Falkirk: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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GBP 54 - 106 Premier Inn Falkirk Central
 Falkirk Central Premier Inn offers comfortable beds, a Beefeater restaurant serving char-grilled food, and free on-site parking. It is 0.5 miles from … MoreGBP 36 - 111 Premier Inn Falkirk East
 Beside the M9 and 2 miles east of Falkirk town centre, this Premier Inn offers comfort and convenience about 20 miles from Edinburgh.
Premier Inn Fal… MoreGBP 45 - 85 Hotel Cladhan
 Next to Callendar Park, Hotel Cladhan offers free parking, en suite rooms and good food. Falkirk town centre is a 5-minute drive away.
All of the bed… MoreGBP 60 - 90 Best Western Park Hotel
 Just a 5 minute walk from Falkirk town centre and a short drive from Falkirk Golf Club, this 3-star hotel is the perfect place for both business and l… MoreGBP 55 - 110 Antonine Hotel
 Situated in the heart of Falkirk, The Antonine Hotel is the perfect base from which to explore Falkirk, Glasgow and Edinburgh, with good motorway and… MoreGBP 60 - 60 Beancross Restaurant And Hotel
 The Beancross Restaurant And Hotel is located close to the centre of Falkirk, with easy access to the M9 for Edinburgh or Glasgow. Beancross provides … MoreGBP 75 - 195 Airth Castle Hotel
 In a beautiful, peaceful location, in the heart of the Scottish countryside, Airth Castle Hotel offers great leisure and relaxation facilities and com… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Falkirk: Guide
Falkirk is in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Understand
Get In
By plane
Falkirk has no airport, the nearest are:
Edinburgh International Airport . (EDI) (19 mi/31km). Most overseas travellers will fly in via transfers at London's Heathrow or Gatwick Airports although you can now fly direct to Edinburgh from New York (city)|New York City and Atlanta and from major European hubs such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Glasgow International Airport (GLA) (34mi/55km) is an alternative airport for domestic and European flights, as well as a few transatlantic routes. There's a frequent shuttle bus from outside the terminal building to the city centre, dropping off near both main railway stations (£3.30 single, £5.00 return; the journey takes about 20 minutes).
By train
Falkirk High Station on the main Glasgow to Edinburgh line, also stop at Linlithgow. 10 minutes walk from the town centre.
Falkirk Grahamston Station which is on the Falkirk, Carronshore loop. This line also branches to Dunblane and Stirling. Less frequent trains also run to Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5 minutes from the city centre.
By car
Falkirk is mid way between Glasgow and Edinburgh and sits between the M8 motorway and the M9 motorway
By bus
There are regular bus services to Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh, all provided by First.
By boat
Falkirk is service by the Grangmouth Docks on the Forth River where light cargo ships and coastal tankers call. No ferry or passenger-only services are available.
The Forth and Clyde canal and Union Canals both pass through Falkirk and have been opened to small boat traffic. It is possible to travel from the river Forth to the river Clyde via the canal.
Get around
See
The Falkirk Wheel . Built in 2001 to reconnect the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, it is the world's only rotating boat lift. Free entry to the visitor centre / cafe / gift shop. Boat trips up on the Wheel take about an hour, and cost £8 adults, £4.25 children, £6.50 concessions. Half hourly buses from the town centre.
Antonine Wall. Constructed during the reign of the roman Emperor Antonius Pius (138 AD - 161 AD) the wall runs across Scotland at its narrowest point between the Firth of Forth in the east and the River Clyde in the west. Although built to rival Hadrian's Wall , the emperor Antonius Pius succeeded, the wall was far less elaborate. Unlike its more solid southern counterpart, the Antonine Wall was built of turf fronted by a ditch 12 feet deep. The wall was 10 feet high and 14 feet wide and dotted with 29 small military forts linked by a road.As a defensive barrier the Antonine Wall did not fulfill its role for long. In 181 the northern tribes poured over the wall and pushed the Romans back to Hadrian's Wall. The Romans finally abandoned any hope of regaining the territory between the two walls in 196 AD.Antonine Wall facts:Length 37 miles (59km)Built 140-142 AD. You can see the site of the wall in the Kemper Avenue car park at the foot of the High st, just next to the ALDI supermarket and Calender park. The wall runs right through the middle of the town center or more accurately underneath the town center and several roman forts are dotted about the outskirts of the town.
The Battle of Falkirk. Due to its location on one of the main routes north into the Highlands, Falkirk and Stirlingshire have been the site of many battles between the Scots and the English. Perhaps the most famous battle after Culloden and Bannockburn (just to the north of Falkirk) is the Battle of Falkirk between Robert the Bruce and the English army.
The Shortest street in the UK is just off the High St just behind the Steeple.
The Steeple is a clock tower the forms the center piece of the High St and is said to be the site of public hangings and floggings.
Do
Shopping
The main shopping area is around the High St. Three mini malls or shopping centers are available plus most of the major UK stores.
Eat
Fish and Chips
The Moscodini Brothers chip shop behind the Steeple, just off the High Street offers take away or sit down traditional fish and chips. Although there is an award winning Fish and Chip shop - The Land and Sea in nearby neighbouring Polmont.
Get out
Linlithgow - attractive town and castle on the way to Edinburgh
Bo'ness - Small town in the district, home to the Scottish Railway Preservation society, and the Bo'ness and Kinneil Steam Railway.
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