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General Tam's Smoke House

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.99071, -3.52109

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingPicnic spot

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Linlithgow Loch CircularWalking route
Named routeRef WL3Listed length 2.3 milesLocal walking route
Linlithgow Marches Perambulation routeWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 754Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route75 m
Named routeLength 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Green RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland walk, House of the Binns

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland walk, House of the Binns

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The BinnsUrban park300 m→🌱West LawnUrban park3.6 km→🌱Auldcathie ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bridgend Local ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Bridgend Local ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Auldcathie District ParkUrban park4 km→

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