The Wheel Caravan Park

Gravel and hardstanding pitches for motorhomes and caravans (added by manager 21 Dec 2020)

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Quiet rural park halfway between Bonnybridge and Falkirk
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling all within a 40-minute drive
Highland cattle and horse-drawn carriage rides on site

Now, Bonnybridge may not be a place that’s particularly well known among tourists, but it’s certainly a spot that savvy Scotland travellers should have on their radar. Why so? Well, here’s a laidback place that’s handy not only for Falkirk (the centre of which is a 10-minute drive away) but also pretty much right in the middle of the excellent triangle formed by Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling – three excellent locations all with a travelling time of less than 40 minutes by car. Grab a berth at The Wheel Caravan Park, in a rural location just between Bonnybridge and Falkirk, for a break that can include jaunts to all these splendid cities and mix them up with country-style outings closer to home. There’s a fine network of walking/bike paths in the area around here, taking in some great scenery or leading to attractions like the Falkirk Wheel (a 10-minute stroll away, as you may have guessed from the site’s name…) It’s a peaceful setup on site, in a quiet setting surrounded by mature trees and shrubs and with shaggy Highland cattle in residence. As an added bonus, staff run horse-drawn carriage rides every day to give guests a memorable method of experiencing the local area. Along with all of this, guests have access to such facilities as a kitchen area, toilet and shower facilities and plenty of car parking space.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Wheel Caravan Park

Rough Castle Farm

Bonnybridge

Stirlingshire

Scotland

FK1 4RX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

55.9941°N
-3.84236°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.2 mi Mariner Centre

2.5 mi Bus Station

4.2 mi Newlands Garage

Rail

1.3 mi Camelon Rail Station

1.9 mi Falkirk High Rail Station

2 mi Larbert Rail Station

Ferry

15.8 mi Rosyth Ferry Terminal

17.3 mi Town Pier

17.7 mi South Queensferry Ferry Landing

Airport

18.8 mi Edinburgh Airport

24.7 mi Glasgow International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The sensible place to start is the Falkirk Wheel, an engineering masterpiece that connects the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal via a smart rotating boat lift. Getting there is easy: it’s a 20-minute walk from the caravan park via the Roughcastle Tunnel. Continue your ramble to take in the 30-metre-tall horse head sculptures known as the Kelpies, and trails and play area of The Helix parkland (both about four miles from the site). Other wanders from the site might take you to the historic grounds of Callendar House, or for an altogether spookier experience at the area known as the Falkirk Triangle, where UFO spottings have been recorded for more than 100 years. The rural surroundings mean plenty of access to such things as golf, fishing and horse riding locally, but it’s a fine idea to trade in all this countryside sooner or later for day trips to Stirling (25 minutes’ drive), Glasgow (half an hour) and Edinburgh (40 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands)	21.4 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good
Aberdour (Silversands)	22 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Burntisland	24.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Kinghorn (Pettycur)	25.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)	26.4 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Royal Burgh of Stirling Visitor Centre 9.2 mi

Linlithgow Palace 9.4 mi

Stirling Castle 9.8 mi

National Wallace Monument 10.5 mi

Glasgow Cathedral 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

The Falkirk Wheel and the Antonine Wall 1.1 mi

FANNYSIDE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 21/01/1997) 4.7 mi

SKINFLATS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/04/2005) 5.8 mi

Around Stirling, Walk 1 9.3 mi

Around Culross 9.4 mi

Local events

TRNSMT (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire 18.3 mi
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)
East Calder, Lothian 25.1 mi
Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)
Edinburgh, Lothian 25.2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does The Wheel Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near The Wheel Caravan Park? The sensible place to start is the Falkirk Wheel, an engineering masterpiece that connects the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal via a smart rotating boat lift. Getting there is … Read more