Author: Friends of Kinneil

Volunteers - including local schoolchildren - have been busy planting an orchard behind Kinneil Museum in Bo'ness. Eventually the space will be home to a range of fully-grown fruit trees, including apples, pears and plums. Here's the full list of the varieties being planted: Almond Ingrid Beth Pear Cambridge Gage Catshead Apple Clydeside Apple Crawford Pear… Continue reading Variety on offer at new Kinneil orchard

Historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness is opening its doors for free tours this Friday, May 13, 2016

Kinneil Museum in Bo’ness and Callendar House museum in Falkirk are taking part in national celebrations of culture this month. The venues are supporting Scotland’s annual Festival of Museums and the UK’s Museums at Night celebrations. Kinneil Museum (and its neighbour, the historic mansion Kinneil House) will be open on the evening of Friday, May… Continue reading Festivals bring fun to local museums

The Night at Kinneil House and Museum event on May 13  - including a bat walk - is supporting Nature-Fest, Falkirk district's annual wildlife festival. You can keep in touch through the Festival's Facebook page. You can also download a copy of the 2016 Nature-Fest brochure on this website (PDF).

For one night only, Kinneil House and Museum in Bo'ness are opening their doors at night - and you're invited to come along! Expect some surprises, great history - and a chance to see BATS! The event is part of the Scotland-wide Festival of Museums and the UK's Museums at Night Festival. It also supports the… Continue reading Enjoy a Night at Kinneil on May 13

Step Forth - co-ordinated by Falkirk Community Trust - has organised a nature walk around Kinneil Estate. The walk will be led by Falkirk Council Ranger Lesley Sweeney. The walk will leave Kinneil Museum at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 19. Free. Enquiries to: barbara.mcconnell@falkirkcommunitytrust.org See directions to Kinneil by clicking our map page  A… Continue reading Nature walk at Kinneil on May 19

FRIENDS of Kinneil volunteers have organised a litter pick at Kinneil Nature Reserve (Kinneil Foreshore) on Saturday, April 30. Meet at Seaview Place Car Park in Bo'ness, at 10 a.m. Come and join us! Please note the new meeting venue. Litter pickers will be supplied by Falkirk Council. The clean-up is around the trail being… Continue reading Kinneil litter pick on April 30

Celebrations to mark the second anniversary of the launch of the John Muir Way kick off this weekend. Events, including talks, walks and open days, are taking across the central belt, including the Bo’ness and Blackness areas. Local events include a walk from Kinneil House in Bo’ness to Blackness Castle on Saturday, April 16 (leaving… Continue reading Enjoy Kinneil events during John Muir celebrations

Andrew Carnegie described him as “one of the finest characters that ever graced the earth”. The Scots inventor James Watt – the man who turned the steam engine into the powerhouse of the industrial revolution – will be celebrated at a special event at Kinneil House, Bo'ness, this month. The engineer did early work in… Continue reading Discover James Watt at Kinneil House

Walkers are being encouraged to explore the John Muir Way this April with a 12 mile round-trip walk between two historic buildings. The Friends of Kinneil charity is leading a walk from historic Kinneil House in Bo’ness to imposing Blackness Castle (and back). The trek – six miles each way – will leave from outside Kinneil… Continue reading Walk the Way on April 16