--- title: "Westquarter – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Westquarter, United Kingdom: Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. Nearby: The Kelpies, Falkirk Stadium, Callendar House.…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/westquarter" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/westquarter.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- Village in central Scotland · United Kingdom # Westquarter Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The place Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of the town of Falkirk. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westquarter), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Westquarter 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. 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. 3.6 km · sculpture by Andy Scott · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kelpies) 2. 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. 2.1 km · football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Stadium) 3. 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. 1.8 km · historic House and Park in Falkirk · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callendar_House) 4. 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. 3 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firs_Park) 5. 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. 3.1 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Old_Parish_Church) 6. 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. 3 km · Clock tower in Falkirk, Scotland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Steeple) 7. 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. 3.1 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_West) 8. Brockville Park Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, 0.25 miles north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season. 3.5 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockville_Park) 9. Former Sheriff Court, Hope Street, Falkirk The Old Sheriff Court is a judicial building on Hope Street in Falkirk in Scotland. The building, which currently accommodates a firm of funeral directors, is a Category B listed building. 3.3 km · building in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sheriff_Court,_Falkirk) 10. 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. 3.7 km · municipal Building in Scotland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grangemouth_Town_Hall) 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. Go there ## Getting to Westquarter **Airports:** Edinburgh (EDI), 23 km · Glasgow (GLA), 45 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 75 km\ **Stations:** Falkirk High railway station, 3.3 km · Falkirk Grahamston railway station, 3.2 km · Polmont railway station, 1.7 km\ - Glasgow → Westquarter 35 km · quickest by road, 42 min · £4.5–6 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/glasgow-to-westquarter) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Glasgow&to=Westquarter) - Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Westquarter 79 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £9–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prestwick-south-ayrshire-to-westquarter) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prestwick%2C+South+Ayrshire&to=Westquarter) - Aberdeen → Westquarter 163 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £19–25 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aberdeen-to-westquarter) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aberdeen&to=Westquarter) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Westquarter) 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 Westquarter 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 Westquarter. 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 99 km 2. 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Around it ## Next door to Westquarter Westquarter is 34 km from [Edinburgh](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/edinburgh), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Falkirk](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/falkirk) town in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 3 km - [Grangemouth](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/grangemouth) industrial town in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 3.7 km - [Polmont](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/polmont) village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 2.2 km - [Shieldhill](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/shieldhill) village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 2.3 km - [California](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/california) village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 2.4 km - [Wallacestone](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/wallacestone) village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK 1.6 km [The place page for Westquarter](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/westquarter) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United Kingdom](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-GB) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/westquarter, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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