Central Belt (Scotland)

The Central Belt is in Scotland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is that part of the country which stretches from Glasgow in the west to Edinburgh in the east, and contains the majority of the population. The region varies greatly, from the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and the ancient capital, Dunfermline, to the rural areas of the South Region. Regions Map of the Central Belt Clydeside -- the area around Glasgow The Lothians -- the area around Edinburgh Stirlingshire -- the mountainous, more rural county in the north of the region Clackmannanshire -- a small county east of Stirlingshire Cities and towns Cities Edinburgh Glasgow Stirling Dunfermline Towns Bo'ness Cumbernauld Falkirk Linlithgow Livingston Paisley Other destinations Elderslie This is a small Village situated between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone. It is the birth place of William Wallace. Understand Talk Get in There are three major airports in this area of Scotland. One serving the capital, Edinburgh, and two serving Glasgow. Trains from England arrive in the main rail stations in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Major roads into the Central Belt are: M74 bringing traffic from the northwest of England and southwest of Scotland to Glasgow A77 bringing traffic from the southwest of Scotland to Glasgow, via Ayr A1 bringing traffic from the northeast of England and southeast of Scotland to Edinburgh, via Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar A7 & A68 bringing traffic from the Scottish Borders to Edinburgh A9 bringing traffic from the north of Scotland to Stirling, via Inverness and Perth A90 bringing traffic from Aberdeen and the northeast of Scotland to Edinburgh, via Dundee and Perth Get around ScotRail [1] currently runs the rail franchise in Scotland. East Coast [2] and Virgin Trains [3] also run passenger rail services in Scotland, but they operate long distance services and only stop in the larger rail stations. See Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh Burrell Collection in Glasgow Do Eat Drink Sleep Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!