Close to where I stay is Falkirk,
well worth a visit from the traveller, it is easily accessible
from the motorway, rail and bus. ten miles from Stirling.
Callendar House is a large house restored to its glory by the
Falkirk Council and operates every day. There are changing
exhibitions and a working kitchen where they prepare meats and
fine foods from way back. Also on the outskirts of Falkirk is
the well renowned Falkirk Wheel a marvel of engineering and
well worth a visit it is magnificent. The restoration of the
canal has beautified this area. Falkirk used to be the market
town for all the villages in the area and cattle were brought
from afar in the past. It still attracts shoppers and has a
good variety of shops. Close by to Falkirk by bus or car is
Bo'ness which has an operating steam railway and a museum
which dates well back, information on the Romans etc
and you can see where they had built. Recently we were shown
the ruins of an old church which was from St Serfs time just
beside the museum. Grangemouth has a museum and a heritage
centre in the town but it is mainly an industrial area. The
great claim to fame is that you can see the lights of industry
miles away at night. There used to be an aerodrome and it was
to be the airport for the whole of Central Scotland but after the
war this was changed to Edinburgh and the hangers are now used
by industry, The great claim to fame here is that Max Bygraves
served in the air force in Grangemouth and went to Falkirk to
the Roxy Theatre and went on to great fame as a
singer/entertainer. The Falkirk area can be the best place to
stay as you are central for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Linlithgow and
Stirling without the bizz of the city.
