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Getting here

Preston Mill is located in East Linton, 23 miles east of Edinburgh.
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By car: Preston Mill is located in East Linton, 23 miles east of Edinburgh off the A1. Follow brown signposts/directions marked NTS Preston Mill.

By bus: East Coast buses #106 or the X7, or Borders Buses # 253. Please check local bus timetables for up-to-date information.

By train: the nearest train station is East Linton station which is a 15-minute walk from the mill.

Contact information

Telephone: 01620 860426

Planning your visit

Pre-booking

We have set up a pre-booking system to make your visit easier and safer. Ticket numbers are capped daily, so please book beforehand to avoid disappointment.

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We strongly advise that you pre-book before travelling. If you do not pre-book, we cannot guarantee entry to the mill.

The visitor centre has a small exhibition and a refreshment area with a small selection of cold drinks, ice cream, and snacks.

Dogs are welcome in the grounds but must be kept on a lead.

For more information about planning your visit, please see the drop-down facilities or our frequently asked questions.

If you’d like to speak to us, we can be contacted by telephone on 01620 860426.

Accessibility

  • Visitors with disabilities may drive up to the exhibition room entrance.
  • The ground floor of the mill is partly accessible.
  • There are steep stairs to the upper floor.
  • The exhibition and shop are fully accessible. The grounds of the mill are partially accessible.

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

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