Almondell & Calderwood Country Park
(2 Miles)*
A large country park incorporating two previously private estates, featuring many woodland and riverside walks, picnic areas, barbecue sites and open spaces for children to run and play in.
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House of the Binns
(4 Miles)*
An Edinburgh butter merchant, Thomas Dalyell, who had made his fortune at the court of King James VI and I in London, built the House of the Binns between 1612 and 1630.
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Livingston's Countryside
(4 Miles)*
The Ranger Service, based at Polkemmet Country Park, offers activities, clubs and advice to the public.
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Beecraigs Country Park
(4 Miles)*
Just three miles south of historic Linlithgow, nestled high in the scenic Bathgate Hills, West Lothian Council caters for a wide range of leisure and recreational interests within its 370 hectare (913 acre) Country Park.
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Blackness Castle
(5 Miles)*
Blackness Castle was built in the 1440s, and was restored in the 1920s by the Office of Works.
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Queensferry Museum
(5 Miles)*
Situated in the historic former royal burgh of Queensferry, eight miles west of the city centre, the museum commands magnificent views of the two great bridges spanning the Forth.
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Linlithgow Story
(5 Miles)*
Linlithgow's Museum, The Linithgow Story, is situated in Annet House on the Royal Burgh's historic High Street. Annet House is, in itself, part of the town's history, being built in 1787 as home to one of the town's merchant families.
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Malleny Garden
(6 Miles)*
A peaceful haven from the bustle of the nearby capital, this three-acre walled garden has a delightful collection of old-fashioned roses and fine herbaceous borders.
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Dalmeny House
(7 Miles)*
When Dalmeny House was completed in 1817, it marked a great departure in Scottish architecture; its Tudor Gothic style, with its highly-decorated chimneys and crenellations, looked back toward fanciful 16th-century English mansions, such as Hampton Court.
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Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
(7 Miles)*
The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway is home to an exciting collection of railway buildings, locomotives, equipment, carriages and wagons.
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Lauriston Castle
(8 Miles)*
A country mansion situated five miles west of the city centre, it stands in extensive grounds overlooking the Firth of Forth.
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Edinburgh Zoo
(8 Miles)*
Edinburgh Zoo is part of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, a registered charity. The aim is: "to inspire and excite our visitors with the wonder of living animals, and so to promote the conservation of threatened species and habitats."
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Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
(9 Miles)*
In the cottage where the millionaire benefactor was born in 1835 is told the family's story prior to their emigration to the United States.
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Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
(9 Miles)*
Dunfermline Abbey is the remains of a great Benedictine abbey founded by Queen Margaret in the 11th century.
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Abbot House
(9 Miles)*
The volunteer-run Abbot House Heritage Centre - dubbed 'The People's Tardis' - propels the traveller through time from the days of the Picts...a time warp peopled by a veritable Who's Who of characters from Dunfermline's past.
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