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Sport & Leisure
- West Lothian has sporting and leisure facilities for every interest and level.
Tone, stretch, swim or work up a sweat at one of the many well-equipped local authority run sports centres, health and fitness centres and swimming pools.
Try your hand at archery, angling, rock-climbing, orienteering, canoeing, fly-fishing, mountain-biking, walking or any of the other activities on offer at Beecraigs, Polkemmet and Almondell & Calderwood Country Parks.
If it's something a little more peaceful you're after, why not take to the golf course? There are 14 courses in and around the area; each one with its own challenges and attractions. So whether you're after a leisurely round of golf, a quick nine holes or a visit to the 19th, West Lothian's sure to come up to scratch.
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Sports and Fitness Centres
- Want to work out but don't know where to start? www.westlothianleisure.com takes the effort out of tracking down the wealth of sports facilities provided by the local authority.
Browse the comprehensive list of all the local venues, their facilities and opening hours. Or take advantage of the quick search option to locate the activity of your choice.
With four health and fitness centres, five sports centres and six swimming pools in the area, you're sure to find what you're looking for - spa, spin, sauna, swim, sport, the lot! -
- Equally as plentiful in number and facilities are the area's privately-run leisure clubs, with a wide range of operators and locations to choose from including:
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Country Parks
- West Lothian's three country parks Beecraigs, Almondell & Calderwood and Polkemmet offer a wide range of recreational opportunities including waymarked walking trails, picnic areas, barbecue areas, golf, trout fishing, target and field archery courses, orienteering, pioneering, hillcraft, skiing, canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing,
The Countryside Ranger Service assists the public in their enjoyment of the countryside. Activities, guided walks, environmental education, illustrated talks and summer events are on offer from the Ranger Service.
The Parks are open all year round and entry is free. For more information go to Beecraigs Country Park Website.
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Cycling
- West Lothian has an extensive network of both local and long distance cyle paths. There is a 350km network of Greenways and Footpaths in and around the new town of Livingston which was planned with facilities for cycling in mind.
Spokes produce the West Lothian Cycle Map.
Harveys produce a Livingston for Cyclists map.
Sustrans, the charity that helps build and promote cycle routes, has a number of guides to the National Cycle Network routes that pass through West Lothian. These are the Clyde to Forth route, Round the Forth route, Forth & Clyde and Union Canals route and the overall guide to the National Cycle Network in Scotland.
Or if BMX is more your scene then check out the acclaimed Livingston Skate Park, one of Scotland's top locations for skating and BMX.
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Activity Centres
- West Lothian has a huge range of adventurous activities on offer from kayaking and windsurfing through corporate team building to archery and clay pigeon shooting.
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- Nestled high in the Bathgate Hills, Beecraigs is a one thousand acre Country Park offering a wide range of recreational opportunities including trout fishing, a trout farm, deer farm, target and field archery courses, orienteering, pioneering, hillcraft, skiing, canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing, barbecue and picnic areas, trim course, woodland walks, play area and a caravan/camping site.
Located on the outskirts of Linlithgow, Kingsfield Leisure is a 4 Star Visit Scotland Activity Centre offering laser clay shooting, golf, archery, falconry and putting.
Low Port Centre provides a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities for groups and individuals of all ages and abilities, and also boasts a residential wing and other facilities that are available for hire. Activities include kayaking, windsurfing and sailing on Linlithgow Loch.
Racing Karts located on the Deans Industrial Estate in Livingston is West Lothian's very own indoor kart racing circuit. They are open to both individuals and groups and can provide a number of scenarios for corporate team building exercises.
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho is the premier location in Britain if not the world for climbing indoors, with both artificial walls and natural rock climbing under cover on the face of the quarry.
Meanwhile for adventurers young and old, the Aerial Assault Course is the ultimate adrenaline rush, a truly unique experience where you, quite literally, let it all hang out 100ft from the ground. The ride begins with a death-defying twisted zip slide and ends with a series of increasingly formidable obstacles.
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Spectator Sports
- There's nothing quite like a live game to blow away the cobwebs. Action, impact, drama, emotion - it's got it all. Big on the beautiful game? Then step into 'The Lion's' den at Almondvale and catch Livingston Football Club in Scottish Football League action.
Really into rugby? Watch Linlithgow Rugby Football Club - otherwise known as The Reds - mount their latest challenge at Mains Park or catch Livingston RFC at their ground in the centre of Livingston, Almond Park.
Or why not catch the Edinburgh Monarch's speedway team in action at Armadale.
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