THINGS TO DO

Enjoy a ride in our horse drawn carriage with Tommy

​The Falkirk Wheel is a 10 minute walk from The Wheel Caravan Park. Rough Castle Tunnel will lead you from the farm into the Falkirk Wheel complex.

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Originally the canals were linked by a staircase of 11 locks which took nearly a day to transit.
In 1998 work started on the ambitious Millennium Link project to rejoin the two canals, and the world's first and only rotating boat lift was opened by Her Majesty, The Queen in 2002.

​The Kelpies is a 20 minute bike ride or 45 minute walk from the The Wheel Caravan Park.
You walk through Rough Castle Tunnel into The Wheel complex and adjoin the canal towpaths that lead you to The Kelpies. This is ideal for cyclists and dog walkers, as you don't have to go on the main road.

​The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project.
The Kelpies are built of structural steel with a stainless steel cladding. They each weigh 300 tonnes.

​UFO sightings in the area have been reported for over a hundred years. UFO-spotters have named this area the 'Falkirk Triangle', as it boasts over 300 UFO sightings each year. 
In 2011 it was reported that a UFO landed on Rough Castle Farm approximately two miles from Bonnybridge.

​The Antonine Wall, known to the Romans as Vallum Antonini, was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
​The Antonine Wall was inscribed by UNESCO in 2008, to become part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site.

​There are numerous walks and cycle trails around The Wheel Caravan Park. From here it is easy to join the canal paths which will bring you eastwards bound to Edinburgh and westwards bound to Glasgow.

The Cafe@Canada Wood is a ten minute walk from The Wheel Caravan Park. It boasts beautiful panoramic views towards the Ochil hills.
They have a wide range of snacks and menus to cater for many people - foodies, cyclist, walkers, dogs and tourists alike. 
Currently serving breakfast, lunch, coffees and cakes.

Phone: 01324 612 111
​Callendar House dates from the 14th century. It is set in the historic designed landscape of Callendar Park, which also contains a section of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site.
The House's permanent displays are
  • The Story of Callendar House
  • The Antonine Wall, and
  • Falkirk: Crucible of Revolution 1750-1850.
In the restored 1825 Kitchen, costumed interpreters create an exciting interactive experience with samples of early-19th century food providing added taste to stories of working life in a large household.

​Edinburgh Centre is only a half an hour train ride from Falkirk High station. There are 4 trains an hour and is worthwhile a visit.
We offer a shuttle service from the caravan park to the station.

Things to do and see in Edinburgh
  • The Edinburgh Dungeon​
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Holyrood Abbey
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Royal Botanic Garden
  • The Royal Yacht Britannia
  • Edinburgh Zoo
  • The Real Mary King's Close
  • Blair Street Underground Vaults
  • The Scotch Whisky Experience.
Here are just some of the many more Art Galleries and Museums in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Edinburgh​
  • National Museum of Scotland
  • Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
  • Scottish National Gallery
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  • Dynamic Earth
  • National War Museum of Scotland
  • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two (Dean Gallery)
   Glasgow
  • Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
  • Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel
  • House for an Art Lover
  • The Glasgow School of Art
  • ​The Burrell Collection
  • Hunterian Museum
  • Scotland Street School Museum​
Glasgow Centre is less than half an hour train ride from Falkirk High station. There are 4 trains an hour and is worthwhile a visit. We offer a shuttle service from the caravan park to the station. 

Things to do and see in Glasgow
  • Glasgow Cathedral
  • George Square
  • ​Glasgow Green and the People's Palace
  • Pollok House
  • Kibble Palace and Glasgow Botanic Gardens
  • City Chambers
  • ​The Tenement House
  • Provand's Lordship
  • ​Glasgow Science Centre
Stirling is a 15 minute train ride from Camelon station. There are 2 trains an hour. We offer a shuttle service from the caravan park to the station.

Things to do and see in Stirling and surrounding 
  • Stirling Castle 
  • Argyll' Lodging
  • The Old Town Jail
  • Church of the Holy Rude
  • The Battle of Bannockburn
  • Wallace Monument
  • Doune Castle (Location used for "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "Ivanhoe", "Outlander" and "Game of Thrones)
  • Dunblane Cathedral
For more information on all that Falkirk offers as well as a listing of events taking place within the area click here.