The Kelpies
In Falkirk stands The Kelpies, an attraction. Another 6 places to visit lie within 5 km. Around it, Linlithgow Palace (11 km) comes first on our list.
Attraction in Falkirk
Inside Falkirk
The Kelpies is inside Falkirk’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Warmest in Falkirk are June to August, at 18–20°C.
The Kelpies
Attraction.
In Falkirk, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Falkirk
- Official site
- thehelix.co.uk/kelpies-tour
The area around The Kelpies
On this map, The Kelpies is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Falkirk’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns around The Kelpies, by distance
Among the 8, Falkirk is the biggest, home to 34,637 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Falkirk
Grangemouth
Carronshore
Stenhousemuir
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Kelpies is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | It’s in town | 34,637 | 8 |
| Grangemouth | 100 m southeast of it | 16,028 | 18 |
| Carronshore | 1.3 km northwest of it | 2,880 | 10 |
| Stenhousemuir | 2.6 km west of it | 9,566 | 8 |
| Polmont | 2.7 km southeast of it | 5,044 | 11 |
| Redding | 3.2 km south of it | 3,812 | 10 |
| Hallglen | 3.5 km south of it | 3,158 | 7 |
| Larbert | 3.8 km west of it | 12,688 | 8 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Nearby, too
Also close at hand are 5 castles, a palace and a museum, among 38 within 15 km.
PalaceLinlithgow Palace11 km away2
CastleAirth Castle4.8 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle15 km away4
MuseumCallendar House2.8 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandKinneil House7.7 km away6
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower11 km away7
CastleClackmannan Tower9.9 km away8
Abbey or prioryCulross Abbey9.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Kelpies, answered
Where is The Kelpies?
The Kelpies is in Falkirk, Falkirk, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Kelpies?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Kelpies?
June to August are the warmest months in Falkirk, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Kelpies?
Within 15 km: Linlithgow Palace (11 km), Airth Castle (4.8 km), Blackness Castle (15 km) and Callendar House (2.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Callendar House: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinneil House: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alloa Tower: AllyD at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clackmannan Tower: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culross Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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