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A disgruntled customer has left a hilarious review of The Falkirk Wheel complaining the "boat ride" goes "awfully slowly" - leaving social media users in stitches. And they didn't quite stop there, ...

AN UNUSUAL water attraction in the UK has been likened to a theme park ride by visitors – and it’s the only one of its kind in the world. The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift that carries barges ...

So what is Scotland's latest attraction that does not involve whiskey (or is it whisky), monsters, kilts or Sean Connery? Here's a hint. It's 115 feel high, carries water and uses a breakfast ...

Growing up in Polmont, near Falkirk, the banks of the Union Canal were his childhood playground. In adulthood he saw the Union and the Forth and Clyde Canals deteriorate. Motorways and housing estates ...

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An abseil at the Falkirk Wheel has led to £18,000 being raised for a Spina Bifida charity. Brave fundraisers climbed to the top of the 35-metre boat lift on Sunday, March 20, to raise funds for Spina ...

The free event runs from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, August 24. The final hour, from 2pm onwards, will be a special silent hour ...

The Falkirk Wheel, the world’s first rotating boat lift, will open to the public on Wednesday May 1. The opening follows a two year construction programme and signals the completion of the ...

STEPPING aboard the world's first and only rotating boat lift was the end of a long adventure for the Scott family. A trip to the Falkirk Wheel was their first real taste of Scotland's visitor ...

Plus, we reveal the top five water attractions set to open in the UK AN UNUSUAL water attraction in the UK has been likened to a theme park ride by visitors – and it’s the only one of its kind in the ...

This isn’t a gadget—and it’s even a couple of years old—but we think you’ll forgive this weekend foray into “Oh, wow!” engineering. This bit of concrete and steel is the Falkirk Wheel, a boat lift ...