Around Fauldhouse, start with Scottish Owl Centre
None of our places to visit is inside Fauldhouse’s locality; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums, a zoo and a historic site to choose from. Set 28 km out, Antonine Wall makes a day trip.
Top of the list around Fauldhouse
Beyond Scottish Owl Centre, there are 2 museums and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Fauldhouse, mapped
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the north.
The dashed line is Fauldhouse’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What sort of places
Between them they are 2 museums, a zoo and a historic site.
Green: inside Fauldhouse. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Fauldhouse’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fauldhouse →
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Antonine Wall, at 28 km.
FortAntonine Wall28 km northwest
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle34 km northeast
PalaceLinlithgow Palace18 km north
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery35 km northeast · 661K visitors a year (2021)CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle36 km northwest
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse36 km northeast
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum37 km west · 1M visitors a year
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland35 km northeast
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral35 km northeast
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral34 km west
MuseumGlasgow School of Art35 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)31 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Fauldhouse (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.
Know before you go to Fauldhouse
What is there to see near Fauldhouse?
No attraction is mapped inside Fauldhouse itself. Within 5 km of it are Scottish Owl Centre, Whitburn Community Museum, Shotts Heritage Centre and Dardanelles.
Does Fauldhouse have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fauldhouse: Whitburn Community Museum and Shotts Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Fauldhouse?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 34 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Fauldhouse?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (28 km), Edinburgh Castle (34 km), Linlithgow Palace (18 km), National Gallery (35 km).
Where are Fauldhouse’s historic buildings listed?
Fauldhouse has 1 listed buildings. 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 Fauldhouse 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).
Photo credits (11)
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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