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Hamilton with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Hamilton with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 7 km:
📅 What’s on in Hamilton this weekend
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Free to get into
- Strathclyde Country Park Park & nature walk · Bothwell · Free
- Chatelherault Country Park Park & nature walk · Larkhall · Free
- Calderglen Country Park Park & nature walk · Nerston Village · Free
- Cadzow Glen Park & nature walk · Hamilton · Free
- Bothwell Road Park Park & nature walk · Whitehill · Free
- Eddlewood Park Park & nature walk · Eddlewood · Free
For a rainy day
- Low Parks Museum Museum & attraction · Hamilton
- Water Palace Swimming & leisure · Hamilton
- David Livingstone Museum Museum & attraction · Bothwell
- Juniors Soft play · Hamilton
- Bilco's play barn Soft play · Udston
- Motherwell Heritage Centre Museum & attraction · Motherwell
Out in the fresh air
- Calderwood Castle Lawn Park & nature walk · Calderwood
- Duchess of Hamilton Park Park & nature walk · Airbles · Free
- Woodhead Green Park & nature walk · Little Earnock · Free
- Chatelherault - Clyde Valley Woodlands NNR Park & nature walk · Silvertonhill · Free
- Iona Ridge Park Park & nature walk · Earnock · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- 1st/2nd Hamilton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Hamilton · Anchors (5–8) Wednesday or Thursdays 5.30–6.30pm (Wed) or 6.15–7.15pm (Thurs); Juniors (8–11) Wednesday or Thursdays 6.30–7.45pm (Wed) or 6.15–7.15pm (Thurs); Company (11–15) Friday (at Hamilton West)s 7.30–9.15pm; Seniors (15–18) Wednesdays 7.45pm–10.00pm
- ACE arts classes at The Town House Hamilton Arts, crafts & learning · Hamilton · Saturdays: arts and crafts (P1–P3 9.30–10.30am and 12–1pm; P4–P7 10.45–11.45am and 1.15–2.15pm), ceramics (P4–P7 9.45–10.45am, 11.15am–12.15pm and 12.45–1.45pm), Camera: Action film (P4–P7 11am–12.30pm and 1–2.30pm) (term time)
- 5th Hamilton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Hamilton · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 6.00pm–7.15 pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 7pm to 830pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.45pm–10.00 pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 6.30 pm–9.00 pm
- Little Kickers at Trinity Parish Church Sports club · Hamilton · Saturdays: Little Kicks 8.50–9.40am and 9.40–10.25am; Junior Kickers 10.30–11.15am and 11.20am–12pm; Mighty Kickers 12.15–1pm
- 20th Motherwell Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Motherwell · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.00pm–7.00pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.00pm–7.00pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.15pm–9.30pm
- Lego Animation Club at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre Arts, crafts & learning · Motherwell · Saturdays 11.15am–12.15pm (7 November–12 December 2026)
- 13th Motherwell Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Motherwell · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.15PM TO 7.15PM; Juniors (8–11) Wednesdays 7PM TO 8.30PM; Company (11–15) Fridays 7PM TO 9.30PM; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7PM TO 9.30PM
- Bookbug at Motherwell Library Baby & toddler groups · Motherwell · Thursdays 10.30–11am (babies to 18 months) and 11.30am–12pm (18 months to 5), Fridays 11–11.30am (18 months to 5), Saturdays 11–11.30am (0 to 5)
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Sleeping Beauty (Hamilton panto) Shows, theatre & panto · Hamilton · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sun 6 Dec
- Step into Christmas at Chatelherault Santa & Christmas · Hamilton · 📅 Sun 29 Nov – Thu 24 Dec