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The Kelpies
VisitScotlandAlison
Member, Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩
I am hoping to visit the Kelpies by car on Saturday with my elderly mother who will be in a wheelchair. Any tips from people who have already visited here on how to make the very most of our day?
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VisitScotlandNikkiR
Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩
Hi @VisitScotlandAlison, the visitor center is wheelchair accessible and if you have a blue badge on your car you can park right outside the center. The staff and the guides there are all great and will do everything they can to help you. You can give them a call on 01324 590 600 and they will answer any questions that you may have. Hope you both have a great day out
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Catz
Member ✭✭
You could also head up to the Falkirk Wheel afterwards, they have easy disabled parking right outside the entrance, a good coffee shop where you can enjoy your coffee and watch the Wheel in action, there is also a gift shop and the VisitScotland Information Centre which is onsite too has information and unique Scottish gifts, they've always been helpful when I've been in.
Callendar House in the area would also be good to visit and is easily accessible.
A great area to visit - hope you enjoy!1 -
Hannanite
Member ✭✭
Take the Tour option. You find out so much more than doing it all on your own. You also get inside the Kelpies. I found the signposted directions slightly lacking when travelling by car so beware.1 -
MaryQ
Member ✭✭
Hello Alison. I hope you and your mother enjoyed your visit. I live quite near the Kelpies and never tire of admiring them, whether I'm strolling around the Helix Park or on my way to work and shouting good morning to them from the motorway. There are plenty of good paths at the Helix and it is all getting green and leafy as the trees and plants get bigger. It is nice just to sit near the Kelpies with a picnic, as there is a good buzz with all the visitors and the boats on the canal. I can also highly recommend the Falkirk Wheel and Callendar House, both mentioned earlier. For cyclists, it is good fun to cycle along the canal path between the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel and visit both - or go by car or by bus 3 or 4 (to/from the main road near the Falkirk Stadium). The boat-lift in action is a sight to behold.5 -
Manders1974
Member ✭
Everything is wheel chair accessible but for disabled access you can call the guys at Carron Sea Lock to open the barrier for you to drop off 07810794468.5
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