Attractions near Polmont
Callendar House (3 Miles)*
Callendar House encapsulates 600 years of Scotland's history from medieval times to the twentieth century. Great historical figures like Mary Queen of Scots, Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie have visited the house.
Linlithgow Story (4 Miles)*
Linlithgow's Museum, The Linithgow Story, is situated in Annet House on the Royal Burgh's historic High Street. Annet House is, in itself, part of the town's history, being built in 1787 as home to one of the town's merchant families.
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway (4 Miles)*
The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway is home to an exciting collection of railway buildings, locomotives, equipment, carriages and wagons.
Beecraigs Country Park (4 Miles)*
Just three miles south of historic Linlithgow, nestled high in the scenic Bathgate Hills, West Lothian Council caters for a wide range of leisure and recreational interests within its 370 hectare (913 acre) Country Park.
Royal Burgh of Culross (5 Miles)*
This picturesque Royal Burgh on the northern shore of the Forth is a complete community, preserved as it was in the 16th and 17th centuries.
House of the Binns (7 Miles)*
An Edinburgh butter merchant, Thomas Dalyell, who had made his fortune at the court of King James VI and I in London, built the House of the Binns between 1612 and 1630.
Blackness Castle (7 Miles)*
Blackness Castle was built in the 1440s, and was restored in the 1920s by the Office of Works.
Polkemmet Country Park (8 Miles)*
Discover a world of excitement at West Lothian's Polkemmet Country Park, where the clock has been turned back and a large area of neglected ground restored to its place as a focal point of the community.
Livingston's Countryside (9 Miles)*
The Ranger Service, based at Polkemmet Country Park, offers activities, clubs and advice to the public.
Alloa Tower (9 Miles)*
Alloa Tower is all that remains of a historic ancestral manor house, destroyed by fire in 1800. Its 11-ft-thick walls allow a unique opportunity for visitors to walk on the roof and enjoy the spectacular views.
Almondell & Calderwood Country Park (10 Miles)*
A large country park incorporating two previously private estates, featuring many woodland and riverside walks, picnic areas, barbecue sites and open spaces for children to run and play in.
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum (11 Miles)*
In the cottage where the millionaire benefactor was born in 1835 is told the family's story prior to their emigration to the United States.
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace (11 Miles)*
Dunfermline Abbey is the remains of a great Benedictine abbey founded by Queen Margaret in the 11th century.
Abbot House (11 Miles)*
The volunteer-run Abbot House Heritage Centre - dubbed 'The People's Tardis' - propels the traveller through time from the days of the Picts...a time warp peopled by a veritable Who's Who of characters from Dunfermline's past.
Bannockburn (11 Miles)*
From this battlefield the Scots 'sent them homeward to think again', when Edward II's English army was soundly defeated by King Robert the Bruce.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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