How to get to Shotts Prison:By Car from the West· Take junction 5, take the B7057/B7066 exit to Shotts/Harthill
· Take the right onto the B7057
· Turn right onto Hirst Rd (B7066)
· Turn left toward Newmill and Canthill Rd
· Turn left onto Newmill and Canthill Rd
By Car from the East· At junction 5, take the B7057/B7066 exit to Harthhill/Shotts
· Slight left onto B7057
· Turn right onto Hirst Rd (B7066)
· Turn left toward Newmill and Canthill Rd
· Turn left onto Newmill and Canthill Rd
By RailHartwood Railway Station is 1.4 miles from the prison as you leave Newmill Gardens towards Hartwood Road bear left onto Hartwood Road, the road then changes to Newmill-Canthill Road where you will turn left onto road
For all visits to Shotts Prison, visitors are required to bring photographic ID and proof of address (dated within the past 3 months). The only forms of photographic ID that will be accepted are:
- Valid Passport
- Valid Photographic
- Driving Licence (full or provisional)
- Citizen Card
- Senior Citizens Bus Pass Travel Card (issued by Scottish Government)
The only forms of proof of address that will be accepted are:
- Utility bill
- Council tax bill
- Benefit book
- Bank statement
- other letter from official source