Edinburgh Airport 32 min
The National Wallace Monument (25 min) Elaborate Victorian stone tower commemorating William Wallace, displaying his 2-handed sword. Stirling Castle (28 min) 12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum. The Falkirk Wheel (25 min) Innovative and unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Deep Sea World (23 min) Sea life aquarium with seal enclosure and shark tank with 112-metre walk-through acrylic tunnel. Blackness Castle (32 min) 15th-century fortress noted for its shiplike form & rampart views over the Firth of Forth. Lochleven Castle (31 min) A ferry delivers you to this 14th-century tower and castle ruins with links to Mary Queen of Scots. Midhope Castle (29 min) The exterior of this 15th-century castle on a working farm is featured on the TV series Outlander. Culross Palace - The National Trust for Scotland (8 min) Merchant's residence from the early 17th century, with a garden modeled on the style of the period. Callendar House (24 min) 19th-century chateau and medieval tower, with staff in Georgian costume, set in landscaped parkland. Castle Campbell (23 min) Well-preserved, late Medieval tower-house castle with terraced gardens and views of Dollar Glen. Linlithgow Palace (26 min) The ruins of the elegant medieval birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, set within parkland by a loch. Dunfermline Abbey (17 min) Extensive ruins of a grand Romanesque structure plus the mausoleums of kings and queens of Scotland. The Kelpies (23 min) 30-m.-high steel sculptures of horse heads in a modern park with water features & grassy expanses. Hopetoun House (34 min) Stately home dating from 17th century, set in a country estate with a deer park and nature trails. Forth Bridge (24 min) 1.5-mile long, twin-towered railway bridge, opened in 1890 & crossing the Forth estuary. |