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Priorwood Garden
A beautiful walled garden, with a heritage orchard and flower beds, waiting to be explored
0 miles away
Harmony Garden
Discover peace among manicured lawns and scented borders with views across Melrose Abbey
0 miles away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
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
25 miles away
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Peaceful hillside garden and pond tucked away in a charming village
27 miles away
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
27 miles away
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
28 miles 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
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
30 miles away
- House
- Self-guided visit: 10.00–14.30; guided tour: 15.00
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 09.00–19.00
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
31 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.
31 miles away
- House, gift shop and book shop
- 10.00–17.00 (last admission 16.00)
Malleny Garden
Tranquil oasis on the outskirts of Edinburgh, where heritage roses sit alongside 400-year-old yew trees
31 miles away
🏴 A real adventure
Over 2 hours away
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
41 miles away
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
43 miles away
Kellie Castle
Medieval stonework meets Victorian style, with fine artworks, ornate plasterwork and an Arts & Crafts garden.
44 miles away
- Castle
- 10.00–17.00
- Shop
- 09.45–17.00
- Tearoom
- 10.00–16.30
- Garden
- Dawn–dusk
- Estate
- Dawn–dusk
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
- 10.00–16.30 (last orders 16.00)
Falkland Palace
A fine Renaissance palace with an extensive formal garden and one of Britain’s oldest tennis courts
49 miles away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
49 miles away
- Mansion
- Closed
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- first tee time 10.00
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Dollar Glen
Deep gorges, cascading waterfalls, Castle Campbell and woodland walks in the Ochil Hills
54 miles away
- Dollar Glen
- All year, daily
- Castle Campbell
- 10.00–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
Alloa Tower
Large fortified tower boasts lavish interiors where kings and queens once wandered
55 miles away
Bannockburn
Stand shoulder to shoulder with Robert the Bruce on the site of his greatest victory
58 miles away
- Visitor Centre and Battle Experience
- 10.00–17.00
- Café
- 10.00–17.00
- Site
- All year, daily
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at this museum and historic working farm
60 miles away
Branklyn Garden
This enchanting hillside garden is a place of pilgrimage for plant lovers.
61 miles away
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
62 miles away