--- title: "Polmont – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Polmont, United Kingdom: Polmont is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. Nearby: Falkirk Stadium, Callendar House, Mumrills Roman…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/polmont" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/polmont.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/156435_Falkirk_Grahamston_to_Edinburgh_Waverley_5G89.jpg/1920px-156435_Falkirk_Grahamston_to_Edinburgh_Waverley_5G89.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Human settlement in Scotland · United Kingdom # Polmont Polmont is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. ![Polmont](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/156435_Falkirk_Grahamston_to_Edinburgh_Waverley_5G89.jpg/1920px-156435_Falkirk_Grahamston_to_Edinburgh_Waverley_5G89.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Polmont · train\_photos The place Polmont is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. It lies towards the east of the town of Falkirk, north of the Union Canal, which runs adjacent to the village. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polmont), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Stadium) 2. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callendar_House) 3. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumrills) 4. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandsable_Cemetery) 5. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grangemouth_Town_Hall) 6. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grangemouth_Municipal_Buildings) 7. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond_Castle) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Polmont Parish Church is Romanesque Within the churchyard is the ruin of its predecessor, built 1731-33. 2. Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre It's free, but closed since Sept 2022. 3. Almond Castle is a ruin all From [Wikivoyage: Polmont](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Polmont), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Grangemouth Sports Complex on Abbotts Rd has a gym, fitness classes and pool. 1. Grangemouth Golf Course Parkland 18-hole course, 6432 yards off white tees, par 71. 2. Millhall Reservoir is open Mar-Oct 3. Braes Golf Centre Manualrigg, Maddiston FK2 0lS (3 miles south of Polmont),. From [Wikivoyage: Polmont](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Polmont), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Black Bull Pub with a good selection of food, has rooms. From [Wikivoyage: Polmont](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Polmont), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## 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 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/glasgow-to-polmont) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Glasgow&to=Polmont) - Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Polmont 79 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £9–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-polmont) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick%2C+South+Ayrshire&to=Polmont) - Aberdeen → Polmont 162 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £19–25 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aberdeen-to-polmont) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Polmont) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Polmont) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Polmont 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 Polmont. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Grangemouth Docks are busy with freight but never had ferries. From [Wikivoyage: Polmont](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Polmont), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 101 km 2. 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