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Under 30 minutes away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
0 miles away
Harmony Garden
Discover peace among manicured lawns and scented borders with views across Melrose Abbey
13 miles away
Priorwood Garden
A beautiful walled garden, with a heritage orchard and flower beds, waiting to be explored
13 miles away
🥪 Pack a picnic
Under 1 hour away
Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
16 miles away
Malleny Garden
Tranquil oasis on the outskirts of Edinburgh, where heritage roses sit alongside 400-year-old yew trees
21 miles away
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Peaceful hillside garden and pond tucked away in a charming village
22 miles away
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
22 miles away
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop and second-hand bookshop
- 10.00–17.00
- House
- Tours run from 11.00
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
23 miles away
- House
- 10.00–16.00 (self-guided tours until 14.30; guided tours at 15.00 and 16.00)
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 10.00–20.00
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.
24 miles away
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
30 miles away
- Mill
- 10.30–15.30 (hourly guided tours)
- Gift shop and exhibition room
- 10.00–16.30
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
31 miles away
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
37 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)
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
40 miles away
🏴 A real adventure
Over 2 hours away
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
41 miles away
Kellie Castle
Medieval stonework meets Victorian style, with fine artworks, ornate plasterwork and an Arts & Crafts garden.
44 miles away
- Castle
- 11.00–16.00
- Shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Tearoom
- 10.00–16.30
- Garden
- dawn–dusk
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
Alloa Tower
Large fortified tower boasts lavish interiors where kings and queens once wandered
44 miles away
Falkland Palace
A fine Renaissance palace with an extensive formal garden and one of Britain’s oldest tennis courts
44 miles away
Dollar Glen
Deep gorges, cascading waterfalls, Castle Campbell and woodland walks in the Ochil Hills
45 miles away
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at a historic working farm and museum
46 miles away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
47 miles away
- Mansion
- 11.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- first tee time 10.00
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Bannockburn
Stand shoulder to shoulder with Robert the Bruce on the site of his greatest victory
47 miles away
- Visitor Centre and Battle Experience
- 10.00–17.00
- Site
- All year, daily
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
48 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
49 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