Falkirk

Worth seeing in and around Falkirk

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The Kelpies

   The Kelpies are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads between the Scottish towns of Falkirk and Grangemouth. They stand next to the M9 motorway and form the eastern gateway of the Forth and Clyde Canal, which meets the River Carron here.

   2.9 km · sculpture by Andy Scott · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Falkirk Stadium

   The Falkirk Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Falkirk, central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Falkirk. The stadium has a capacity of 7,937 and currently consists of three fully completed stands.

   2 km · football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal

   The Union Canal, originally called Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital. It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which opened in 1842, diminished its value as a transport medium.

   3.6 km · canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ochilview Park

   Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Championship club Stenhousemuir.

   3.7 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Callendar House

   Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture.

   1.2 km · historic House and Park in Falkirk · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Firs Park

   Firs Park was a football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, which was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. between 1921 and 2008. It was located on Firs Street, 0.3 miles north-east of the town centre.

   700 m · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Falkirk Old Parish Church

   Falkirk Old & St. Modan's Parish Church, also known as "Falkirk Trinity Church", is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Falkirk, central Scotland.

   100 m · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Falkirk Steeple

   The Falkirk Steeple is a municipal building on the High Street in Falkirk in Scotland. The building, which accommodates a heritage centre, is a Category A listed building.

   0 m · Clock tower in Falkirk, Scotland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Andrew's West

   St. Andrew's West Parish Church is the largest church in Falkirk, Scotland, founded in 1843 and situated in the town centre on Upper Newmarket Street and known for its conservative evangelical preaching, aligning itself with the Forward Together group and the Evangelical Alliance.

   100 m · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Arthur's O'on temple

    Arthur's O'on was a stone building thought to be Roman temple that, until 1743, stood on rising ground above the north bank of the River Carron not far from the old Carron ironworks in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, Scotland. The structure is thought to be the 'stone house' which gave its name to Stenhousemuir.

    2.9 km · probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743 · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Falkirk Wheel

   The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and its eastern extension the Union Canal reached Edinburgh in 1822.

2. 02
   Rough Castle Fort

   Earthwork remains of a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall, built 142 AD and garrisoned by the Nervii, a 500-strong cohort of Belgian recruits.

From Wikivoyage: Falkirk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

What's on? For local events listen to Central FM on 103.1 FM or read Falkirk Herald, published weekly. Football:

1. 01
   Falkirk FC

   4 Stadium Way, Falkirk FK2 9EE (a mile east of centre near jcn of M9 and A904),.

2. 02
   Falkirk GC
3. 03
   Bonnybridge GC
4. 04
   Grangemouth GC

   Airth Highland Games are held on the fourth Saturday in July at The Wilderness in Airth, which is a lot closer to main street than that address suggests.

From Wikivoyage: Falkirk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Benny T's

   Mary St, Laurieston FK2 9PS (a mile east of Falkirk centre),.

2. 02
   Sanam Tandoori

   5 Callendar Road FK1 1XS (foot of High Street),.

3. 03
   Erawan Thai

   Tue-Thu 5-9PM, Fri Sat noon-10PM, Sun 5-8PM.

4. 04
   Chianti Restaurant

   East Beancross Farm FK2 0XS (Jcn 5 of M9 opposite Premier Inn),.

From Wikivoyage: Falkirk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Falkirk

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 26 km · Glasgow (GLA), 43 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 74 km

Stations

Falkirk Grahamston railway station, 300 m · Larbert railway station, 3.8 km · Falkirk High railway station, 1 km · Polmont railway station, 4.6 km · Camelon railway station, 2.2 km

• Glasgow → Falkirk

  33 km · quickest by road, 49 min · £3.5–4.5
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Falkirk

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £8–11
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• Aberdeen → Falkirk

  164 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Falkirk

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Falkirk. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Falkirk – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.