Scotland · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Falkirk
Falkirk is a city in Scotland, United Kingdom, home to about 36,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Falkirk, with about 65 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- EDI26 km · Edinburgh Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, 23+1⁄2 miles (38 kilometres) northwest of Edinburgh and 20+1⁄2 miles (33 km) northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk's name comes from "faw-kirk" which means "multi-coloured church" but that medieval building has been lost. The straight-line route between Edinburgh and Glasgow passes ten miles (16 km) south of Falkirk, over the hills around Shotts. These are no barrier to modern vehicles so the A8 and later the M8 went that way, but you wouldn't want to struggle over them with a horse and cart. The traditional route was therefore an arc through Linlithgow and Falkirk, leaving the Forth via the Carron valley then descending the Kelvin valley via Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch to the Clyde.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Falkirk
See
- Falkirk Wheel
- Rough Castle Fort
- Bantaskine
- The Kelpies
- Falkirk town centre
- Old Parish Church
- Callendar House
- Falkirk Canal Tunnel
- California
- The Pineapple
Do
- Falkirk FC
- Stenhousemuir FC
- Cineworld
- Falkirk GC
- Bonnybridge GC
- Falkirk Tryst GC
- Glenbervie GC
- Grangemouth GC
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Falkirk
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Falkirk hotel | 65 | 4.0/5 800 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Falkirk
11 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Union Inn, Port Downie, Tamfourhill, Falkirk | 2.0 km | |
| 150-152 High Street, Falkirk | 0.1 km | |
| 154-156 High Street, Falkirk | 0.1 km | |
| Avondhu House Hotel, 168 Bo'Ness Road, Grangemouth | 5.1 km | |
| Carmel Apartments | 0.8 km | |
| Elphinstone Inn, High Street, Airth | 7.7 km | |
| Orchard Hotel, 2 Kerse Lane, Falkirk | 0.2 km | |
| Powfoulis Manor Hotel | 6.4 km | |
| Red Lion Inn, 1 Main Street, Falkirk | 1.3 km | |
| The Grange Manor | 3.0 km | |
| Westcraigs Inn, Craiginn Terrace, Blackridge | 12.8 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Falkirk
Falkirk has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; October is the wettest, with about 131 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Falkirk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Glasgow Airport (GLA, 43 km) and Dundee Airport (DND, 69 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 19 miles east. Take the tram to Haymarket then train towards Glasgow Queen Street for Falkirk. Glasgow Airport (GLA) is 34 miles west, far side of that city. Take the airport bus to Buchanan station then the train from Queen Street towards Edinburgh for Falkirk. Falkirk High is south edge of town but has the fastest service. Hourly trains from Edinburgh take 30 min via Haymarket, Linlithgow and Polmont, and continue west to Croy and Glasgow Queen Street, another 25 min. Falkirk Grahamston is more central, but is on a slower loop of the Edinburgh-Glasgow line.
Getting around
Falkirk town centre is fairly small and walkable. The Wheel is 2.5 miles (4 km) west of town centre: Bus 6 runs there every 30 min, or walk along the canal towpath, which passes Falkirk High railway station. Turn east instead to enter the long spooky canal tunnel.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
EDI · Edinburgh Airport
GLA · Glasgow Airport
DND · Dundee Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Falkirk
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Falkirk: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Falkirk?
By published guest score: Travelodge Falkirk (4.0 / 5 · 800 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Falkirk?
Falkirk has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; October is the wettest, with about 131 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Falkirk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Glasgow Airport (GLA, 43 km) and Dundee Airport (DND, 69 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Falkirk?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Falkirk
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.