South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

Enjoy a selection of sandwiches and wraps followed by homemade sweet treats and scones with lashings of cream and jam! Tea and coffee will be served throughout as well, or upgrade to our sparkling afternoon tea to add on a glass of Prosecco!

Looking for the perfect gift? Afternoon Tea for Two and Sparkling Afternoon Tea for Two vouchers can be purchased at the reception desk within the gift shop.

Current dates available: 2:00pm on Sunday 18 May, 1 June, 6 July, 3 August, 7 September, 5 October, 2 November and 7 December 2025

Cost: £17.50 per person for our traditional afternoon tea and £25.00 per person for our sparkling afternoon tea. 

Booking:  Must be booked and paid for in advance by calling reception on 01698 426213. Dietary requirements can be catered for but must be advised at the time of booking.

Cost: £17.50 traditional / £25.00 for Prosecco afternoon tea

 

Standing outside the entrance to Low Parks Museum is a simple, bronze memorial plaque on a polished granite plinth that bears the words “The Dutch Don’t Forget”. The plaque was presented to veterans of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, a Scottish, Territorial Army formation that played a vital part in the liberation of the Netherlands in the final stages of the Second World War. The message is simple, the Dutch will never forget the sacrifices made by the men of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in freeing them from Nazi oppression.

Two battalions of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) proudly fought in the Dutch campaign in the Second World War. The 6th Battalion, historically covering the county of Lanarkshire, and the 7th Battalion, drawn mainly from the south side of the city of Glasgow.

This commemorative exhibition highlights the part played by these two battalions, as part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, in this pivotal stage of the Second World War.

Free entry, open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm.

Cost: Free admission

The Creative Clay Exhibition showcases the work produced by participants who attend South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s Arts Development adults and childrens ceramics classes held in Hamilton Town House. There are some wonderful pieces on display made using different ceramics techniques.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development ceramics classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Cost: Free admission

 

Move over Sam Spade – and make way for Lanarkshire’s very own private eye Tam Blade! Tam’s life becomes complicated when he meets Doll Face, fresh off the midnight train from Burnbank to Ferniegair. He knew from the moment they met that it was going to be … murder. 

This 1940’s radio tale of hot dames, clueless gangsters and hardboiled detectives takes place on a dark, wet night in downtown Hamilton – city of neon lights, clip joints, cool jazz and multiple murders. Could Tam end up the next John Doe on a slab with a label tied to his big toe?

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.

Cost: £17.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

EK Rep Theatre Club present Stepping Out - The Musical.

Book written by Richard Harris.

Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David.

Music by Denis King.

Based on the original play by Richard Harris.

Directed by Dave Bennet.

Stepping Out is a warm and very funny play about the lives, laughs and loves of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap-dance class in a dingy North London church hall. As the play progresses, the class’s dancing improves to such an extent that by the climax, a grand charity show performance, they have been transformed into triumphant tappers, worthy of any chorus line. Richard Harris’s play now not only taps its way into your heart, but it sings its way there, too.

This amateur production of Stepping Out - The Musical is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.

Cost: £18.00 / £15.00 concession (Subject to £1.50 transaction fee)