Run entirely by a group of dedicated volunteers as a charitable trust, this museum has been open in the heart of Bathgate since 1989....

Almond Valley is a special place where adults and children can spend the day together, exploring, discovering, and having fun. There’s something for everyone on...

Polkemmet Country Park is a very attractive area of mixed, mature woodlands and grassy open space along the upper reaches of the River Almond. Activities...

Beecraigs Country Park sits high in the Bathgate Hills, to the south of Linlithgow, with excellent views of the surrounding countryside. As well as enjoying...

This museum tells the story of this town and its people. Starting with the very earliest signs of human life in the region that...

The Linlithgow Canal Centre sits by the Linlithgow basin on the Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal. Enjoy a barge trip to the Avon Aqueduct, passing...

This community library is one of the most important cultural meeting points in the town, and is relied upon by local people and many visitors...

Just off the main street in Linlithgow stands one of Scotland’s most important historic sites: Linlithgow Palace. All of the Stewart kings lived at the...

The famous Church of St Michael of Linlithgow with its bright aluminium open crown spire, representing Christ's crown of thorns, can be seen from miles...

Broxburn Library is one of the key cultural and social meeting points and places of reference in this community. It contains a massive archive...

This collection brings together trains that have served the people of Scotland since 1870, and makes for one of the finest exhibitions relate to the...

The Scottish Railway Exhibition was opened in 1995 in a purpose-built 15,000 sq. foot exhibition hall beside Bo’ness Station. The building has 850ft of display...

This small royal burgh on the north shore of the Forth provides a striking introduction to Scottish domestic life in the 16th and 17th centuries....

The Park Gallery offers a contemporary visual arts space that has been designed to represent a unique environment in which artists can exhibit their works....

Callendar House is an imposing mansion with over 600 years of history. Here you can go back in time and experience what it was...

Situated in a beautiful location on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth looking across to Fife. The castle was built in the...

Heriot Watt University is based on the edge of Edinburgh and has a fine museum within it that features a great deal of historic artefacts...

Hopetoun House, one of Scotlands grandest stately homes, is situated 12 miles from the centre of Edinburgh and set in magnificent parkland. It is a...

This must be one of Scotland’s most closely passed archaeological sites. Huly Hill is a large and well preserved Bronze Age burial cairn adjacent to...

As the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel is quite simply unique. It is the centrepiece of an £84.5 million ’Millennium...

This beautiful country park was established in the early 1970s and has since that time been enjoyed by local people and visitors as one of...

Situated in the historic former royal burgh of Queensferry, the museum commands magnificent views of the great bridges spanning the Forth. It traces the history...

The Corstorphine Heritage Centre aims to stimulate a public interest in the character and history of Corstorphine and generally encourage public awareness of the rich...

With so many fascinating creatures to meet, a visit to Deep Sea World offers a great day out for you and your family. Explore the...

This is Scotland’s most popular wildlife attraction with more than 1,000 animals, including meerkats, pygmy hippos, tigers, lions and blue poison arrow frogs. The...

This twenty-two-acre park is one of the foremost industrial heritage attractions in Scotland. Situated around the site of a 19th Century Summerlee Ironworks close...

Feel the passion of Scottish Rugby for yourself by taking a behind the scenes tour of Murrayfield Stadium. Tours are conducted Monday to Friday, 11...

Inverkeithing Museum celebrates the long and interesting history of this community. The aim of the many collections within the museum is to bring to...

Cramond is one of the nicest and closest escapes from the busy Edinburgh town. It features nice promenades, the remains of a Roman fort from...

Visit the birthplace of the weavers son who became ‘King-Steel’ in America, the worlds richest man who turned philanthropist. Weaving demonstrations on first Friday of...

Andrew Carnegie is one of the best known philanthropists ever to have come from Great Britain, and spread an influence across the world with his...

Gorgie City Farm is an inner city educational farm, offering many of the attractions of a commercial farm on a user friendly scale. We...

This cave is named after Queen Margaret who used to come to the caverns, meditate and pray in the 11th Century. Canonised in 1250...

Dunfermline City Chambers have been one of the most important parts of the communities’ institutions for many centuries, and it is a real treat to...

The elegant ruins of Dunfermline Abbey are what is left of a great Benedictine abbey founded by Queen Margaret in the 11th Century. Robert the...

Abbot House, once the administrative headquarters of the first and finest Benedictine abbey in Scotland, is the jewel in Dunfermline’s heritage crown. It has witnessed...

Dunfermline Library is located at the centre of the community and is one of the central cultural centres in the community. Offering an extensive...

A 19th Century mansion built around a 16th Century tower house, Lauriston Castle has been home to a number of notable Scots. Lauriston’s fine Edwardian...

The Dunfermline Museum offers a small gallery of artwork as well a an extensive collection of artefacts and historical documents that relate to the history...

For nearly three hundred years Pittencrief House was a family home until in 1903 Andrew Carnegie purchased the property and the surrounding grounds. As...