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The wooden washbacks inside Rosebank Distillery, ringed with steel bands under a dark roof.
Stirlingshire

Rosebank Distillery

The Lowland whisky distillery of 1840 beside the Forth and Clyde Canal in Camelon, Falkirk, making whisky again and open to visitors since 2024.

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They call Rosebank the King of the Lowlands, and after about thirty years its stills are running again in Camelon, on the western edge of Falkirk.

The distillery was founded in 1840, and its Victorian red brick faces the Forth and Clyde Canal. Ian Macleod Distillers took it on in 2017 and restored it with great care, keeping the original mill, which is still used to make the whisky, and repairing the 108-foot chimney. A new glass-fronted still room shows off stills copied exactly from the original blueprints. The doors opened to visitors again in June 2024, and tours are booked through the distillery's own website. The Falkirk Wheel is a short way west along the canal, so the two make an easy pair for a day out. There's a car park at the distillery and step-free access inside. Check the opening days on its website before you go.

Close byThe Fork & MustardA family-run café on Glebe Street in Falkirk, making its comfort food, cakes and baking in its own kitchen.2 min by roadSee itFried eggs on smashed avocado toast with tomatoes on a blue plate.
Before you go

Open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday.

Tours are booked through the distillery's own website.

Where
Camelon Road, Falkirk, FK1 5SQ, beside the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Open
Monday and Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am to 6pm; closed Tuesday and Sunday.
Tours
Booked ahead through its own website, where the tours and prices are listed.
Access
Step-free entrance, seating and toilet, and accessible parking.
Parking
A car park at the distillery.
Phone
01324 374100

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10.30am–6pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10.30am–6pm
Thursday
10.30am–6pm
Friday
10.30am–6pm
Saturday
10.30am–6pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On Camelon Road at the western edge of Falkirk, beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, FK1 5SQ.

Close byFalkirk and round about.
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  2. The KelpiesThe KelpiesAndy Scott's two 30-metre steel horse heads beside the canal at Falkirk, the largest equine sculptures in the world.3 miles 11 min by road
  3. The PineappleThe PineappleA stone pineapple of 1761 on a garden summerhouse near Airth, called the most bizarre building in Scotland; grounds open daily.8 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.9 miles 18 min by road
  5. Linlithgow PalaceLinlithgow PalaceThe roofless palace of the Stewart kings above Linlithgow Loch, begun in 1424 and the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.9 miles 18 min by road
  6. Bags of coffee beside a lightbox sign reading #TheBuffetBox Cafe.The Buffet BoxA small café in Cumbernauld with big breakfasts, burgers and speciality coffee, from owners with a background in food.9 miles 13 min by road
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