Callendar Park Lake – Callendar House loop from Falkirk

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Callendar Park Lake – Callendar House loop from Falkirk

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Callendar Park Lake – Callendar House loop from Falkirk

02:10

8.13km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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639 m

Lily & Rose Coffee and Cake Kiosk

Highlight • Cafe

701 m

The Forbes Mausoleum, designed by Archibald Elliot in 1816, is an imposing construction in the Greek Doric style. The mausoleum is located to the south east of Callendar House in a circular enclosure with a stone wall and surrounding ditch.

Tip by

3.43 km

View of Falkirk

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.96 km

Callendar Park Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

The Park has a long history dating all the way back to the construction of the Antonine Wall in 142AD. The estate has been gradually developed since the 12th century, eventually coming into public ownership in the mid-1960s.

There is a food kiosk in the park, a café in Callendar House, excellent play facilities, including mini golf, golf, boating lake and the like.

falkirkcommunitytrust.org/venues/callendar-park

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7.12 km

Callendar House

Highlight • Castle

Open all year [except Sundays in winter] and free to enter. The House has an excellent café.

Callendar House dates from the 14th century. It is set in the nationally-important historic designed landscape of Callendar Park, which also contains a section of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site.

The House's permanent displays are The Story of Callendar House, a history covering the 11th to the 19th centuries, The Antonine Wall, Rome's Northern Frontier, and Falkirk: Crucible of Revolution 1750-1850, tells how the local area was transformed during the first century of the industrial era.

In the restored 1825 Kitchen, costumed interpreters create an exciting interactive experience with samples of early-19th century food providing added taste to stories of working life in a large household.

Tip by

7.38 km

Callendar House & Park Information Board

Highlight • Historical Site

8.13 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.93 km

1.55 km

1.31 km

1.02 km

276 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

-2°C

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Comments

October 15, 2024,Callendar Park, House and Woods

Easy going pram friendly walk around Callendar Woods. Can be shortened if doing a toddler walk. Great playpark and a cafe in the house or a food stall outside.