Linlithgow

Worth seeing in and around Linlithgow

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
   Linlithgow Palace

   The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries.

   600 m · ruined palace in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cairnpapple Hill

   Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast. It was used and re-used as a major ritual site for around 4,000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness.

   5.7 km · Neolithic henge monument · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kinneil House

   Kinneil House is a historic house to the west of Bo'ness in east-central Scotland. It was once the principal seat of the Hamilton family in the east of Scotland.

   3.4 km · castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Avon Aqueduct

   The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Avon, near Linlithgow, Scotland.

   3.3 km · navigable aqueduct between Falkirk and West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Diocese of Edinburgh

   The Diocese of Edinburgh is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the City of Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Borders and Falkirk.

   2.8 km · diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church · Wikipedia
6. 06
   House of the Binns

   The House of the Binns, or simply the Binns, is a historic house and estate in West Lothian, Scotland, the seat of the Dalyell baronets and family. It dates principally from the early 17th century and was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 by Eleanor Dalyell.

   5.6 km · 17th century mansion in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow

   St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow, is one of the largest burgh churches in the Church of Scotland. In 2024, it united with St Ninian's Craigmailen, Torphichen Kirk and Avonbridge Church to create the new Linlithgow and Avon Valley Church.

   600 m · church in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Torphichen Preceptory

   Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland.

   5.6 km · church in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Carriden House

   Carriden House is a 14,041 square feet mansion in the parish of Bo'ness and Carriden, in the Falkirk council area, east central Scotland. It is located on the Antonine Wall 2.5 kilometres east of Bo'ness, and 4 kilometres northeast of Linlithgow, in the former county of West Lothian.

   4.5 km · house in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Avon Viaduct

    The Avon Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Linlithgow, in West Lothian, Scotland. Completed in 1841, it spans the River Avon just to the west of town.

    1.5 km · railway viaduct in West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Linlithgow Palace

   A fort stood here in the 14th century but it and much of the town burned down.

2. 02
   Blackness Castle

   Blackness EH49 7NH (3 miles northeast of Linlithgow).

3. 03
   House of the Binns

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Things to do

Linlithgow Loch is a good stroll for views of the palace. The path around it is mostly firm going but there are sometimes quaggy bits after rainfall. It's a freshwater loch, shallow, and stocked with rainbow trout. A couple of islets were probably crannogs, 5000-year old stilt-dwellings.

1. 01
   Beecraigs Country Park

   Daily Apr-Sep 9AM-7PM, Oct 9AM-5PM, Nov-Mar 10AM-4PM.

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Where to eat

High St offerings include Nero Pizza, Delhi's Winter, Mason Belles and Cafe Bar 1807. Champany Inn, Linlithgow EH49 7LU (2 miles northeast of town, jcn A904 / A803),. Restaurant Wed-Fri noon-2PM & 4:30-10PM, Sat Sun noon-10PM; Chop & Ale House Mon-Thu noon-2PM & 6:30-10PM, Fri-Sun noon-10PM.

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Getting to Linlithgow

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 15 km · Glasgow (GLA), 53 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 81 km

Stations

Linlithgow railway station, 1 km · Bo'ness railway station, 4.4 km · Birkhill railway station, 3.5 km · Kinneil railway station, 4.1 km · Philpstoun railway station, 5.9 km

• Glasgow → Linlithgow

  43 km · quickest by road, 47 min · £5–6
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Linlithgow

  82 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £9–12
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Linlithgow

  168 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £20–27
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