Visitor attractions and information - Grangemouth
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 Grangemouth Museum, Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth,
FK3 8AG. Tel: 01324 504699.The Museum is based at Bo'ness Road
on the upper level of the Victoria Library. This small Museum
tells the story of one of Scotland's earliest planned towns,
from its origins as the east terminal port of the Forth &
Clyde Canal (sea-lock) to its present international status as
a centre for the petroleum and chemical industry. Location: In the centre of Grangemouth. |
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The
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, Bo'ness Station, Union Street,
Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 9AQ. Tel: 01506 822298 The Scottish
Railway Preservation Society is dedicated to the advancement
of Scottish railway heritage. It has the largest collection of
railway locomotives, carriages, wagons, equipment and artefacts
outside the National Railway Museum. Travel on the Bo'ness &
Kinneil Railway along the south shore of the Firth of Forth,
or board a day excursion organised by SRPS Railtours over Britain's
most scenic railways. www.srps.org.uk.
About 3 miles east of
Grangemouth. |
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Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Tel. 01506 822298.
Tour guides will meet your train at Birkhill Station (the Mine
is open on every day when trains run), and will lead you down
into the ancient woodland of the beautiful Avon Gorge, home to
much wildlife including deer and otters, and then on into the
Mine caverns. Experienced guides will show you the underground
workings, the 300 million year old fossils and help explain how
the fireclay was mined, what it was used for, and its important
role in the industrial revolution. About 3 miles east of Grangemouth. |
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Callendar
House, Falkirk FK1 1YR. Tel : 01324 503770. A very grand manor
house set in beautiful parkland, built in the style of a French
chateau, Callendar House has played a major role in Scotland's
history, through wars, rebellions and the Industrial revolution.
Follow in the footsteps of royalty, walk through the corridors
of Enlightenment and see history brought to life in the interpretive
areas of the house, including the 1825 kitchen with its roaring
fire and wonderful aromas. About
3 miles southwest of Grangemouth. |
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Welcome to our page
of information, attractions and places of interest around Grangemouth.
The Grangemouth hotels listed below are either in the
town or we have given a rough guide as to how far they are from
Grangemouth. From Grangemouth you can explore the beautiful lochs
& mountains of Scotland. We hope you enjoy your stay and
find your ideal accommodation from our list of hotels in Grangemouth
and the surrounding area.
