Kinneil House

Bo'Ness

Castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK

Opening Kinneil House opens for indoor guided tours almost every Saturday from 4 April to the end of September at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm (closed 6 June and 5 September for car shows; special events on 16 May and 26 September); volunteer-led outdoor walks run most Saturdays at 12 noon; the surrounding 200-acre parkland and free museum are open year-round.

Price Tour tickets can be booked via the Historic Environment Scotland website (up to 15 minutes before the tour time) or purchased at the door (card payments only, no cash); tours are free for HES members; outdoor walks and the museum are completely free.

Typical visit Not provided yet

Age fit Family-friendly; the 3pm Saturday tour is especially family-friendly with activity sheets for children.

Setting indoor/outdoor

The experience

About this day out

Kinneil House in Bo'ness is a historic house built by James Hamilton, Regent of Scotland, with rare 16th- and 17th-century wall paintings considered among the finest of any house in Scotland. It sits in 200 acres of parkland next to the Antonine Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a free museum, a Roman fortlet, and the remains of James Watt's workshop on the estate.

When to go

Opening calendar

Kinneil House opens for indoor guided tours almost every Saturday from 4 April to the end of September at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm (closed 6 June and 5 September for car shows; special events on 16 May and 26 September); volunteer-led outdoor walks run most Saturdays at 12 noon; the surrounding 200-acre parkland and free museum are open year-round.

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Tour tickets can be booked via the Historic Environment Scotland website (up to 15 minutes before the tour time) or purchased at the door (card payments only, no cash); tours are free for HES members; outdoor walks and the museum are completely free.

Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.

Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

visitor toilets (in the former Kinneil Museum building, available on Saturdays)parkingfree audio toursmaps

Accessibility: Access to the upper floors of the house is via the spiral stairway only; unfortunately there are no lifts.
Parking: Parking at Kinneil is sometimes limited. Visitors should park only in designated public parking spaces within the estate (not on grass verges or in front of residents' cottages), or park on surrounding streets and walk in.
Dogs: Not provided yet

What's here

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Free parking

Getting there

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