About Livingston

Scotland is the second largest part of the United Kingdom by area and population. It is located in western Europe, occupying the northern third of the British Isles. It is bordered by England to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, and the North Sea to the east. It has around 800 islands.

The largest town in West Lothian is Livingston. It’s positioned roughly 25 kilometers away from Edinbourgh and 48 kilometers from Glasgow.

The now animated, modern and lively town once used to be a farming region. It was historically important due to it being a shale oil area. By 1870, over 3 million tons of shale were being mined each year in the town’s incircling area. The characteristic “bings” of oil shale mining in West Lothian have largely dissapeared by now, except for a few of them, two of which have been made monuments: Five Sisters and Greendykes.

In the present day, however, this town is much more known for its many attractions, making it an optimal place to visit for tourists.

These include it’s Main Street, where you can take a look at all the miners’ cottages.

Its inn (the Livingston Inn), where you can have a thirst-quenching drink or an appetizing snack.

The Designer Outlet, which is proud of having restaurants, bars, cafés, an entire cinema complex and even the great indoors tourist attraction: “Paradise Island Adventure Golf”.

Just across the road lays another distinguished shopping centre, called “The Centre”. Presenting numerous excellent UK brands, as well as various meal options in case you get hungry, The Centre (not surprisingly) enjoys countless visitors each day.

The Designer Outlet, which is proud of having restaurants, bars, cafés, an entire cinema complex and even the great indoors tourist attraction: “Paradise Island Adventure Golf”.

Just across the road lays another distinguished shopping centre, called “The Centre”. Presenting numerous excellent UK brands, as well as various meal options in case you get hungry, The Centre (not surprisingly) enjoys countless visitors each day.

In case you have smaller children, you might want to consider visiting Almond Valley, a farm set in a green riverside which has a length of over a mile. The Farm keeps friendly livestock animals including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and more which the children can watch and interact with (by means of petting or feeding them), and learn interesting facts about them. You can also go around the riverside, as there are lots of other fun activities you can do.

Alternatively, you can also visit the Eliburns Park, which offers an immense amount of options regarding activities in the open, such as, for example, their climbing frames, adventure swings or hidden tunnels.

Another captivating spot you may be intrigued to come by might be the Xcite Livingston. Its marvelous swimming pools offer flumes anyone would be enchanted by and a teaching pool which the kids will certainly cherish. Its health & fitness centre will brighten your day with absolutely certainty, as they offer fitness classes in their studio, a softplay area, and even a health spa which is guaranteed to soothe your soul. Its café area is very lovely, not to mention it overlooks the pool. In conclusion, it’s certainly a sight to see.

If your children are older, you may want to bring them to the Livingstone Skatepark, Racing Karts, or the Delta Force Paintball instead.

Given you are not interested in that, perhaps you should visit the Howden Park Centre, their premier arts venue. Possessing a 300 seat auditorium, a gallery,  an art studio, multi-funcion rooms for hire and a stylish bar and bistro area, this building is anything but boring.

They display both their professional arts performances  and community ones with great pride, along with their exhibitions, classes and special events. It’s a visit one should add to their bucket list, without a doubt.