Bothwell has two primary schools (the rebuilt Bothwell PS and St Bride's RC PS), a library and a bowling club.
There are several small shops and businesses in the town's Main Street, along with a handful of pubs and restaurants.
The Bothwell area has many walkways, nature trails, woodlands and greenery.
A footbridge links with Blantyre on the opposite bank of the river, and leads directly to the David Livingstone Centre.

The parish church (which was restored at the end of the 19th century) contains the choir of the old Gothic church of 1398.
 A memorial honours the poet Joanna Baillie (1762–1851) who was born in the manse.
Bothwell has two primary schools (the rebuilt Bothwell PS and St Bride's RC PS), a library and a bowling club. There are several small shops and businesses in the town's Main Street, along with a handful of pubs and restaurants. The Bothwell area has many walkways, nature trails, woodlands and greenery. A footbridge links with Blantyre on the opposite bank of the river, and leads directly to the David Livingstone Centre.
The parish church (which was restored at the end of the 19th century) contains the choir of the old Gothic church of 1398.  A memorial honours the poet Joanna Baillie (1762–1851) who was born in the manse.
Bothwell