Mid Calder
Mid Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland.

Mid Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the 11th century.
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Worth seeing in and around Mid Calder
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.
- 01Almondvale Stadium
Almondvale Stadium, also known as the Home of the Set Fare Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium, located in the Almondvale area of Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Scottish Championship club Livingston since 1995, and has an all-seater capacity of 9,713.
2.7 km · football stadium in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Illieston Castle
Illieston House, also known as Illieston Castle, is a castle located in West Lothian, Scotland, by the River Almond near Broxburn. It was built around 1600 and features a T-plan design with gabled dormers and a staircase tower.
3.6 km · castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Jupiter Artland
Jupiter Artland is a contemporary sculpture park and art gallery outside the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Jupiter Artland Foundation is a registered charity that is supported by classes, workshops, events, ticket sales, and donations.
4 km · sculpture garden and art gallery in the west of City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Almondell and Calderwood Country Park
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park is a 220-acre Country Park in Mid Calder and East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is a 4 star Visitor Attraction.
1.7 km · country park in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Almondell Aqueduct
The Almondell Aqueduct is a dual-purpose bridge in West Lothian, Scotland that crosses the River Almond. The bridge carries the Almond Feeder which supplies water to the Union Canal and the National Cycle Route 75.
1.5 km · navigable aqueduct in West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia - 06Mid Calder Parish Church
Kirk of Calder is a medieval church in Mid Calder, West Lothian. It is listed as a Category A building by Historic Environment Scotland.
200 m · church in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Calder House
Calder House is a historic Scottish country house in Mid Calder, Scotland, the family seat of the Sandilands family since 1348, and deemed to be one of the great Renaissance houses of Scotland.
300 m · house in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Livingston Designer Outlet
Livingston Designer Outlet is the largest outlet mall in Scotland, and opened in October 2000 under the ownership of McArthur Glen as McArthur Glen Livingston Designer Outlet and sits opposite the popular The Centre shopping centre. The glass roof reminiscent of the Crystal Palace was designed by an architect called Don Hisaka.
2.6 km · shopping mall in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Camps Viaduct
The Almondell Viaduct, also known as the Camps Viaduct, is a viaduct spanning the gorge of the River Almond in East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland. It also crosses the Almond Feeder which takes water from the River Almond to supply the Union Canal at Lin's Mill near Ratho.
1.5 km · railway viaduct in West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia - 10West Lothian Civic Centre
West Lothian Civic Centre is a municipal building on Howden South Road in Livingston, West Lothian in Scotland. The building serves as the offices and meeting place of West Lothian Council as well as the venue for hearings of Livingston Sheriff Court.
2.2 km · municipal building in Scotland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Mid Calder
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 9 km · Glasgow (GLA), 59 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 81 km
- Stations
- Livingston South railway station, 2.6 km · Kirknewton railway station, 3 km · Uphall railway station, 3.3 km · Drumshoreland railway station, 3.4 km
- Glasgow → Mid Calder49 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · £5–7
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Mid Calder83 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £9–12
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Mid Calder156 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · £19–25
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mid Calder
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 Mid Calder. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Edinburgh, follow A90 west then branch off onto B924, the old road to the ferry.
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Next door to Mid Calder
Mid Calder is 19 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Livingstontown in West Lothian, Scotland, UK2.4 km
- Kirknewtonvillage in West Lothian, Scotland, UK3.9 km
- East Caldertown in West Lothian, Scotland, UK1.3 km
- Bellsquarryvillage, suburb of Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, UK3.9 km
- Livingston Villagevillage in West Lothian, Scotland, UK3.4 km
- Pumpherstonvillage in West Lothian, Scotland, UK2 km