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Photo of The Falkirk Wheel, a landmark near Airth, Falkirk, central Scotland.

The Falkirk Wheel© Steve Knight / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Places to explore near Larbert StationLarbert

33 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of The Falkirk Wheel, a landmark near Airth, Falkirk, central Scotland.Iconic

The Falkirk Wheel

Landmark near Airth

The world's only rotating boat lift, linking the Forth & Clyde and Union canals near Falkirk.

2.6 km S

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

2.6 km S · spans 9 counties

Photo of The Kelpies, a landmark near Airth, Falkirk, central Scotland.Iconic

The Kelpies

Landmark near Airth

Andy Scott's 30-metre steel horse-head sculptures towering over the canal at the Helix, Falkirk.

4.7 km E

Photo of Plean Country Park, a country park near Airth, Stirling, central Scotland.Highlight

Plean Country Park

Country park near Airth

Restored estate woodland south of Stirling with walled-garden remains and waymarked walks.

5 km NW

Photo of Callendar House, a house in Falkirk, central Scotland.Highlight

Callendar House

House near Falkirk

Grand French-chateau-style mansion and free museum in Callendar Park, Falkirk, telling the district's story.

5 km SE

Photo of Dunmore Pineapple, a garden near Airth, Falkirk, central Scotland.Highlight

Dunmore Pineapple

Garden near Airth

Extravagant 18th-century stone pineapple folly crowning a walled garden in the Dunmore estate near Airth.

6.6 km NE

Photo of The Helix Park, a visitor attraction near Airth, Falkirk, central Scotland.Highlight

The Helix Park

Attraction near Airth

350-hectare parkland between Falkirk and Grangemouth built around the Kelpies, with lagoon, trails and play areas.

6.7 km E

Photo along the Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Kincardine to Newburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Fife Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

Firth to firth around the Kingdom of Fife, threading fishing villages from the Forth bridges to the Tay.

8.3 km NE · Fife

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath, a long-distance trail running from Bowling to Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty-six miles of canal towpath coast to coast across central Scotland, from Bowling on the Clyde to Edinburgh

2.4 km S · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Forth & Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal running from Grangemouth to Bowling, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde Canal

Canal

Scotland's coast-to-coast canal of 1790, reopened in 2001 and turned by the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies into modern landmarks.

2.4 km S · spans 5 counties

Antonine Wall, Tamfourhill

Frontier wall near Airth

Antonine Wall, W and E of Watling Lodge, Tamfourhill

2.8 km S

Antonine Wall, Tamfourhill, Falkirk

Frontier wall near Airth

Antonine Wall, Watling Lodge fortlet, Tamfourhill, Falkirk

2.8 km S

Antonine Wall - Bantaskin

Frontier wall near Airth

Antonine Wall, 170m NNW to 305m NE of Falkirk High School

2.9 km SE

Photo of the Union Canal, a 31-mile canal running from Edinburgh to Falkirk, central Scotland.

Union Canal

Canal

The lock-free contour canal from Falkirk into the heart of Edinburgh, linked to the Forth & Clyde by the Falkirk Wheel.

3 km S · West Lothian, Edinburgh & Falkirk

Antonine Wall (Falkirk)

Frontier wall near Airth

Antonine Wall, Rough Castle fort, annexe and Military Way

3.3 km SW

Photo of Falkirk Trinity Church, a church in Falkirk, central Scotland.

Falkirk Trinity Church

Church near Falkirk

Ancient parish church in central Falkirk, on a site of worship since the 12th century, near the Antonine Wall.

3.7 km SE

Photo of Woodside Inn, a pub in Falkirk, central Scotland.

Woodside Inn

Pub near Falkirk

Historic traditional pub near Falkirk High station, a CAMRA Good Beer Guide regular.

4.1 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (16) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.