Bird Watching at Craigend
STOP PRESS!! Excitingly we have had two separate sightings of what is thought to be an Eagle in the vicinity of Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm on the hills behind Craigend. We have reported this to the RSPB and Scottish Wildlife and await official verification of this sighting!
With little to disturb them, you are sure to see many different types of wildlife in the gardens and fields around Craigend Bed and Breakfast. As well as the 100’s of birds which visit our feeders everyday, the fields and moors minutes from our door, offer plenty for the bird watcher to see. With miles to walk and terrain featuring Marshy Moors, farmland, Pine Trees, Lakes and Native Deciduous Woods you are sure to see a wide range of bird types. Hen Harriers, Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Kestrels, Lapwings, Skylarks, Curlews, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Owls ( one of which remains unidentified!) Chaffinches and Siskins by the 100’s. 
Once you have exhausted the area around Craigend Bed and Breakfast you can then take a trip to the Clyde Valley where you can see Peregrine Falcons nesting and rearing chicks or you can visit RSPB Lochwinnoch, one of the few wetlands left in West Scotland.
A big thank you to David Shaw who took these stunning pictures of the peregrines at the Falls of Clyde in May 2009. www.davidshawwildlife.co.uk
We are happy to help you with your bird watching trips, providing information on where to go, maps, Bird books, Binoculars and even Wellies!
Classic Cars Welcome
Craigend Bed and Breakfast is happy to welcome Classic Car Owners either attending shows in Lanarkshire or on their way further afield. Located at the end of a dead end lane (which has recently been resurfaced!), with ample off road parking and security lighting this makes the ideal, safe place to stay. We are able to offer the use of a secure garage (on a first come first served basis!) or one of our three off road parking spaces. We can also provide basic tools, Car washing facilities, or anything else you might need to help you on your way. We recommend our Eynsford room where you will able to keep an eye on your pride and joy.
Classic Cars Welcome
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Cycling 
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Whether you want to take a leisurely ride around Lanarkshire’s country lanes, or you fancy some demanding off road rough cycling, Craigend Bed and Breakfast can offer you both. The restored former Dalqhandy quarry behind Craigend B&B affords a particularly testing ride, taking you over open countryside and then through Forestry Commission land. If this isn't challenging enough, Craigend is the perfect place for accommodation on the JOGLE or LEJOG routes. We are just a mile and a half off the B7078 (a popular B road route) and there's a bath waiting for those sore muscles! We provide secure, dry, overnight storage for your bikes, hoses for washing down and even a downstairs shower room for those mud splattered excursions!
Genealogy
Lanarkshire has been through some difficult times in the past and over the last few hundred years many of it’s residents have left to lead new lives overseas. Now, generations on, the descendants of those early travellers return to Lanarkshire to see where their forebears lived and worked. Visitors from Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand regularly stay at Craigend Bed and Breakfast as part of their family research normally visiting the old coal mining towns of Douglas, Lesmahagow and Coalburn. We try to do everything we can in advance of your visit, to help you make the most of your trip and can put you in touch with the local Historical Organisations, Registrars, and Libraries. Below are some useful links to get you going, but we are here to help with local knowledge before you visit.
The Westoun Estate in it’s heyday
Coalburn Heritage Group - www.coalburnheritage.org.uk
Douglas Community Council Heritage - www.douglascommunitycouncil.info
Lesmahagow Parish Historical Association - Mr R McLeish, 8 The Crescent, Lesmaghagow, Lanarkshire, ML11 0DP
Lanarkshire Family History Society - www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
UK & Ireland Genealogy - www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/index.html#societies
James Lord of Douglas- www.uk.geocities.com/snow_man1uk/
Walking
Walkers will find differing levels of walks to keep them busy whilst here at Craigend. The walk to a unique and little known landmark near Westoun is our very own Wallace Cave and a must see for all William Wallace enthusiasts. Reputed to be the hiding place of William Wallace in the late 1200's, this cave can only be reached by foot and provides some spectacular views. 
Wallaces Cave View from Wallaces Cave
Alternatively you can walk cross country to the Douglas and Angus Estate where you can visit Castle Dangerous, St Brides Church, the Cameronian Cairn, the Polish Memorial Garden, the Mausoleum of the Black Douglases and much more.
A short car journey away will also take you to a stunning walk along the River Clyde taking in the two falls Corra Linn and Bonnington Linn. Or if you are feeling really adventurous a walk up to the top of Tinto Hill ( 2333 ft) which on a clear day will reward you with the most far reaching views of Lanarkshire.
View from the top of Tinto Hill
View of Tinto Hill from the moors behind Craigend