free visitor map inside! WELCOME to , ! The Falkirk area sits at the very heart of Scotland, midway between and Glasgow with excellent motorway and rail links and two international airports close by.

Falkirk is home to two of the world’s most unique attractions which are transforming the Scottish landscape: • The Falkirk Wheel • The Kelpies in Helix Park

The Falkirk area is also home to a great range of further attractions including; the historic Callendar House and Park, a large section of the John Muir Way, the Antonine Wall (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Bo’ness and Kinneil Steam Railway, Blackness Castle, Kinneil House and Museum and much much more.

Why not Visit Falkirk today? Further details on the Falkirk area and attractions can be found in this leaflet, at www.visitfalkirk.com or you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

The Kelpies The Falkirk Wheel

The Helix The Helix has transformed 350 hectares in Falkirk into a brand new recreational green space and visitor attraction, including lagoon, wetlands, splash play area, trails and outdoor event space. The jewel within this project,The Kelpies, stand 30 metres tall, and are the world’s largest equine sculptures. Towering over the Forth & Clyde canal, they form a dramatic gateway to the canal entrance on the East Coast of Scotland. Visitors can experience a tour inside The Kelpies and hear all about their origin and inspiration. A visitor centre has also opened giving visitors a unique insight into the history of these magnificent sculptures and has a cafe and retail outlet. The Falkirk Wheel Scotland’s most exciting example of 21st century engineering, The Falkirk Wheel is the world’s only rotating boat lift - a breathtaking working sculpture which links the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Union Canal above. Sail 115 feet into the air on an unforgettable boat trip, enjoy home baking in the café, explore the history of Scotland’s canals in the visitor centre, go wild in the water play park or experience a year-round calendar of events and activities at this unique attraction. Callendar House

Heritage The Falkirk area is rich in history, with World Heritage UNESCO site the Antonine Wall, including Rough Castle, one of the best preserved Roman Forts; baronial mansion 4 star Callendar House, home to a working Georgian Kitchen; the Faw Kirk Graveyard, with important memorials from the time of William Wallace and the Battle of Falkirk;The Steeple; Dunmore Pineapple; Kinneil House and Museum featuring excellent examples of renaissance art; The Hippodrome in Bo’ness and the ship that never sailed Blackness Castle. Immerse yourself in 2000 years of heritage.

Falkirk Town Centre Outdoor Falkirk The Falkirk area is home to some amazing open spaces which make the perfect place to enjoy outdoor activities. Enjoy a relaxing day of fishing on the River Carron, the canals or at one of our local fisheries. If walking is more your thing, why not take on some of the John Muir Way, with the Falkirk sections allowing you to take in some of the great local sites including Callendar House, Falkirk Wheel, Blackness Castle and the Antonine Wall. There’s a great choice for the cyclist too, with Callendar Estate having various cycle trails set across 6,300 acres of land, and the Helix Around Town Tour offering a 16 mile route. There are also lots of options for golf, paintballing, and even options for archery, waterwalking, canoeing, skiing and even segways. To Perth & To Perth & the Highlands St Andrews

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Where to Stay M74 0 5 10 15 To Carlisle A warm welcome awaits Kilometres Scale: 0 5 10 & the South you at a wide choice of Miles hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, including over 600 quality assured rooms. With something to suit every taste and pocket, you’ll also find some fantastic self catering houses, cottages and chalets in the area. If you want a more unique stay, you can hire Safari Tents, canal boats or even a pineapple! Search for accommodation at www.visitfalkirk.com or www.visitscotland.com How to Get Here The Falkirk area sits at the very heart of On Arrival First Midland Bluebird Services Scotland, midway between Edinburgh and 3&4 for travel between The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk Glasgow with excellent motorway and rail links Town Centre and Helix & Kelpies and two international airports close by. For more public transport information Car from Carlisle and the South, take the M6, visit www.travelinescotland.com, M74, M73 and join the M80 from Glasgow. From Tel 0871 200 22 33 (24 hours) Edinburgh take the M9. For more information go to www.visitfalkirk.com Train Direct services from , Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness. Call Tourist Information on 01324 620244 / 0845 859 1006 Air Edinburgh Airport (19 miles), twitter.com/VFalkirk Glasgow Airport (33 miles) and Prestwick Airport (56 miles) facebook.com/visitfalkirk

This leaflet excluding the map is also available in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway Bo’ness Town Centre Bo’ness is a beautiful town on the banks of the river Forth, steeped in history and folklore, where a warm welcome awaits you. Bo’ness is home to the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, the Bo’ness Motor Museum, the beautifully restored Hippodrome Cinema and Kinneil House, Museum and Estate is just a few minutes away from which you can access parts of the Antonine Wall. The town is easy to get around with a great mix of independent retailers. Falkirk Town Centre Falkirk is a historic town centre with a traditional high street. Enjoy the many speciality shops, award winning boutiques and the town centre heritage trail alongside the convenience of major high street brands. Falkirk has a fully pedestrianised town centre and two large shopping centres, the Howgate and Callendar Square, offering a diverse and exciting experience for visitors and residents alike. The town has a great selection of award winning independent boutiques, specialty stores and gift shops, as well as high street regulars and fashion favourites. Nearby Central Retail Park also has a fantastic mix of leading national retailers, a 12 screen cinema Bo’ness and a range of restaurants. eventsdiary 2016

The following outlines some of our main events, for the full listing check out visitfalkirk.com/events 16th-20th March 11th-19th June 22nd & 23rd Oct Hippodrome Festival of Forth Valley Open Studios Winter Diesel Gala Silent Cinema www.forthvalleyopenstudios.com www.bkrailway.co.uk www.hippfest.co.uk 19th June 29th & 30th Oct 19th March Fathers Day at Bo’ness & Steam & Scream Kinneil House open Kinneil Railway www.bkrailway.co.uk morning www.bkrailway.co.uk 30th Oct www.kinneil.org.uk 24th June Halloween open day at 25-28th March Boness Children’s Fair Kinneil House Easter Egg Special Festival www.kinneil.org.uk Boness and Kinneil Railway www. www.thefairday.com bkrailway.co.uk 5th Nov 26th June 8th – 10th April Fireworks Display Kinneil House open day Callendar House www. The 1st Ever Scottish www.kinneil.org.uk falkirkcommunitytrust.org Elvis Festival www.absoluteelvis.com/scottish- 23rd July 12th Nov elvis-festival Highland Games The Kelpies Supernova 9th April www.facebook.com/airthgames www.supernovarun.com/events/ the-kelpies/ Pirate & Princess Parade 30th July Falkirk Town Centre www. 2nd -10th Dec falkirkdelivers.com Festival of the Sea www.falkirkdelivers.com Sleeping Beauty, Falkirk 23rd & 24th April Town Hall 30th & 31st July Kinneil House open days www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/ Day out with Thomas www.kinneil.org.uk 26th & 27th Nov www.bkrailway.co.uk 30th April 3rd & 4th Dec 27th August Charities Day 10Th & 11th Dec www.falkirkdelivers.com Kinneil House open day 17th & 18th Dec www.kinneil.org.uk 13th May Santa Trains 3rd & 4th Sept www.bkrailway.co.uk Night at Kinneil House & Museum Boness Hill Climb 29th & 30th Dec www.bonesshillclimb.org.uk www.kinneil.org.uk Winter Diesel Gala 13th-15th May 10th & 11th Sept www.bkrailway.co.uk Festival of Museums Day out with Thomas 31st Dec www.bkrailway.co.uk www.festivalofmuseums.com Black Bun Specials 21 st & 22nd May 17th September www.bkrailway.co.uk

Day out With Thomas Kinneil House open day Remember Falkirk Farmers Market www.bkrailway.co.uk www.kinneil.org.uk in Falkirk Town Centre the 1st Friday of every month. 29th May 17th -25th Sept Please note dates may be subject Bo’ness Victorian Street Fair Big Roman Week to change please check with www.falkirkdelivers.com www.bigromanweek.org.uk co-ordinators before travel. 1 Antonine Wall 2 River Avon 3 Barbara Davidson 4 Blackness Castle 5 Bo’ness and 6 Bo’ness Motor 7 The Bridgeness 8 Callendar Estate Built by the Romans around Heritage Trail Pottery Shaped like a ship and situated Kinneil Railway Museum Slab Cycle Trails AD142 as the frontier of their on a promontory which juts out (near Muiravonside) A working pottery which has Central Scotland’s steam railway A private collection of over 20 A Roman legionary distance 19km of single track cycle trails Empire, the Antonine Wall is into the Forth, this 15th century by the Firth of Forth, with a 10 now a UNESCO World Heritage Explore 9 miles of spectacular been run by Barbara Davidson castle is known as the ship that vehicles ranging from a Baby marker stone was found in through mature woodland, scenery between for over 40 years. There is a mile round trip calling at Kinneil Austin A30 to a Grand Tourer Bo’ness in 1868. One of the also home to Canada Wood Site. Substantial lengths of this never sailed. Halt, Birkhill Station and over the remarkable monument can still and Linlithgow passing through pottery shop and a gift shop in Aston Martin. Enjoy a snack in best examples of its kind, it Bar and Kitchen, and Greenrig Muiravonside Country Park and the old farm buildings. Blackness, EH49 7NH River Avon viaduct. Don’t miss the Miss Moneypenny’s diner. is displayed at the National Cycles which provides bike hire, be seen at various sites across Price: See website Museum of Scottish Railways at the Falkirk area. under the Avon aqueduct which Museum of Scotland in repairs and sales. Muirhall Farm, , www.historic-scotland.gov.uk Bo’ness Station and look out for Bridgeness Road, carries the Union Canal. Falkirk, FK5 4EW special events, including visits by Bo’ness, EH51 9JR Edinburgh and a replica has Greenrig Car Park, www.antoninewall.org Tel: 01506 834807 been installed at Kinnigars Park. Central Scotland Forest Trust www.barbara-davidson.com Thomas the Tank engine. www.motor-museum.bo-ness.org.uk Lochgreen Road, Falkirk FK13AZ Free Free www.csft.co.uk Free Tel: 01324 554430 Bo’ness Station, Union Street, Tel: 01506 827007 Free Kinnigars Park, Free www.callendarestate.co.uk Tel: 01501 822015 Bo’ness, EH51 9AQ Harbour Road, www.bkrailway.co.uk EH51 9LD Tel. Station 01506 822298 Office (weekdays) 01506 28 Xtreme Karting 825855 9 Callendar House Experience the thrill and and Park adrenaline of indoor karting at its best at Scotland’s only 5 Over 2000 years of history are star karting centre. (Rated by waiting to be discovered. Don’t A9 miss the Georgian kitchen with VisitScotland) B902 Key costumed interpreters bringing A905 A907 Lochlands Business Park, A876 Falkirk Town Centre Key Motorway history to life, and leave time to Larbert, Falkirk, FK5 3NS. 1 Motorway Junction explore the magnificent park Shopping Centres www.xtremekarting.co.uk A91 A Roads and woodlands, including a Central Retail Streets Tel: 01324 579797 A977 P B9037 B Roads Falkirk Park Pedestrian Area section of the Antonine Wall. Grahamston P Car Parks i Tourist Information Free Callendar Park, Falkirk, FK1 1YR Stirling Dollar Park Tourist Information Fife i 9 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org 11 Mainline Railway Stirling 3 m A803 A904 Tel: 01324 503770 Perth 36 m 13 P Steam Railway Airth Railway Stations 27 Wellsfield Farm 16 Canal 10 Cloybank Estate B9124 i P River Home to a wide variety of Activity Centre M9 A985 Built-up Areas Country Sports including Golf, Wellsfield Farm offers a unique P A985 B8080 Parks Air Rifle Shooting, Fishing, selection of on-site leisure Forthview A994 Golf Range Attractions Falconry and Archery, as well activities and high quality 1 A872 A803 B9037 Free entry to attraction. as a family run tearoom offering Free holiday lodges. Activities A876 Fees may apply for specific activities or events. home baked products as well include a Farm park, Equestrian From Falkirk Town Centre Avon Gorge Trail as the produce from the onsite Antonine Wall (line of) Centre, Trout Fishery, Coffee Glasgow 25 miles 9 2 polytunnel. Antonine Wall (visible remains) Shop and Health Club Edinburgh 25 miles M876 3 1 Kinneil Estate Cloybank Estate Road Stirling 14 miles Par 3 Course Callendar Park Stirling Road, Denny, 7 2 Callendar Park Falkirk FK4 1UE , FK6 6QZ. 8 Perth 47 miles 0 500 Carlisle 109 miles B803 Metres 3 Watling Lodge in Tel: 01324 841707 www.wellsfield.co.uk Scale: 0 500 Yards 4 Rough Castle www.cloybank.net Tel: 01324 822800 near Falkirk Wheel and 27 Falkirk High 5 Seabegs Wood near Bonnybridge Glenbervie John Muir Way 26 Polmonthill A9 GC 11 The Dunmore A88 Snowsports Pineapple M80 B902 This unusual structure was built Centre Falkirk Tryst 2 3 GC Stenhousemuir in 1761 by an unknown architect All year round skiing and A905 F i r th of F o r th as a garden retreat. View snowboarding with 100m the exterior from the walled Larbert long artificial ski slope and B905 garden and orchard. Explore 20m nursery slope. Lessons M876 the surrounding woodland and A883 Larbert available. ponds which teem with wildlife. Bo’ness Farm, Polmont, Denny i Near Airth, Falkirk, FK2 8LU Falkirk, FK2 0YE Kinneil 19 6 (Signed from the A905) River Carron A9 5 Free www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org anal www.nts.org.uk 1 28 B906 lyde C 6 7 Forth & C 18 21 A993 Tel: 01324 503835 A904 Tel: 0844 493 2132 A904 A883 Falkirk 20 Bonnybridge GC B902 B9132 1 A872 GC Bo’ness 15 25 Muiravonside Glasgow 18 m A803 B9143 22 12 Mannerstons Café Carlisle 102 m 23 Falkirk Grahamston Country Park P A904 Blackness & Farm Shop A803 Camelon 4 5 A706 170 acres of woodland, P 26 1 Mannerstons is a café and 5 4 3 A9 A905 parkland and gardens with i 14 B8080 deli, has an onsite bakery, B903 nature trails, picnic sites and B816 manufactures its own range of 10 GC a Visitor Centre. In and around 5 Falkirk High 2 Birkhill ice cream and has a farm shop Union Canal 17 the restored farm buildings you B816 Grangemouth 12 B9109 stocked with fresh fruit and Bonnybridge A803 GC can see ponies, pigs, goats, vegetables, quality meats and 17 A904 ducks and chickens. 8 B810 cheeses, groceries, wine and a Polmont variety of gifts. The Loan, By Linlithgow, EH49 6LN B803 Polmont 4 3 Free www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org M9 A803 Edinburgh 14 m 1a Mannerston Holdings, Falkirk Edinburgh Airport 9 m Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7LY Tel: 01506 845311 Linlithgow Tel: 01506 834949 24 B8029 Palace 2 Linlithgow Linlithgow 24 The Milkbarn Ice B805 13 Falkirk Town Hall B9080 Cream Parlour A801 Theatre, Music and An artisan ice cream parlour Cinema and café, with kids play area, Carefully selected range of live cycle racks and a fibreglass Polmont Union Canal GC B825 cow to practice your milking music, drama, dance, comedy and technique on. 2 film, with activities for families, 25 A706 workshops and exhibitions. Glen Farm,, Falkirk FK1 3AA B8028 West Bridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS www.themilkbarn.co.uk Price: See programme online for details www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org Tel: 01324 630703 West Tel: 01324 506850 Stirling Falkirk 23 The Mariner 14 Falkirk Wheel and Edinburgh Glasgow Avon r Lothian e v Scottish Segway Centre Leisure Centre i Visit Scotland Tourist Information R The world’s 1st and only rotating boatlift Lagoon-shaped leisure pool B792 with beach area and wave Avonbridge Based at the Falkirk Wheel, FK1 4RS - on site other attractions include The Scottish Segway Centre which provides machine, plus soft play area and 1 0 1 2 3 off - road guided tours to the top of the lots more. Kilometres B825 Tourist Info 0845 8591006 Falkirk Wheel and beyond! Scale: 0.5 0 1 2 B8047 Glasgow Road, Camelon, FK1 4HJ Miles B8028 The Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, A801 www.visitscotland.com www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org © 2010 Falkirk Council. No part of this map may be reproduced without the permission of Falkirk CounciB803l. Falkirk, FK1 4RS. 08700 500208 Tel: 01324 503750 Designed by Scribble Design Ltd. 01698 850342 A899 www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk Scottish Segway Centre 01324 430033 www.scottishsegway.com

22 Kinneil House, 21 Kinneil Brew 20 Jupiter Urban 19 The Hippodrome 18 The Helix 17 The John Muir 16 The Faw Kirk 15 Falkirk Stadium Museum & Estate Hoose and The Wildlife Centre Cinema Home of the infamous Kelpies, Way The graveyard at Falkirk Old Home to Falkirk Football Club the Helix is a 350 hectare park and St Modan’s Parish Church and Café Westfield which has A historic house, open on Corbie Inn The Scottish Wildlife Trust has Scotland’s oldest picture which also boasts a fantastic The John Muir Way stretches contains important historical panoramic views of the pitch. selected days and surrounded created 10 acres of wildlife palace, over 100 years old and for 134 miles across Central A micro brewery with bar / new Visitor Centre, kids memorials from the era of Falkirk Stadium, by parkland and woodland gardens and habitats including beautifully restored. Screening Adventure Zone and Splay Play Scotland. A large section of William Wallace, the Battle of which includes remains of a restaurant attached. View the wetlands, woodlands and the latest releases and classic the route can be found in the 4 Stadium Way, brewery and taste real ales and Zone, an Accessible Play Zone, Falkirk in 1298 and the second Falkirk, FK2 9EE Roman fortlet and the Antonine meadows. films. Look out for the annual a lagoon, wetlands and more. Falkirk area, a must for walking Battle of Falkirk in 1746. Wall. Kinneil Museum displays cask beers. Festival of Silent Cinema. & cycling enthusiasts. www.falkirkstadium.co.uk Wood Street, Grangemouth, Manse Place, Falkirk, FK1 1JN 2,000 years of history from 84 Corbiehall, Bo’ness, Pre-book your Kelpie Tour to tel 01324 618740 FK3 8LH 10 Hope Street, Bo’ness, avoid disappointment. Johnmuirway.org www.falkirktrinity.org.uk Roman times to the present day. EH51 OAS www.swt.org.uk EH51 0AA. NB. A small charge for parking Tel: 01324 611017 Free Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness, EH51 0PR www.corbieinn.co.uk Free Tel: 01324 486475 or 07739 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org Free Free Free does apply. www.kinneil.org.uk • Tel: 01506 825307 428203 Tel: 01324 506850 Tel: 01506 778530 www.thehelix.co.uk