Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre

Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre is a tourism office in , . Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre is situated nearby to the canal , as well as near the pier .
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  • Opening hours:
    March—October: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
    November—April: Monday—Friday 9:45 AM—3:30 PM
  • Type: Tourism office
  • Address: Falkirk, FK1 4RS
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Falkirk Wheel and Rough Castle Fort.

Photo: SeanMack, CC BY 2.5.
The is a rotating boat lift in , , in central , connecting the with the . It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s.

Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Roman fort on the roughly 2 kilometres south east of near in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. is situated 3,000 feet west of Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre.

Archaeological site
was a Roman fortlet on the in . It was located near what is now Lock Sixteen on the in Falkirk with neighbouring forts at to the west and to the east. is situated 3,400 feet east of Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamfourhill and Camelon.

Suburb
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a working-class residential suburb of within the Falkirk, . It is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the city centre.

Suburb
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large settlement within the Falkirk council area, . The village is in the Forth Valley, 1.3 miles west of , 1.3 miles south of and 2.6 miles east of .

Village
Photo: Texas Radio and The Big Beat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of . The village is located 0.5 miles south-east of and 3.6 miles west-southwest of .

Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre

Latitude
56.00056° or 56° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.84118° or 3° 50′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C8R2525+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32467604
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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