Stewart met us at the cruise port and took us on a wonderful adventure. He was a great driver, personable and taught us about so much of what we saw. The Falkirk Wheel is such an engineering marvel, the ride relaxing yet exciting and the Kelpies were awesome! Beautiful park along the canal. We saw both visitor centers and had lunch at the Kelpies.
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Michelle_T
August 17, 2026 · via Viator
Highly recommend
What a fabulous day we had! Stewart was excellent from booking right through to dropping us back to our ship. He was friendly, informative and we had a wonderful experience. The Kelpies are magnificent and the Falkirk Wheel is just incredible.
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caringcare
July 10, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Kelpie Horses & Falkirk Wheel by Public Transport from Glasgow
8 May 2026 Review of Falkirk – visit to Keplie Horses and Wheel
Two of us had an excellent day out from Glasgow to visit the Kelpie Horses in the Helix Park and then the Falkirk Wheel. We used public transport and it was straightforward.
Taking the train from Glasgow Queen Street Station at around 8:15 it took about 40 minutes to arrive at Falkirk Grahamston station. We took a short walk of no more than 5 minutes from Grahams Rd to Park Street from where several bus routes stop at the Falkirk Stadium. The ride is about 10 minutes long. It’s then about a 15 minute walk through the Helix Park to see the Kelpie Horses. The walk is pleasant, flat and well signposted. There is an excellent café, toilets, gift shop and exhibition at The Keplies. The horses are stunning.
Returning to Falkirk Stadium we boarded one of the many buses outside the stadium and returned to the town centre and made our way to the bus stops in Newmarket Street. We took the number 7 bus to the Falkirk Wheel. The journey takes around 25 minutes mainly through residential areas. The final stop is a few minutes walk to the Wheel (easy to spot behind the houses). The site is very impressive and we saw several wheel rotations, with boats using both the wheel and the lock out onto the main canal. There is an excellent restaurant and facilities around the basin. We didn’t take the boat ride we just enjoyed spectating.
We then took the same bus back into town, a five minute walk took us back to Grahamston station, via the Costa Coffee in the retail park opposite. We arrived back at Glasgow Queen Street around 16:30. Tired but pleased we’d managed it all by public transport and it was much more straightforward than we thought. We had lots of help from friendly locals in Falkirk which was great.
Useful to know: there are no time restrictions on using trains in Scotland – it’s the same price whenever you travel. There’s a Midland Bluebird DuoSaver bus ticket that covers buses to both attractions, valid for one day it cover the wider Falkirk area. Cost £12.50 (for 2 passengers). It’s about a 5 mile walk in each direction from Keplies to Wheel.
Hope this helps, of course you can use taxis from the rank outside the station and the walking might be too much for less able visitors. I was very worried we wouldn’t be able to do everything in one day and it took a lot of research but it was surprisingly easy once we got started. Enjoy!
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hawkhoops
April 23, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel Tartan Tours Scotland did not disappoint!
What a great day! Stewart is knowledgable and friendly. Our family of 4 (Husband and me, two twenty-something daughters) really enjoyed our day. Starting with the oldest house in Glasgow and the St Mungo mural warmed our history-nerd hearts. We were fortunate to have a sunny day, and the Kelpies were in their glory. And the Falkirk Wheel was, in the words of a young fellow passenger was, "Fun *and* scary!" (Not so scary, really)
Highly recommend this tour with Stewart Gunn at Tartan Tours Scotland!
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Frank_P
April 23, 2026 · via Viator
Great Tour & Guide
Great tour made even better by our guide, Stewart. First stop was at the Kelpies. Stewart gave us the story of what was happening in history (industry and workers) that gave us the background for development of the lore of the Kelpies. This made the difference between looking at some nice horse sculptures and living Scottish legend.
Next stop was at Falkirk Wheel. Again Stewart made this special by bringing us around the grounds and explaining what the situation was before and after construction of the wheel. He made sure we had proper tickets and the best seats for our boat trip on the wheel.
Stewart was very pleasant, informative and looked out for us the whole time. He provided timely refreshments from start to end.
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karendorman
October 8, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel Tour
Stewart was a fantastic guide ,very friendly and helpful and knowledgeable . Throughly enjoyed our day out . Both the Kelpies and the Farlkirk wheel were great Thank you cheers Karen D - Australia
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pauldZ4546GE
October 8, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Very comfortable in his SUV
The tour guide Stuart did a great job. He is very knowledgeable and really helpful for any of our needs. I have done a lot of tours around the world and this would rate as one if the best. I would have no hesitation in recommending Stuart as a tour guide you will not be disappointed.
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John G
October 7, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Falkirk Wherl and Kelpies private tour
We had a fabulous day with Stewart from Tartan Tours. Stewart was punctual, knowledgeable and friendly. It was a great day. Would highly recommend Stewart.
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jimmG4065IH
September 29, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Stewart at Tartan tours, the perfect tour guide
This was great trip and Stewart is the perfect guide, very good natured and full of information. The "off topic" general conversations with him were as informative and interesting as the actual tour and we came away from the day with a much better understanding of Scottish life as well as visiting the actual tour highlights
Highly recommended.
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U5926MNjohnm
August 31, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Kelpies and Falkirk wheel
What a lovely day it was.
Stewart was there waiting for us at the cruise center on time
The tour was excellent no pressure with time it was a gentle pace .
He told us the best place to take photos and history.
If we are back in Scotland again he's will be top of our list to call . 10 out 10 from all of us.
Brilliant time
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