Linlithgow Loch & Palace Circular Walk
9 minute walk from Linlithgow station · Edinburgh and South East · Free entry
This gentle 3.5 km (2.25-mile) circular walk around Linlithgow Loch begins at the Water Yett car park. A flat, surfaced path makes it accessible for all abilities and well-suited to pushchairs. For much of the route, you’ll see the dramatic ruins of Linlithgow Palace, a royal residence with strong ties to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Castles, Lochs, rivers & waterfalls, Walking
- Characteristics
- Lakeside, Ruin
- Admission
- Free
- Access
- Step-free throughout
- Region
- Edinburgh and South East
Stations within walking distance
- Linlithgow station — 9 min walk, 0.8 km
Other places near Linlithgow
- Linlithgow Museum — 4 min walk from the station
- Linlithgow to Falkirk — 4 min walk from the station
- Union canal: Linlithgow to Ratho — 4 min walk from the station
- St Michael's Church — 6 min walk from the station
- St Peter's Episcopal Church — 6 min walk from the station
- Linlithgow Loch Fishery — 7 min walk from the station