Scotland's Festival of History

17th and 18th AUGUST 2013

Regretably the loss of a small but vital piece of grant funding has meant the cancellation of the 2012 Scotland's Festival of History at Lanark. This is not something we have done lightly, but without commercial sponsorship the festival relies on grant funding to continue.
We do, however, plan to return in 2013 with an event which will be bigger and better than before.

But for 2013 the festival will move to a new home - the Grand Avenue of Chatelherault, the magnificent 18th century hunting lodge of the Duke of Hamilton, who is also Duc de Chatelherault in France.

This means a historic and very scenic home with visitors also having all the facilities that this 5* VisitScotland attraction offers - from the house and its various facilities to the magnificent park. There is a railway station, and bus stop, right at the park entry. Chatelherault is just two miles off the M74 at Hamilton in South Lanarkshire.

On Sunday August 19 2012 we are running a small taster show at Chatelherault, between 10am and 4pm. Free admission for the public.
More information will be posted here later.

The details from previous years remain available for information.

~ Fun for all ages exploring the ages ~

Roman • Viking • Medieval • 17thC • Jacobites • Napoleonic • American Civil War • WW1 and WW2, and more…

Experience History as it happened

Scotland's Festival of History is proud to support:

10am-4.30pm daily

Be transported back in time to the days of Iron Age Caledonia and the Roman Legions, the marauding Vikings and the medieval battles of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.

Meet the 15th century mercenaries and nobility, the Marquis of Montrose and his men, the participants in the Jacobite rebellions, the Napoleonic soldiers back from the wars, the Scots who fought in the American Civil War, and the soldiers of the Great War and World War 2.

2011 Admission

Adults £7, OAPS £6; Children under 16 £1;
Family (2 adults, up to 4 children) £15
Two Day tickets Adults £10; OAPS £9; Family £25
Free car parking
No unaccompanied children
Discounts for on-line booking

For further information call 07963 128365
or e-mail admin@scotlandsfestivalofhistory.co.uk