| With 26
shopping streets, two covered shopping centres -
the Howgate and Callendar Square, an 'in-town'
retail park, over 5000 parking spaces plus a free
Park and Ride service and superb public transport
provision, a fully pedestrianised High Street and
unforgettable Festive entertainment - Christmas
Shopping in Falkirk just keeps on getting better
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| Shopping for
Christmas presents is a joy in Falkirk town
centre. The choice of shops, has got to be the
finest outwith the cities, with dozens of major
national names, rubbing shoulders with an
outstanding selection of local speciality shops
located throughout the 26 shopping streets in
Falkirk town centre. In the High Street, the
Howgate and Callendar Square shopping centres
there's a amazing choice of national names such
as Marks and Spencer, Boots, BHS, Woolworths,
Wallis, River Island, Next and TK Maxx that you'd
expect in a town of Falkirk's calibre. However,
particularly in the lead up to Christmas, Falkirk
is one of those towns that is an absolute delight
to explore 'off' High Street. Moments from the
centre off the bustling High Street you'll find
literally hundreds of smaller speciality shops in
which you'll find a mind-boggling choice of gift
ideas to suit every member of the family.
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Between now and
Christmas, many of Falkirk's stores both national
and local will be staying open longer to provide
extra shopping hours when you require it. On
Thursday evenings and especially on Sundays,
you'll find most of the stores open to give you
more time to spend shopping at your convenience.
Make a day of it and enjoy lunch in one of the
town's many excellent cafes, bars or restaurants. In fact, when you have
found all the gifts you require, which won't be
hard, Callendar House, which is only moments from
Falkirk High Street is the most amazing place to
visit at Christmas time. See the famous fully
working Georgian kitchen and watch the costumed
interpreters cook Festive food the way it was
done generations ago and more importantly, taste
the end results. Or take trip to Bo'ness, only 15
minutes or so from Falkirk and visit the Bo'ness
and Kinneil Railway, the home of steam trains in
Scotland.
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| If you haven't
shopped in Falkirk before, or haven't been for a
while, parking and access isn't too difficult
even at this time of year. Over and above the
5000 odd parking spaces right in the town centre,
there is a superb free Park and Ride service
running out of three locations. The Wrangler
factory car park in Camelon, Falkirk Council's
own Strategic Services car park in David's Loan,
Bainsford and the Falkirk College car park on the
Grangemouth Road provide excellent parking from
which a regular free bus service will take you
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