Getting here
By car: Newhailes is 6 miles south-east of Edinburgh city centre, just off the A1 at the Newcraighall junction.
By bike: Newhailes is close to the National Cycle Network Route 76. Bike racks are available.
By bus: Lothian Buses 30, 26 and 44 and First Buses 140 and 141 stop near the property.
By train: Newcraighall Station is a 20-minute walk from the estate entrance.
Newhailes is part of ScotRail’s 2-for-1 initiative, which allows two adults entry for the price of one, when they present a valid rail ticket and a paper voucher.
Find out more and download your voucher from the ScotRail website
Opening times
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Café
Please note the café does not take bookings.
- Current period 4 Nov–23 Dec, daily, 9.00–16.00 24 Dec, 10.00–12.00 25 Dec–3 Jan 2025, closed 4 Jan–28 Feb, daily, 9.00–16.00 1 Mar–31 Oct, daily, 9.00–17.00
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Shop and second-hand bookshop
- Current period 4 Nov–23 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00 24 Dec, 10.00–12.00 25 Dec–3 Jan 2025, closed 4 Jan–28 Feb, daily, 10.00–16.00 1 Mar–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00
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House
Pre-booked tours only – please check our Events tab for availability
- Current period 4 Nov–23 Dec, pre-booked tours only (not daily) 24 Dec–3 Jan 2025, closed 4 Jan–28 Feb, Thu–Sun, pre-booked tours (run from 11am) 1 Mar–31 Oct, daily, pre-booked tours (run from 11am)
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Weehailes Playpark
All children must be accompanied by an adult aged 16 or over. Maximum of 2 adults per child. An adult can supervise up to 6 children. Dogs are not allowed in the playpark. Pre-booking for the playpark is not required.
- Current period 4 Nov–23 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00 24 Dec, 10.00–12.00 25 Dec–3 Jan 2025, closed 4 Jan–28 Feb, daily, 10.00–16.00 1 Mar–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00
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Estate
- Current period 1 Jan–31 Dec, daily, dawn–dusk
Entry prices
- Adult
- £15.00
- Concession
- £12.50
- Child
- £8.00
- Family
- £38.00
- One adult family
- £25.00
- Young Scot
- £1.00
- Child
- £3.50
- Adult
- £1.00
- Child (under 3s free)
- Free
Planning your visit
Pre-booking
House tours
The house is open to visit daily by guided tour.
We offer a range of different tours, which you can read more about and book below:
Book tickets for the Story of Newhailes tour
Book tickets for the Newhailes House and Collections tour
Book tickets for the Behind the Scenes tour
Self-guided tours will return in spring 2025.
Estate tours
Explore the estate on this guided tour, and experience our very special landscape.
Please note: this is an outdoor tour and appropriate wet-weather clothing is recommended.
Book tickets for the Newhailes Estate tour
We strongly advise that you pre-book before travelling. If you do not pre-book, we cannot guarantee entry to the house.
Please note that the house is not fully accessible, and the tour route involves several flights of stairs. For more information, please call us on 0131 653 5599.
Farmers’ markets
Take place on the third weekend of every month, March to December, within our Stables Courtyard and feature a fantastic selection of stalls.
Regular updates can be found on our Facebook page
If you want to become a stallholder, please email dsudron@nts.org.uk with all your details.
We are a dog-friendly site, and well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome in the café, shop and stables courtyard. Please click on the Dogs Welcome facility below for more information about walking your dog at Newhailes.
For more information about planning your visit, please see the drop-down facilities below or our frequently asked questions.
Facilities & access
We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.
We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.
Wheelchair users can make use of the dedicated parking spaces 30m from the visitor centre, or you can be dropped off at the archway entrance to the visitor centre.
Bike racks are available.
- The visitor centre, shop, café and toilets are all on one level.
- Prams, pushchairs and baby back carriers are not allowed in the house for conservation and safety reasons.
- There’s an all-ability path in part of the water garden woods.
Where can my dog go?
We welcome dogs in large parts of the grounds, including the woodland, field parameters and fields in Lodge Park.
Our 86-acre estate is the perfect place to explore with your four-legged friend. However, please bear in mind that we have working farm fields on the estate. Please keep your dog on a lead if agricultural equipment is being used in the fields.
Well-behaved dogs on a short lead are welcome in the shop, café and stables courtyard.
Where can’t my dog go?
We allow assistance dogs only in the house. Please make sure your assistance dog is wearing their identity harness. Please note that dogs are not allowed in the playpark or market garden.
What do I need to be aware of at Newhailes Estate?
Pick up after your pup: bag it and bin it to keep your favourite places beautiful.
Keep a lookout: for information signs and vehicles or machinery on site.
Be aware: not everyone loves dogs, so keep them close by.
Clearing up
Please help to keep the estate lovely by picking up after your dog. There are waste bins located in the car park, at both entrances and inside the gated visitor area.
Facilities available for my dog
We have water bowls outside the café and playpark. Dogs are welcome inside the café on a short lead, and there is also outdoor seating by the café within our Stables courtyard.
Car park
There’s very little shade in our car park, so please don’t leave your dog in the car on a hot day. Don’t forget – you can take your dog into most of the grounds and across the estate, so there’s no need for them to miss out.
Parking is £4 per day per vehicle for non-members (charges apply at all times).
Free parking is available for members with a valid car parking sticker.
Picnic tables are provided near Weehailes Playpark and near the stable block.
Weehailes, our adventure play park, has been specially developed for younger children and is themed on the Newhailes story.
Weehailes is designed for children aged 3–12 but children aged 0–15 are admitted.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 16 or over. An adult can supervise up to 6 children. We can admit a maximum of 2 adults per child.
Please note dogs are not permitted in the playpark.
Please see maps on National Trust for Scotland signs or ask a member of staff for information on walking routes around the estate.
- The house is unsuitable for wheelchair access due to the historic layout of the property.
- The visitor centre, shop, café and toilets are all on one level.
- There’s an all-ability path in part of the water garden woods.
- Both the indoor and outdoor seating areas in and around Weehailes playpark are accessible for wheelchair users.
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