▁Str ath aven ▁as ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁an ▁hour ly ▁bus ▁service ▁through ▁the ▁village , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁two - hour ▁journey ▁at ▁the ▁least ▁if ▁trav elling ▁by ▁public ▁transport . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁develop ments ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Broad le es ▁G olf . ▁Origin ally , ▁Robert ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Anderson , ▁far mers ▁who ▁had ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Chap el ton , ▁decided ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁bay ▁driving ▁range ▁on ▁the ▁land . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁this ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁c afé ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course . ▁However , ▁planning ▁permission ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁South ▁Lan ark shire ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁develop ▁two ▁ 4 G ▁five - a - side ▁football ▁pitch es , ▁an ▁out door ▁advent ure ▁area , ▁associated ▁g ym / d ance ▁studio / hall ▁and ▁club house . ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁go - a head ▁to ▁ere ct ▁two ▁ 3 0 - met re ▁high ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁on ▁their ▁land . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁further ▁par - three , ▁nine - hole ▁course ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁car ▁park ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁designed ▁specifically ▁with ▁junior ▁golf ers ▁in ▁mind ▁and ▁will ▁provide ▁an ▁additional ▁golf ▁training ▁facility ▁in ▁addition