Looking for somewhere to visit in the UK. We have highlighted
the most popular locations in the UK below. There are also a selection of Farm house
bed and breakfast and other farm based accommodations for you to choose from.
Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. The northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire, it ran approximately 39 miles and was about ten feet high and fifteen feet wide. Security was bolstered by a deep ditch on the north side. The wall was the second of two created by the Romans in Britannia; its remains are less evident than the better known Hadrian's Wall to the south.
Construction began in AD 142 at the order of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, and took about twelve years to complete. Pressure from the Caledonians may have led Antoninus to send the empire's troops farther north.
Bo ness and Kinneil Railway View website
Spend a nostalgic day reliving the romantic days of steam. Take the train on the 7 mile round trip to Birkhill, with the optional stay at the Birkhill Fireclay Mines. Bo’ness Station is the home of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and also features a Scottish Railway Exhibition.
Callendar House View website
Situated amidst magnificent park and woodland, Callendar House tells stories spanning 600 years of Scottish history. Through wars, rebellions and the industrial revolution, the house has played host to many great historical figures over the centuries, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Costumed interpreters bring history to life, creating the most exciting kind of interactive experience. Open daily, the 1825 Kitchen forms the centre-piece of this interactive experience and you can sample authentic Georgian food, listen to stories about life below stairs, and watch kitchen staff go about their daily tasks. The Forbes's Falkirk exhibition on the top floor of the house occasionally includes costumed interpretation on early 19th century clockmaking, shopkeeping and printing, however, you are advised to check availability of this service before you visit.
Dunmore Pineapple View website
The Dunmore Pineapple is a remarkable folly situated in Dunmore Park, approximately one kilometre northwest of Airth and the same distance south of Dunmore in the Falkirk council area, Scotland.
One of the architectural wonders of Scotland, the building was built in the grounds of Dunmore House as a garden retreat and hothouse in 1761 by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Murray later left Scotland and went on to become Colonial Governor of Virginia in America. It is known that pineapples were grown at Dunmore, assisted by the furnace-driven heating system that circulated hot air through cavities in the wall construction of the adjoining hothouse buildings.
Falkirk Wheel View website
The Millennium Link was an ambitious £84.5m project with the objective of restoring navigability across Scotland on the historic Forth & Clyde Canal and Union Canal, providing a corridor of regenerative activity through central Scotland.
A major challenge faced, was to link the Forth and Clyde Canal, which lay 35m (115ft) below the level of the Union Canal. Historically, the two canals had been joined at Falkirk by a flight of 11 locks that stepped down across a distance of 1.5km, but these has been dismantled in 1933, breaking the link.
What was required was a method of connecting these two canals by way of a boat lift. British Waterways were keen to present a visionary solution taking full advantage of the opportunity to create a truly spectacular and fitting structure that would suitably commemorate the Millennium and act as an iconic symbol for years to come.
Megazone Laser Arena View website
Laser Tag... A game of wits and cunning, stealth and strategy. A game that at times seems almost real. Laser tag is generally an indoor game where you can play in teams or one on one in a pre built (static) arena.
Laser Arena was founded Monday 31 January 2000 after a group of friends were searching the internet for other types of laser tag outside the Derby area.
When they discovered there was hardly any information on the internet that would be of any use to them, the idea for laser arena was born.
Polmonthill Ski Slope View website
Ever fancied yourself as a skier or snowboarder? If so, here’s your chance! Polmonthill offers a 100 metre Dendix slope and 25 metre beginner's slope. A button tow is provided and a misting sprinkler system is used to keep things slippery. Whether its skies, snowboards or rubber rings, there’s fun for all ages. Equipment is available for hire and both ski and snowboarding lessons can be booked.
The Hippodrome View website
Some 97 years after the first customers took their seats in the grand picture palace, The Hippodrome re-opens its doors to the public, recreating the golden age of cinema, using 21st century technology. The A-listed building designed by local architect Matthew Steele was completed in 1911 and is a rare example of pre-art deco cinema architecture and Scotland’s oldest purpose-built picture house.
The Scottish Railway Exhibition View website
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 tracks, on which stand a wide variety of vehicles, mainly goods wagons illustrating the diversity of traffic which the railways once carried. Coal, seed potatoes, fish, wooden crates and barrels, gunpowder and even an Army tank, general and special wagons for these and other goods are presented for the enjoyment of visitors. Display boards provide background information and period photographs show the railway as it was when the wagons were built. And you can try to imagine what it was like to ride at the end of the Carlisle freight in the Caledonian Railway brake van!
Xtreme Karting View website
Centrally located on the outskirts of Falkirk in Central Scotland, we can offer you the chance to experience indoor karting at its best!
Visit us to experience the thrill and adrenalin of motorsport racing! Practice sessions (Arrive and Drive) are available without booking on a first come first serve basis.
Friday 25 May 2012
