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Sights & Activities
Linlithgow Palace
(HS; Church Peel; adult/child £5.50/3.30; 9.30am-5.30pm Apr-Sep, to 4.30pm Oct-
Mar) The town's main attraction is this magnificent palace, begun by James I in 1425.
The building of the palace continued for over a century and it became a favourite royal
residence - James V was born here in 1512, as was his daughter Mary (later Queen of
Scots) in 1542, and Bonnie Prince Charlie visited briefly in 1745. The elaborately carved
King's Fountain , the centrepiece of the palace courtyard, flowed with wine during
Charlie's stay. The fountain, commissioned by James V in 1537, is the oldest in Britain,
and was restored to working order in 2005.
HISTORIC BUILDING
CHURCH
St Michael's Church
( www.stmichaelsparish.org.uk ; Church Peel; 10.30am-4pm May-Sep, to 1pm Oct-Apr)
Built between the 1420s and 1530s, the Gothic St Michael's Church is topped by a contro-
versial aluminium spire that was added in 1964. The church is said to be haunted by a
ghost that foretold King James IV of his impending defeat at Flodden in 1513.
Linlithgow Canal Centre
( www.lucs.org.uk ; Manse Rd; admission free; 1.30-5pm Easter-Sep) Just 150m south
of the town centre lies the Union Canal and the pretty canal centre, where a little museum
records the history of the canal. The centre runs three-hour canal-boat trips (adult/child
£8/5) west to the Avon Aqueduct, departing at 2pm Saturday and Sunday, Easter to
September, and occasionally to the Falkirk Wheel ( Click here ) . Shorter 20-minute
cruises (adult/child £4/2) leave every half hour during the centre's opening times.
CANAL CENTRE
Eating & Drinking
Four Marys£
( www.thefourmarys.co.uk ; 65-76 High St; mains £7-10; lunch & dinner Mon-Fri,
noon-9pm Sat, 12.30-8.30pm Sun) The Four Marys is an attractive traditional pub (oppos-
ite the palace entrance) that serves real ales and excellent pub grub, including haggis,
neeps and tatties (haggis, mashed turnip and mashed potato).
PUB
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