Activities

Visible from the hotel, Linlithgow Palace is an ancient building famous as the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, who was subsequently executed at Fotheringay Castle in 1587.

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The location of the Bonsyde House makes it the ideal base for exploring some of Scotland's best known attractions. Edinburgh is just 20 minutes away, and therefore the hotel's location is ideal, making the Capital easily and quickly accessible.

The renowned Edinburgh International Festival, an annual event during August and September, is in fact a whole series of festivals, covering Music, Dance, Theatre, Jazz, Cinema and Television, Books, not forgetting the unique and famous Edinburgh Fringe which can be, and usually is, almost anything and totally unpredictable!

Add to this the famous Edinburgh Tattoo on the Castle Esplanade, and for two months the visitor to Edinburgh is really spoilt for choice. However, Edinburgh is a city to visit at any time of the year, and as the home of Scotland's new Parliament at Holyrood, is growing in international importance.

Linlithgow itself has many interesting places to visit, including the Linlithgow canal centre and the Linlithgow Story Museum located in the High Street.

Within an hour's drive of the Bonsyde House Hotel lie many of Scotland's best-known attractions. For those interested in golf, St Andrews is easily accessed, as is Muirfield, another famous golf course which has often hosted the Open Championship. Many other local courses welcome visitors and the hotel will be happy to advise you.

If you are looking for leisure facilities, Kingsfield Leisure is just a stone's throw from the hotel. It is a 4 Star Visit Scotland Activity Centre, and presently includes Kingsfield Golf Driving Range and the very popular Kingsfield Clays

For visitors who prefer walking, climbing or hillwalking the Bonsyde itself is at the centre of a number of local waymarked routes, and Stirling, the Gateway to the Highlands and centre of Braveheart country, lies less than thirty minutes away by motorway. From there the active tourist is faced with a huge choice of possibilities at all levels of skill in outdoor activity.

For many people it is Scotland's history that proves to be the irresistable pull to the country. Some of Scotland's great country houses, like Hopetoun House, home of the Marquess of Linlithgow and Scotland's finest stately home, and the House of The Binns, home of Tam Dalyell MP, lie just minutes away from the hotel. Historic centres like Stirling, Perth, the Trossachs, and the East Neuk of Fife are all within an hour's drive, as is Glasgow, Scotland's largest city and the European City of Architecture and Design in 1999.

For a fascinating and different place to visit, why not take a trip to Leith and visit one of Scotland's newest visitor attractions, the Royal Yacht Britannia? It is open all year, and has recently completed a massive restoration programme. The Royal Yacht is easily accessible by car, bus and rail.