Polmont is a village in the council area of Falkirk in central Scotland, lying on the floodplain of the River Avon and close to the M9 motorway. Its development accelerated with the arrival of the railway and the village is still served by Polmont railway station, making it a convenient commuter base between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Today Polmont is largely residential with local shops, schools and community facilities, while many residents work in nearby industrial and commercial centres such as Grangemouth. The area mixes suburban housing with pockets of older stone buildings and surrounding farmland; it is also known locally for the young offenders institution, HMYOI Polmont, and easy access to wider attractions in the Falkirk area such as the Falkirk Wheel.
Postcode districts covering Polmont
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 22.7 miles
- Edinburgh 19.5 miles
- East Kilbride 24.4 miles
- Livingston 9.8 miles
- Hamilton 20.1 miles
- Cumbernauld 11.5 miles
- Dunfermline 11.6 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 22.9 miles
- Coatbridge 15.4 miles
- Glenrothes 24.9 miles
- Stirling 12.6 miles
- Airdrie 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lower Braes Ward 0.4 miles
- Brightons Place 0.7 miles
- Rumford Place 0.9 miles
- Westquarter Place 1.2 miles
- Laurieston Place 1.2 miles
- Reddingmuirhead Place 1.3 miles
- Wallacestone Place 1.3 miles
- Maddiston Place 1.3 miles
- Redding Place 1.4 miles
- Grangemouth Place 1.9 miles
- California Place 2.3 miles
- Shieldhill Place 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Polmont
FK2 0PB, FK2 0YJ, FK2 0QY, FK2 0QS, FK2 0XU, FK2 0QH, FK2 0QG, FK2 0XD, FK2 0QJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 13.4 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 29.1 miles
- Polmont Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Falkirk Grahamston Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Polmont Ad
- Premier Lodge 3 2 miles
- Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa 4 0.6 miles
- The Blackbull Inn Polmont 0.1 miles
- Travelodge Falkirk 3 0.6 miles
- Helix Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Falkirk East 3 0.8 miles
- Oxgang Kitchen Bar & Rooms 3 1.7 miles
- SGE Leapark Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- The Grange Manor 4 2.2 miles
- The Orchard Hotel 2.8 miles
Schools in Polmont
- St Margaret's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 2 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 2.3 miles
- Manuel Priory Historic site 2.8 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 4.8 miles
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 5.7 miles
- Recreation Park Stadium 9.1 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 9.6 miles
- Lower Polmaise Estate 10.1 miles
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- Dundas Castle Estate 11.5 miles
- Forthbank Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles
- East End Park Stadium 11.9 miles