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Broughton House & Garden
The home of ‘Glasgow Boy’ Hornel sits in a Japanese-inspired garden and hosts an impressive collection of art
7 miles away
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
29 miles away
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Over 2 hours away
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter
43 miles away
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
44 miles away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
46 miles away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
59 miles away
- Printing works
- tours at 11.00, 13.30 and 15.15
- Gift shop
- 10.30–17.00
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at a historic working farm and museum
60 miles away
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
62 miles away
- House, café, shop and grounds
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
66 miles away
- Main tea rooms
- 09.00–18.00
- Salon de Luxe
- 14.00 (please book in advance)
- Rooftop terrace
- Closed
- Exhibition
- 09.00–16.30
- Shop
- 09.00–17.30
Weaver’s Cottage
Atmospheric cottage and hands-on museum where the traditional weaver’s craft comes to life
67 miles away
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
76 miles away
The Georgian House
An Edinburgh New Town house restored to reflect the lives of those who lived and worked here in the late 18th and early 19th century.
77 miles away
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
77 miles away
- House
- 10.00–16.00 (self-guided tours until 14.30; guided tour at 15.00)
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 09.00–18.00
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
78 miles away
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop and second-hand bookshop
- 10.00–17.00
- House
- Pre-booked guided tours run from 11am
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
The Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece turns art into a home.
82 miles away
- House, shop, café and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
90 miles away
- Mill
- 10.30–15.30 (hourly guided tours)
- Gift shop and exhibition room
- 10.00–16.30