| some feature exposed stone walls and sitting areas. complimentary full cooked breakfast is provided, and there's a relaxed restaurant with stripped wooden floors, serving classic scottish cuisine, as well as a rustic bar and a beer garden. the 10 straightforward, pine-furnished rooms all include tvs and free wifi, and have tea and coffeemaking facilities. in a traditional, stone building, this relaxed hotel is a 9-minute walk from bathgate train station and 13 minutes from bathgate golf club. check-in time: 12:30 pmcheck-out time: 10:45 am
Edinburgh Airport 25 min
Hopetoun House (35 min)
Stately home dating from 17th century, set in a country estate with a deer park and nature trails. The Falkirk Wheel (30 min)
Innovative and unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Almond Valley (13 min)
Working watermill with a museum, farm animal enclosures, train and tractor rides and play areas. Five Sisters Zoo (18 min)
From meerkats to arctic wolves and woodland bears, in a zoo with a play park and handling sessions. Callendar House (25 min)
19th-century chateau and medieval tower, with staff in Georgian costume, set in landscaped parkland. Dundas Castle (29 min)
15th-century castle with later additions that has been refurbished for private events & weddings. Beecraigs Country Park (12 min)
Vast area of parkland with herds of red deer and highland cattle, a fishing loch and visitor centre. Midhope Castle (27 min)
The exterior of this 15th-century castle on a working farm is featured on the TV series Outlander. Jupiter Artland (21 min)
Contemporary art park and gallery, showcasing outdoor work by leading sculpture and land artists. Forth Bridge (32 min)
1.5-mile long, twin-towered railway bridge, opened in 1890 & crossing the Forth estuary. Blackness Castle (28 min)
15th-century fortress noted for its shiplike form & rampart views over the Firth of Forth. Linlithgow Palace (17 min)
The ruins of the elegant medieval birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, set within parkland by a loch. The Kelpies (26 min)
30-m.-high steel sculptures of horse heads in a modern park with water features & grassy expanses. Deep Sea World (31 min)
Sea life aquarium with seal enclosure and shark tank with 112-metre walk-through acrylic tunnel. Cairnpapple Hill (8 min)
Prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history | 
