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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mid Calder


Visit Mid Calder PlacesVisit Mid Calder places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Mid Calder places to visit. A unique way to experience Mid Calder’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Mid Calder as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Mid Calder (Scots: Mid Calder) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood. The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the eleventh century. When you visit Mid Calder, Walkfo brings Mid Calder places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Mid Calder Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mid Calder


Visit Mid Calder – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 28 audio plaques & Mid Calder places for you to explore in the Mid Calder area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Mid Calder places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Mid Calder history


Mid Calder History photo

Since 1348 the Sandilands family seat has been at Calder House, near to the middle of the village. For centuries a large part of the economy of the Scottish Highlands revolved around the breeding and trading of Highland cattle. The peak year was 1840 when some 150,000 cattle passed through the area over the three months from August to October.

Why visit Mid Calder with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Mid Calder PlacesYou can visit Mid Calder places with Walkfo Mid Calder to hear history at Mid Calder’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mid Calder has 28 places to visit in our interactive Mid Calder map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mid Calder, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mid Calder places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mid Calder & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Mid Calder places in an interactive Mid Calder map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mid Calder Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Mid Calder historic spots

  Mid Calder tourist destinations

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Walkfo Mid Calder tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mid Calder

  

Best Mid Calder places to visit


Mid Calder has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mid Calder’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mid Calder’s information audio spots:

Mid Calder photo Knightsridge
Knightsridge (Scots: Knichtsrig) is an area of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. Knightsridge lies to the north of the town.
Mid Calder photo Ladywell, Livingston
Ladywell (Scots: Leddywall) is an area primarily residential in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. It is bordered to the north by Knightsridge, to the south by Howden, Howden and to the west by Eliburn.
Mid Calder photo Nasmyth Bridge
The Nasmyth Bridge is a Category A Listed historic bridge and local landmark in East Calder, Scotland. Located within the Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, it was designed by Scottish painter, architect, and landscape designer Alexander NasMyth.
Mid Calder photo East Calder
East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about a mile east of Mid Calder and a mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of ‘the Calders’ (together with Mid and West Calder), three small neighbouring communities. The East Calder Gala is a local highlight held every June, dating back to 1919.
Mid Calder photo River FM
River FM was a radio station serving West Lothian, Scotland. It played a range of hit music and older classics. It could sometimes be picked up as far away as Kilmarnock, Dundee and Stirling.
Mid Calder photo Livingston Designer Outlet
Livingston Designer Outlet is the largest outlet mall in Scotland. The glass roof reminiscent of the Crystal Palace was designed by an architect called Don Hisaka. It is currently undergoing a huge makeover in which the company has invested several million pounds.
Mid Calder photo Murieston
Murieston (From Muir (moor) of Houstoun) is a primarily residential district on the southern edge of Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. It lies to the south-east of Bellsquarry.
Mid Calder photo Kirknewton, West Lothian
Kirknewton (Scots: Kirknewtoun, Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais a’ Bhaile Ùir) is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland. It lies south of the A71 from Edinburgh to Livingston, and north of the high-level road that runs along the north side of the Pentland Hills.
Mid Calder photo Almondell Viaduct
The Almondell Viaduct is a single track viaduct spanning the gorge of the River Almond in Scotland. It is located in East Calder, West Lothian. It also spans the main canal feeder taking water from the Almond to the Union Canal.
Mid Calder photo Kirk of Calder
Kirk of Calder is a medieval church in Mid Calder, West Lothian. It is listed as a Category A building by Historic Environment Scotland.

Visit Mid Calder plaques


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Mid Calder has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Mid Calder plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Mid Calder using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Mid Calder plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.