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Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
2 mile s away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
19 mile s away
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
23 mile s away
Priorwood Garden
A beautiful walled garden, with a heritage orchard and flower beds, waiting to be explored
28 mile s away
Harmony Garden
Discover peace among manicured lawns and scented borders with views across Melrose Abbey
28 mile s away
Malleny Garden
Tranquil oasis on the outskirts of Edinburgh, where heritage roses sit alongside 400-year-old yew trees
34 mile s away
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
39 mile s away
- House
- Self-guided visit: 10.00–14.30; guided tour: 15.00
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 09.00–18.00
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.
39 mile s away
- House, gift shop and book shop
- 10.00–17.00 (last admission 16.00)
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
39 mile s away
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop and second-hand book shop
- 10.00–17.00
- House
- pre-booked tours (run from 11am)
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Peaceful hillside garden and pond tucked away in a charming village
39 mile s away
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Over 2 hours away
Threave Garden & Nature Reserve
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve
41 mile s away
- Garden, café, visitor centre and shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Threave House
- Closed
- Nature Reserve
- Dawn–dusk
Rockcliffe
See nature in all its glory along the trails of one of Scotland’s prettiest stretches of coastline
41 mile s away
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
42 mile s away
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at this museum and historic working farm
44 mile s away
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
46 mile s away
Greenbank Garden
An urban oasis with woodland walks and beautiful plants in all seasons, close to Glasgow’s Southside suburbs
47 mile s away
- Garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Café, courtyard and toilets
- 10.00–17.00 (last orders 16.30)
- Woodland walks
- 10.00–16.30
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
47 mile s away
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
47 mile s away
- Palace and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Shop
- 10.00–16.45
- Bessie’s Café
- Closed
Broughton House & Garden
The home of ‘Glasgow Boy’ E A Hornel sits in a Japanese-inspired garden and hosts an impressive collection of art
48 mile s away
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
49 mile s away
- Main tea rooms
- 09.00–17.00
- Salon de Luxe
- Closed
- Rooftop terrace
- Contact us for details
- Exhibition
- 09.00–16.00
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
49 mile s away
The Tenement House
An authentic time capsule of life in early 20th-century Glasgow
49 mile s away
- House
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Wally Dug café
- 10.00–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
51 mile s away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 16.00)