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Kinneil House
Attractions in Bo'ness

Start with Kinneil House: the sights of Bo'ness

Around Bo'ness, the places to visit include 6 museums, 4 castles and 2 abbeys or priories. Mapped inside Bo'ness’ locality are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 13. Among them, 4 are cared for: 2 by Historic Environment Scotland and 2 by the National Trust for Scotland. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Further out, Edinburgh Castle is 26 km away.

Photo: Kinneil House, Tom Sargent (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Bo'ness
5
inside the locality
Within 5 km
13
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and others
Best known

Bo'ness’ big names

Following Kinneil House are 3 museums, a heritage railway and a palace.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandKinneil Housein townHeritage railwayHeritage railwayBo'ness and Kinneil Railwayin townMuseumMuseum of Scottish Railwaysin townMuseumMuseumBo'ness Motor Museumin townMuseumMuseumKinneil Museumin townPalaceLinlithgow Palace2.7 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to go

Furthest out is Falkirk Distillery, at 7.6 km.

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The dashed line is Bo'ness’ locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

Sorted by kind

8 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 6.

Museums & galleries 6 museums3 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 castles · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 palace · 1 historic house1 in town · 7 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 zoo1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Bo'ness. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

4 places are cared for: 2 by Historic Environment Scotland and 2 by the National Trust for Scotland (Kinneil House, Blackness Castle, House of the Binns and Culross Palace).

Every place

Place after place

The town has 5; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 13 more.

The 5 inside Bo'ness come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

95 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Bo'ness’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bo'ness →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Edinburgh Castle, 26 km away, is the best known of the 11.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle26 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery26 km east · 661K visitors a year (2021)FortAntonine Wall29 km westCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle25 km northwestCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)11 km northeastHistoric housePalace of Holyroodhouse28 km eastMuseumNational Museum of Scotland27 km eastCathedralSt Giles' Cathedral27 km eastArt galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery26 km east · 313K visitors a year (2015)Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art25 km east · 458K visitors a year (2015)Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey28 km east

Places well known beyond Bo'ness (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Quick answers on Bo'ness

What are the main attractions in Bo'ness?

The best known inside Bo'ness’ locality are Kinneil House, Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, Museum of Scottish Railways and Bo'ness Motor Museum. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 13 more within 5 km.

Does Bo'ness have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bo'ness: Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo'ness Motor Museum, Kinneil Museum and Culross Palace.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Bo'ness?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Bo'ness, 4 places are cared for: 2 by Historic Environment Scotland and 2 by the National Trust for Scotland (Kinneil House, Blackness Castle, House of the Binns and Culross Palace).

What are the best-known days out near Bo'ness?

Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (26 km), National Gallery (26 km), Antonine Wall (29 km), Stirling Castle (25 km).

Where are Bo'ness’ historic buildings listed?

Bo'ness has 95 listed buildings, 6 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bo'ness when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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).

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