Biggar has good transport links to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Peebles and Lanark. Lanark has a direct rail link to Glasgow, which is 12 miles from Biggar by bus. Carstairs train station provides a rail link to Edinburgh and is 10 miles from Biggar by taxi. Biggar is around 30 miles from Edinburgh and is accessible via the A702 . Glasgow is around an hour’s drive away via the M74 motorway. 

One of the town’s main attractions is the world famous Victorian Purves Puppet Theatre. There are also some interesting museums, including the Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum, the Biggar Gasworks Museum (the only preserved gasworks in Scotland) and the Albion Motor Museum (commercial vehicles from Albion Motors). The New Lanark world heritage site is 13 miles away. There are a number of local walks such as Tinto hill and the Southern Upland Way. The town also hosts the annual Biggar Little Festival every October, celebrating a range of arts. Another spectacular yearly event is the Biggar Bonfire, an ancient custom that takes place on Hogmanay, hosted on the high street of Biggar. We do not have an onsite carpark, however on street free parking is available on the main road outside the hotel. The majority of parking bays are long stay but there are some short stay bays (2 hour time limit between 9 am and 6 pm) but staff can advise on arrival. We have secure storage for cyclists and off road parking for a small number of motorbikes.