Helix Visitor Centre
Helix Visitor Centre is a tourism office in Falkirk, Scotland. Helix Visitor Centre is situated nearby to The Kelpies, as well as near the sports venue Grangemouth Rugby Club.- Type: Tourism office
- Address: Falkirk, FK2 7ZT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Kelpies and Falkirk Grahamston railway station.
The Kelpies
Photo: Steven Straiton, CC BY 2.0.
The Kelpies are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads between the Scottish towns of Falkirk and Grangemouth. They stand next to the M9 motorway and form the eastern gateway of the Forth and Clyde Canal, which meets the River Carron here. The Kelpies is situated 430 feet northwest of Helix Visitor Centre.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and also the Cumbernauld Line. Falkirk Grahamston railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Helix Visitor Centre.
Callendar House
Museum
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. Callendar House is situated 1½ miles south of Helix Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glensburgh and Skinflats.
Glensburgh
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glensburgh is a very small and old hamlet situated on the south bank of the River Carron, 1.1 miles north-west of Grangemouth. Originally built on farmland in 1240 as houses for farm slaves the now standing cottages date back as far as 1878.
Skinflats
Village
Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skinflats is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is located 1.5 miles north-west of Grangemouth, 1.1 miles east of Carronshore and 2.3 miles north-east of Falkirk.
Helix Visitor Centre
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.01804° or 56° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.7546° or 3° 45′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8R269W+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 382228560OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=informationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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