre!
- 4+ hrs
  
  Start your walk in Lanark or Kirkfieldbank and end up at New Lanark after seeing the three beautiful waterfalls. Enjoy a well-earned meal in the Hotel!
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- 1-2 hrs
  
  Have lunch in the New Lanark Mill Hotel then treat yourself in the Mill Shop. Don’t stop there; take home some New Lanark Ice Cream from the Mill Café for later!
- 2-4 hrs
  
  Pamper time! Enjoy a Pamper Day at the New Lanark Health & Fitness Leisure Suite and then visit the Mill Shop to shop our range of textiles, gifts, homeware & clothing.
- 4+ hrs
  
  For the ultimate escape enjoy an overnight at the New Lanark Mill Hotel with Leisure Suite access, dinner in the Mill One Restaurant and time to visit the Mill Shop.
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- Roof Garden
  
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- Village Store
  
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- Historic Classroom
  
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Join us May 6th & 7th from 10am each day for Lanarkshire's biggest food and drink festival. With over 90 vendors selling cheese, meat, gin, whisky, coffee, cake, bakes and everything in between you'll be sure to find something wonderfully unique.

We will also be showing the Coronation in our Film Theatre with no ticket required. The Film Theatre can be found in the school building, just next to the water wheel.

Entry to the food festival is free, and what's more, if you'd like to make a day of it, we will be offering 20% off Visitor Attraction tickets that weekend so you can experience everything New Lanark has to offer.

For more information about the festival, please just contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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