Guidebook for Falkirk
Food Scene
Our favourite and probably the best Italian restaurant in town with great food and friendly staff. Lunch or dinner.
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Cafe Corvina
34-38 Grahams RdOur favourite and probably the best Italian restaurant in town with great food and friendly staff. Lunch or dinner.
Voted best Indian restaurant in 2016. Great food and great service.
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Sanam Tandoori
5 Callendar RdVoted best Indian restaurant in 2016. Great food and great service.
At the bottom of the High Street in Falkirk - good Thai food in nice surroundings.
Erawan Thai Restaurant
11-13 East Bridge StreetAt the bottom of the High Street in Falkirk - good Thai food in nice surroundings.
Out in the countryside but still only a relatively short walk from the house. Great food and service.
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Canada Wood Kitchen and Bar
Lochgreen RoadOut in the countryside but still only a relatively short walk from the house. Great food and service.
Excellent Chinese restaurant just a 5 minute drive from the house.
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The Tea House
2 Stirling RdExcellent Chinese restaurant just a 5 minute drive from the house.
Drinks & Nightlife
Family owned wine bar with over 70 different varieties on offer. Also has a good selection of beers and spirits.
Not open for lunch during the week but open from 12 Thursday onwards. They also have a gin bar upstairs at weekends.
The Wine Library
1 Princes StFamily owned wine bar with over 70 different varieties on offer. Also has a good selection of beers and spirits.
Not open for lunch during the week but open from 12 Thursday onwards. They also have a gin bar upstairs at weekends.
Several bar areas inside and out. Specialises in Mexican food
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Behind The Wall
14 Melville StSeveral bar areas inside and out. Specialises in Mexican food
This is our local pub built in 1898 about 3 minutes walk from the house. It's a no frills traditional place which has not changed much over the years - open fire and good selection of beers and some real ales. No food except crisps and nuts but ideal if you just want a pint without walking too far.
The Woodside Inn
High Station RoadThis is our local pub built in 1898 about 3 minutes walk from the house. It's a no frills traditional place which has not changed much over the years - open fire and good selection of beers and some real ales. No food except crisps and nuts but ideal if you just want a pint without walking too far.
This public house, dating from the late-18th century and retaining much of its original character, can be found off the High Street near the Steeple via one of the vennels. The wood-panelled bar is furnished in traditional style with plenty of interesting features from the past. Guest beers come from micro-breweries in Scotland and England, with two on offer mid-week and three at the weekend. A must-visit venue. Tea, coffee and snacks served daily.
The Wheatsheaf Inn
This public house, dating from the late-18th century and retaining much of its original character, can be found off the High Street near the Steeple via one of the vennels. The wood-panelled bar is furnished in traditional style with plenty of interesting features from the past. Guest beers come from micro-breweries in Scotland and England, with two on offer mid-week and three at the weekend. A must-visit venue. Tea, coffee and snacks served daily.
City Nightclub
8-12 Princes StEverything you could want from a nightclub.
Sightseeing
Opened for the Millennium this world famous tourist attraction and feat of engineering joins the Union canal to the Forth & Clyde canal. Short trips round the wheel are available. There is also a gift shop, café and children's adventure playground. A half hour walk from the house along the canal, or a No 3 bus will take you from just outside the house to the Wheel and back.
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The Falkirk Wheel
Lime RoadOpened for the Millennium this world famous tourist attraction and feat of engineering joins the Union canal to the Forth & Clyde canal. Short trips round the wheel are available. There is also a gift shop, café and children's adventure playground. A half hour walk from the house along the canal, or a No 3 bus will take you from just outside the house to the Wheel and back.
Just a short distance away at the east end of the Forth & Clyde canal, the famous Kelpies are a must see attraction. They represent the heavy horses that used to work the canals. There is a café and lots of walks.
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The Kelpies
The HelixJust a short distance away at the east end of the Forth & Clyde canal, the famous Kelpies are a must see attraction. They represent the heavy horses that used to work the canals. There is a café and lots of walks.
This is just 11 miles away and well worth a visit. Mary Queen of Scots was crowned here and James VI of Scotland and I of England lived here. The City of Stirling is very historic and worth exploring.
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Stirling Castle
Castle WyndThis is just 11 miles away and well worth a visit. Mary Queen of Scots was crowned here and James VI of Scotland and I of England lived here. The City of Stirling is very historic and worth exploring.
Birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. The Duke of Cumberland set fire to it in 1746 after the Jacobite rising ... it is now a picturesque ruin on the shores of Linlithgow loch. There is a good walk around the loch and the town has many good restaurants, pubs and cafés.
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Linlithgow Palace
KirkgateBirthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. The Duke of Cumberland set fire to it in 1746 after the Jacobite rising ... it is now a picturesque ruin on the shores of Linlithgow loch. There is a good walk around the loch and the town has many good restaurants, pubs and cafés.
Just 11 miles from the house this is an impressive monument to the memory of William Wallace, champion of Scotland and the inspiration for the Braveheart movie. The climb to the top of the monument is not for the faint hearted but when you get there the views are fantastic.
There is now a minibus which can take you up the hill to the monument if you don't fancy the fairly steep walk.
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The National Wallace Monument
Hillfoots RoadJust 11 miles from the house this is an impressive monument to the memory of William Wallace, champion of Scotland and the inspiration for the Braveheart movie. The climb to the top of the monument is not for the faint hearted but when you get there the views are fantastic.
There is now a minibus which can take you up the hill to the monument if you don't fancy the fairly steep walk.
Just a 10 minute drive from the house, Culross is a quaint little 17th century village with a Palace and an Abbey. Great cafés and craft shops.
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Culross
Just a 10 minute drive from the house, Culross is a quaint little 17th century village with a Palace and an Abbey. Great cafés and craft shops.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful walking or jogging in the parkland surrounding Callendar House. Features a pitch and putt course and a kiddies swing park.
Callendar Estate
Slamannan RoadBeautiful walking or jogging in the parkland surrounding Callendar House. Features a pitch and putt course and a kiddies swing park.
Good hiking trail round Loch Leven, you can take a trip out to the island where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for many years. The reserve is superb for bird watching with several hides out on the lagoons or you can walk through the woodlands to the top of the hill behind the farm. Good café as well. Portmoak gliding centre at Scotlandwell is nearby so you may see lots of gliders.
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RSPB Scotland Loch Leven
B9097Good hiking trail round Loch Leven, you can take a trip out to the island where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for many years. The reserve is superb for bird watching with several hides out on the lagoons or you can walk through the woodlands to the top of the hill behind the farm. Good café as well. Portmoak gliding centre at Scotlandwell is nearby so you may see lots of gliders.
Entertainment & Activities
Cineworld Cinemas
Old BisonMultiscreen cinema in the centre of town.
Only a short drive from the house this place has shorts trips available on steam trains.
Museum of Scottish Railways
Only a short drive from the house this place has shorts trips available on steam trains.
Shopping
Howgate Shopping Centre
High StreetLarge shopping mall a short walk from the house.
Large retail park with 24hr Tesco and all major retailers. Also many fast food outlets, a gym and a multiscreen cinema
Argos
Grahams RoadLarge retail park with 24hr Tesco and all major retailers. Also many fast food outlets, a gym and a multiscreen cinema
Lots of tourist type shops on the Royal Mile but also department stores like Jenners and Harvey Nichols in the New Town. Only 20 minutes on the train from Falkirk.
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Edinburgh
Lots of tourist type shops on the Royal Mile but also department stores like Jenners and Harvey Nichols in the New Town. Only 20 minutes on the train from Falkirk.
Getting Around
Trains to the north or to London Kings X. Just a 10 minute walk from the house.
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Falkirk Grahamston station
Meeks RoadTrains to the north or to London Kings X. Just a 10 minute walk from the house.
Only two minutes walk from the house ideal for catching a train to either Edinburgh or Glasgow ... every 15 minutes.
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Falkirk High Station
High Station RoadOnly two minutes walk from the house ideal for catching a train to either Edinburgh or Glasgow ... every 15 minutes.