South Scotland day out

Saturday 13th July

0930 - Meet up/assembly would be at Hyndford Loch park which is on the outskirts of Lanark on southbound A73

Leave Lanark on A73 South
Hyndford Bridge Turn Left on A73 continue South to Abington approx. 15 miles
A73/A74/A702/M74 meet
Take A702 to Abington Village
In Abington Turn Right on to B797 for Leadhills
In Leadhills at the Mining Museum there is a tea room where we can have a refreshment stop
In addition to the Mining Museum there is a working Beam Engine as well as a narrow gauge railway
Good photography

After the Leadhills stop we take B797 South to Mennock
TL at Mennock on to A76 South
Follow signs for Drulanrig Castle Say Nav DG3 4AQ
Drumlanrig would be our destination
At the Castle there are many activities these can be discussed once a decision to go has been made

Leavingthe Castle to return we would rejoin A76 North West thtough
Mennock
Kirkconnel
New Cumnock
At Cumnock TR on to A70 to Muirkirk
TL on to to B743 to Strathaven
Strathaven would be the separation point for East and West members
East on A70 to Stonehouse
West on either A723 to Hamilton or A726 to East Kilbride or Glasgow

Anyone coming from the south could branch off at most convenient point

List:

1.Edinburgh
2.GeorgeHolmes
3.Rosso

Would you believe it, not 10 minutes after posting this I've got news of a funeral I would need to attend in Yorkshire

So it rules me out I'm afraid unless it could be on the Sunday 14th...

Ok this is now scheduled for SUNDAY 14th JULY

This is a more detailed schedule



0900
East side members meet at LDL car park on Slateford Rd then head for Lanark via Lang Wang
and Carnwath (Slateford Rd. to Lanark c.50 mins)

0920
West side members to meet at Newhouse then take the A73 to Lanark via Newmains and Carluke
(Newhouse to Lanark c.30 mins)

Meet up/assembly would be at Hyndford Loch park which is on the outskirts of Lanark on southbound A73

1000
Leave Lanark on A73 South
Hyndford Bridge Turn Left on A73 continue South to Abington approx. 15 miles
A73/A74/A702/M74 meet
Take A702 to Abington Village via Abington Services
In Abington Turn Right on to B797 for Leadhills
In Leadhills at the Mining Museum there is a tea room where we can have a refreshment stop
In addition to the Mining Museum there is a working Beam Engine as well as a narrow gauge railway
Good photography
(Lanark to Leadhills c.45 mins)

1100
Coffee stop Leadhills Mining Museum

After the Leadhills stop we take B797 South to Mennock
TL at Mennock on to A76 South
Follow signs for Drulanrig Castle Say Nav DG3 4AQ
Drumlanrig would be our destination
At the Castle there are many activities these can be discussed once a decision to go has been made
(Leadhills to Drumlanrig c.30 mins)

c.1230
Lunch at Drumlanrig

Leavingthe Castle to return we would rejoin A76 North West thtough
Mennock
Kirkconnel
New Cumnock
At Cumnock TR on to A70 to Muirkirk
TL on to to B743 to Strathaven
(Drumlanrig to Strathaven c.1hr 20mins)

Strathaven would be the separation point for East and West members
East on A70 to Stonehouse
West on either A723 to Hamilton or A726 to East Kilbride or Glasgow

END

List

1.Edinburgh
2.GeorgeHolmes
3.Rosso
4.Scott

1.Edinburgh
2.GeorgeHolmes
3.Rosso
4.Scott
5.Rob40

I'll meet you guys at Abington services for a tootle round D+G

Nice one Rob - have amended schedule to include Abington Services

If the diary still remains free Simon I may head up and join you

Good stuff Alan!

Is this still on for Sunday? I'll meet you all for lunch at Drumlanrig then see how it goes for time for the afternoon drive

Sure, we're on Alan, see you there

I'll PM you my number

Excellent Alan see you there

Good meeting up with you albeit rather briefly. Some story there with your drive shaft Rob! Only took me 3 hrs to get home despite pigs running free on the M6 south of Lancaster!

Great effort on your part Alan and sorry you had to leave so soon

Thank you for supplying the plague of flies upon our arrival at Drumlanrig

You also missed some serious sound effects from a certain red coop....



What pigs, the porcine or the type?

Great to catch up with you guys again, respect to Alan for the effort to come up from Warrington for just a couple of hours.



I just thought it was a bit late for the campers to still be snoozing in their tents so a customary wake-up alarm was called for

Let alone the ensuing dust storm that was about to engulf them