Bo'ness

Bo'ness is a small town in The Lothians. The full name of the town is Borrowstounness but the abbreviated form is almost always used. Previously a traditional mining town, Bo'ness is a commuter town for those working in nearby Edinburgh and further afield. Bo'ness is home to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and the Bo'ness and Kinneil Steam Railway.

Get in

The train station and line in Bo'ness is connected to the national network, however, the line is mostly used for day trips from Bo'ness to the Birkhill Clay Mine and back. There is no regular passenger service. The railway is run by The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (phone: [phone]).

Bo'ness is fifteen miles from Edinburgh, the main route being the M9 motorway. The exit is junction 3.

Get around

The historic town centre can easily be explored by foot. There are also frequent bus services around the town - linking up to neighbouring towns such as Linlithgow (rail station) and Falkirk.

The John Muir Way passes through the town.

See

• The Scottish Railway exhibition and the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.  
• 🌍 The Hippodrome, 10 Hope Street, EH51 0AA. Scotland's first purpose built cinema, restored and re-opened, showing a range of movies for all tastes. 
• 🌍 Kinneil Estate. Featuring a historic house, a free museum, a Roman fortlet (part of the Antonine Wall) and woodland walks. 
• Bo'ness Motor Museum, Bridgeness Road, EH51 9JR, ☎ [phone]. Featuring cars used in the James Bond films. 
• 🌍 Bo'ness Library, Scotland's Close, ☎ [phone]. Look at the old photographs of the town in the historic library. 

Do

• Take a ride on the steam train along the shore of the Firth of Forth with views of Fife
• Take in the sea air with a walk along the foreshore or around the harbour
• Marvel at some of the fantastic old buildings in the town centre - including Dymock's Buildings, officially opened by Prince Charles
• Bo'ness Hill Climb. (updated Sep 2016)

Buy

• Browse the great selection of books in the Inkspot and Silverleaf Booksellers (featured in the best 50 bookshops in Britain in the Independent)

Eat

• 🌍 Corvi's (Seaview Cafe), 5 Seaview Pl, EH51 0AJ. 11:30 - 18:00, sometimes later. Traditional fish and chip shop with sit in area. Speciality is smoked fish in batter. (updated Feb 2016)
• 🌍 Corbie Inn, Corbiehall, ☎ [phone]. (updated Mar 2017)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Bo'mains Farmhouse, EH49 7RQ, ☎ [phone]. Single £45, double £70 per room. (updated Sep 2016)
• 🌍 Richmond Park Hotel, 26 Linlithgow Rd, ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2016)

Go next

• Linlithgow palace is a short bus or bike ride away.
• Follow the coast east past Blackness Castle to South Queensferry and into Edinburgh.