Pather - Shops, Services and Facilities

Shops, Services and Facilities

Pather has a post office, two small shops, and a hairdresser. There is also a shop on the outskirts of the scheme which the locally referred to as "Chokkar's" after its previous owner, however, the shop has been under new management for several years. The shops in the scheme are locally known as "Top Shop" and "Middle Shop" in regards to their location in the scheme. There is also a small of arcade of shops across Caledonian road near the Lomond Drive entrance to Pather. The shop there is locally known as "Kenny's", also named after a previous owner. The arcade has contained other businesses in the past such as a cafe and furniture store.

The area between Pather and Gowkthrapple used to be taken up by Piano farm, but unfortunately the farm is no longer there; instead, there are empty fields.

From Pather, it is only a 5-minute walk into the town centre and main shopping area of Wishaw. A fifteen-minute walk will take you from Pather along piano roads (locally called the "Auld Roads") to Overtown or Gowkthrapple. Pather is also only a few minutes away from Wishaw Sports Centre.

A large park area, complete with football goals and children's playparks, stretches from Caledonian Road to the "Old Roads" - the complete length of the estate. There is also a BMX bike park at the top end of the scheme.