New Lanark
New Lanark is a village in Southern Scotland, in Lanarkshire on the River Clyde, approximately 1, 4 miles away from Lankark. Founded in 1786 by David Dale, New Lanark now became a successful business and an epitome of utopian socialism.
After some buildings have been restored in 2006 New Lanark became a very important tourist attraction, having about 400 000 people visiting the village each year.
There are five UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Scotland and New Lanark was considered worthy to be one of them. Also is Anchor Point of - The European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Very famous are the water mills built in New Lanark in 1786, by Dale and the energy it was used fot this mills to work is the water power.
About 2500 people lived in New Lanark at the times but after the mills closed and sold to Birkmyre and Sommerville in 1881, people moved away and buildings began to deteriorate. By 2006 al buildings have been restored except two of them and only 200 habitants are now living in New Lanark.
Some restoration work was undertaken by New Lanark Association and the New Lanark Conservation Trust or by private individuals who bought the houses and restored them as private houses. An appreciable attention is given to maintaining the historical authenticity of the village and very interesting about it is the fact that no television aerials or satellite dishes are allowed in the village and services such as telephone, television and electricity are delivered through buried cables.
It is a great opportunity to visit such a place, isolated from the cosmopolitan noise of big cities and being able to enjoy the realm and beauty of an uncontaminated place.
So if you are willing to visit New Lanark you should know that parking is not available in the village but there are large free parking spots outside the village, beautiful shops and restaurants are available, then a large three star hotel is at hand for visitors.
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