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Under 1 hour away
Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
2 miles away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
18 miles away
- Printing works
- tours at 11.00, 13.30 and 15.15
- Gift shop
- 10.00–17.00
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
23 miles away
Priorwood Garden
A beautiful walled garden, with a heritage orchard and flower beds, waiting to be explored
27 miles away
Harmony Garden
Discover peace among manicured lawns and scented borders with views across Melrose Abbey
27 miles away
Malleny Garden
Tranquil oasis on the outskirts of Edinburgh, where heritage roses sit alongside 400-year-old yew trees
34 miles away
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
39 miles away
- House
- 10.00–15.00 (self-guided tours until 14.30; guided tour at 15.00)
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 10.00–17.00
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 miles away
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
39 miles away
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop
- 9.00–17.00
- House
- Tours run from 11.00
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Peaceful hillside garden and pond tucked away in a charming village
39 miles away
🏴 A real adventure
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 miles away
- Garden, café, visitor centre and shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Threave House
- 11.00–15.00
- Nature Reserve
- Dawn–dusk
Rockcliffe
See nature in all its glory along the trails of one of Scotland’s prettiest stretches of coastline
41 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.
42 miles away
- House
- guided tours only, between 10.00–15.00
- Estate
- 9.00–19.30
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at a historic working farm and museum
44 miles away
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
46 miles away
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
47 miles away
- House, café, shop and grounds
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Greenbank Garden
An urban oasis with woodland walks and beautiful plants in all seasons, close to Glasgow’s Southside suburbs
47 miles 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
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
47 miles away
- Palace and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Shop
- 10.00–16.45
- Bessie’s Café
- 10.00–16.00 (last orders 15.30)
Broughton House & Garden
The home of ‘Glasgow Boy’ Hornel sits in a Japanese-inspired garden and hosts an impressive collection of art
48 miles away
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
49 miles away
- Mill
- 10.30–15.30 (hourly guided tours)
- Gift shop and exhibition room
- 10.00–16.30
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
49 miles away
- Main tea rooms
- 10.00–17.00
- Salon de Luxe
- 14.00
- Exhibition
- 10.00–16.00
- Shop
- 09.00–17.00
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
52 miles away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–16.00 (last entry 16.00)