Welcome to the Tophichen Inn

Now Under New Ownership

Jan and Jim Whyte would like to welcome you to the Torphichen Inn, Jan and Jim have spent many years in hospitality and have created a warm and friendly atmosphere in The Torphichen Inn. So whether you have never been before or are a returning customer you are assured a friendly welcome.

About the Tophichen Inn

Torphichen Inn, formerly called the Burnside Inn, has been a public house since 1872. As far as can be ascertained from vague descriptions of property in old legal records, the building was originally a Malt Bar afterwards converted into a house for public worship.

The Inn changed hands several times between 1943and 1974, when it was acquired by Scotia Taverns Ltd and its name changed to Torphichen Inn.

Today the exterior of the building is adorned with several crosses of St John, a reference to the history of the Order of St John, which has a long association with the village and whose history is displayed in the entrance hall of the Inn today. The eight points of the cross represent the eight Beatitudes described in the sermon on the mount in the Bible (Matthew 5.3-10). The four arms of the Cross symbolise the Christian virtues of prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude.