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The River Avon running under the tall stone arches of the Avon Aqueduct, seen from the wooden steps of the river path in autumn.
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Muiravonside Country Park

Falkirk's only country park, 170 acres of woods and parkland on the River Avon near Linlithgow, with a small farm, a play park and the Avon Aqueduct.

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Muiravonside is Falkirk's only country park, 170 acres of woodland and parkland on the banks of the River Avon near Linlithgow, and it's a lovely place to spend a few hours with children.

At Newparks Farm you can meet Clydesdale horses, Highland cattle, alpacas, rare-breed sheep and a pair of red deer, and the new play park, opened in 2024, has a flying fox and a sensory garden. Follow the sculpture trail, where every piece carries a few lines of poetry, or take the river path along the Avon. From the river, wooden stairs climb to the top of the Avon Aqueduct, which carries the Union Canal 26 metres above the valley and is the longest and tallest aqueduct in Scotland. Dogs are welcome, the Wee Coffee Cabin serves tea, coffee and homemade scones, and parking is £2 for 90 minutes or £4.50 for the day.

A short drive awayThe Coffee NeukA small family tea room at the Cross in Linlithgow, serving breakfasts, rolls, scones and cakes.12 min by roadSee itThe Coffee Neuk shopfront with red hanging baskets and pavement tables
Before you go

The park is open every day of the year.

Parking is paid, and the money goes to the care of the park and its farm.

Where
The Loan, Whitecross, near Linlithgow, EH49 6LW.
Open
Every day, 8am to 8pm from April to September and 8am to 5pm from October to March.
Parking
£2 for up to 90 minutes, £4.50 all day, with 15 minutes free for drop-offs. Free annual passes for Blue Badge holders.
The farm
Newparks Farm: Highland cattle, Clydesdale horses, Shetland ponies, pigs, rare-breed sheep, goats, alpacas, red deer and smaller animals in the old steading.
Café
The Wee Coffee Cabin, open daily, for tea, coffee, lunch, homemade scones and ice cream.
Toilets
In the courtyard 10am to 4pm and at the farm 9am to 4pm, with an accessible toilet and baby changing.
Dogs
Welcome, kept under control.
Getting there
From junction 4 of the M9, the A801 and then the B825, following the signs; from Linlithgow, west along the High Street, straight on at the lights at Linlithgow Bridge and the first left.

Opening hours

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Monday
8am–5pm
Tuesday
8am–5pm
Wednesday
8am–5pm
Thursday
8am–5pm
Friday
8am–5pm
Saturday
8am–5pm
Sunday
8am–5pm

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Where it is

Off the B825 between Whitecross and Linlithgow, beside the River Avon, EH49 6LW.

Close byLinlithgow and round about, by road.
  1. Linlithgow PalaceLinlithgow PalaceThe roofless palace of the Stewart kings above Linlithgow Loch, begun in 1424 and the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.4 miles 12 min by road
  2. The farm shop at Grow Wild near Linlithgow, a wooden table heaped with vegetables and fruit.Grow WildAn organic farm shop on a 285-acre family farm near Linlithgow, selling vegetables grown on the farm and good things from other organic growers.5 miles 14 min by road
  3. Courtyard with Restaurant, Chop House and Reception signs among flower bedsChampany InnA family-owned inn near Linlithgow, famous for forty years for its Scotch beef steaks and its wine, with a chop house, a wine shop and rooms.6 miles 16 min by road
  4. Uniformed ticket clerk hands a ticket through a booth window to a young girlBo'ness and Kinneil RailwayA heritage steam and diesel railway run by volunteers at Bo'ness, with trains to Birkhill and Manuel and Scotland's largest railway museum.7 miles 16 min by road
  5. House of the BinnsHouse of the BinnsThe 17th-century home of the Dalyell family near Linlithgow, with plaster ceilings made for Charles the First, parkland over the Forth and a tower on the hill.8 miles 21 min by road
  6. The KelpiesThe KelpiesAndy Scott's two 30-metre steel horse heads beside the canal at Falkirk, the largest equine sculptures in the world.8 miles 20 min by road
Directions
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Parleyhill House's curved gable with its two oval attic windows, Culross.AttractionsThe House with the Evil Eyes6.8 miles as the crow flies
Haggs Wynd climbing past the palace wall.AttractionsHaggs Wynd Culross6.8 miles as the crow flies
A blue Ford Anglia from the Harry Potter films.AttractionsBo’ness Motor Museum6.9 miles
CafeThe Milk Barn7.2 miles
Blackness Castle stands on the Firth of Forth shoreline at low tideAttractionsBlackness Castle7.9 miles

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