Polmont

Worth seeing in and around Polmont

7 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
   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.

   3.4 km · football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.8 km · historic House and Park in Falkirk · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Grangemouth Town Hall

   Grangemouth Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the meeting place of Grangemouth Burgh Council until 1937 and remains the main events venue in the area.

   3.3 km · municipal Building in Scotland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Grangemouth Municipal Buildings

   Grangemouth Municipal Buildings, also known as Grangemouth Municipal Chambers, is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the headquarters of Grangemouth Burgh Council.

   3.3 km · judicial building in Grangemouth, Scotland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Almond Castle

   Almond Castle is a ruined L-plan castle dating from the 15th century. It is located 3 miles west of Linlithgow, and north of the Union Canal, in Falkirk, Scotland.

   2.5 km · castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mumrills Roman fort

   Mumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It is possible that Mumrills could exchange signals with Flavian Gask Ridge forts.

   1.9 km · site of Roman fort on the Antonine Wall near Falkirk in central Scotland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Grandsable Cemetery

   Grandsable Cemetery lies east of Falkirk, between the A9 and A803 south of Grangemouth near Polmont. It lies on a small hill with views over the Firth of Forth.

   1.4 km · cemetery east of Falkirk, Scotland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Polmont Parish Church is Romanesque

   Within the churchyard is the ruin of its predecessor, built 1731-33.

2. 02
   Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre

   It's free, but closed since Sept 2022.

3. 03
   Almond Castle is a ruin all

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

Things to do

Grangemouth Sports Complex on Abbotts Rd has a gym, fitness classes and pool.

1. 01
   Grangemouth Golf Course

   Parkland 18-hole course, 6432 yards off white tees, par 71.

2. 02
   Millhall Reservoir is open Mar-Oct
3. 03
   Braes Golf Centre

   Manualrigg, Maddiston FK2 0lS (3 miles south of Polmont),.

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

Where to eat

1. 01
   Black Bull

   Pub with a good selection of food, has rooms.

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Getting to Polmont

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 21 km · Glasgow (GLA), 47 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 77 km

Stations

Polmont railway station, 900 m · Birkhill railway station, 2.9 km

• Glasgow → Polmont

  37 km · quickest by road, 41 min · £4.5–6
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Polmont

  79 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £9–12
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• Aberdeen → Polmont

  162 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £19–25
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