The Helix
The Helix is a park in Falkirk, Scotland. The Helix is situated nearby to the pond Helix Lagoon, as well as near the tourism office Helix Visitor Centre.- Type: Park
- Address: Falkirk, FK2 7ZT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Kelpies and Callendar House.
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 2,100 feet north of The Helix.
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 The Helix.
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 The Helix.
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.
Laurieston
Village
Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is 1.5 miles east Falkirk, 1.6 miles south-west of Grangemouth and 1.6 miles west of Polmont.
The Helix
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.01347° or 56° 0′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.75555° or 3° 45′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C8R267V+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 75299033OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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