Kinneil House and Museum are getting ready to take part in Scotland's annual Festival of Museums. The neighbouring venues - at the heart of Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness - will stage two special open events this May. Look out for goodies, fun events - and a hunt for bats. Sarah Burry-Hayes, Marketing Manager at Museums… Continue reading All set for Festival at Kinneil
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See inside Kinneil House this Sunday
Visitors will be able to tour inside historic Kinneil House in Bo'ness, this Sunday (April 22). The open event is part of a series of activities being held along the John Muir Way. If you are visiting, tweet and share pictures and comments using the hashtag #JohnMuirDay and @Kinneil @JohnMuirWay. Free Kinneil House tours will… Continue reading See inside Kinneil House this Sunday
Join us on our John Muir walk
The Friends of Kinneil invite you to join them on a walk along the John Muir Way from Kinneil House and Museum in Bo'ness to the wonderful Blackness Castle, used in the TV series "Outlander". The walk takes place tomorrow, Saturday, April 21 - John's Muir's birthday. On the way, we will pop into the… Continue reading Join us on our John Muir walk
Scotsman praise for Kinneil
Kinneil Estate and Nature Reserve have been highlighted by The Scotsman newspaper as its "Walk of the Week". Read the article here.
Kinneil foreshore now local nature reserve
THE Kinneil Foreshore is now officially a local nature reserve. The move aims to give greater protection to the site and also potentially attract new funding to the area. Approval, by Falkirk Council, came after Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) indicated their support. The new reserve – to be called “Kinneil Nature Reserve” stretches from Bo’ness Harbour… Continue reading Kinneil foreshore now local nature reserve
Greenspace work wins national award
THE FALKIRK Greenspace initiative – which included work to improve the Kinneil Foreshore in Bo’ness – has won the overall winner’s trophy in the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning. The project has comprehensively improved the landscape and recreational use of the green belt and urban fringes of the Falkirk Council area. Falkirk Council worked closely… Continue reading Greenspace work wins national award
Kinneil bids for share of £2 million funding
KINNEIL Foreshore and neighbouring Kinneil Estate could benefit from a new funding package from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Lottery distributor has set aside nearly £2 million to invest in projects in the Inner Forth area. The Kinneil sites are located within the Inner Forth project area. Supporters, including Falkirk Council, will now have to… Continue reading Kinneil bids for share of £2 million funding
Help clean up Kinneil
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to come along and help out at a weekend litter pick. The Friends of Kinneil has joined forces with Bo’ness Community Council and Bonnie Bo’ness to run the clean-up at Kinneil Foreshore this Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Falkirk Council will supply gloves and bags – all you… Continue reading Help clean up Kinneil
New website for Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway
THE Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway – run by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society – has a new website. Visit http://www.bkrailway.co.uk/ You’ll also find a link on the right hand page of this website under “Useful links”. The Railway – which attracts aroung 60,000 to 70,000 people to the area each year – makes regular stops at Kinneil… Continue reading New website for Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway
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