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society or require general information please contact ASTRA
using the following Email address: Should you encounter any problems
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Page please
email: Travelling by
Train Although there are a number of
options the most straight forward journey would be to travel
to Glasgow Queen Street Station from Edinburgh. Once at
Glasgow Queen Street follow the description from the
Glasgow
to Airdrie details. Travelling by
Car There are a number of
possible routes when travelling by car, the description
given here is ONE possible route. For a general
overview of the route once you near Airdrie please refer to
Map
One - there
are more detailed maps referred to within the text
below. N.B. All directions
on maps relate to the 'Yellow' arrows shown on the
maps. Leave Edinburgh and
head for Glasgow on the M8. AT junction 6 leave the motorway
and bear round to the right heading for Chapelhall on
Bellside Road following the road signs for Airdrie
(Map
Five). Continue along Main
Street in Chapelhall keeping to the road you are on. At the
traffic lights in Chapelhall go straight across
(Map
Five). Continuing along this
road will bring you onto Carlisle Road, passing Chapelhall
Industrial Estate on the left. Continue along this road
which drops via a series of bends to a bridge which crosses
the North Calder Water and then goes uphill
(Map
Five). Continue on Carlisle
Road, passing a petrol station on the left hand side and
Airdrie Football Ground to the Right. Keep going until you
reach a roundabout at a cross roads with a petrol station on
the right (Map
Two). Turn to the left and
continue along Clark Street lending onto Graham Street. At
the end of Graham Street, after passing Airdrie Sheriff
Court turn left at the roundabout (Map
Five). In less than 100
yards, with the Safeway supermarket to the left bear round
to the right (third exit off the roundabout - including the
turning for the supermarket). Head down the hill to
the next roundabout when you should bear round to the right
again into Broomknoll Street. Continue until you come to the
cross roads controlled by traffic lights. Go straight across
into Bank Street. At the next cross roads turn left into
Anderson Street(Map
Two). The Airdrie Arts
Centre is about half way along Anderson Street, next to the
Police Station. You should be able to park in Anderson
Street, or in the nearby streets(Map
Two). To find Airdrie
Public Observatory continue along Anderson Street - on foot
- past the Airdrie Arts Centre, up to the end of Anderson
Street. With the Police Station on your left locate the
Church Gates which should be directly in front of you. To
the left of the Church Gates is the building containing
Airdrie Public Library.
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