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Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot
Getting here
By car: Preston Mill is located in East Linton, 23 miles east of Edinburgh off the A1. Follow brown signposts/directions marked NTS Preston Mill.
By bus: East Coast buses #106 or the X7, or Borders Buses # 253. Please check local bus timetables for up-to-date information.
By train: the nearest train station is East Linton station which is a 15-minute walk from the mill.
Opening times
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Mill, gift shop and exhibition
Guided tours only. Access to the mill building is by pre-booked time slots. Please note that spaces are limited – we recommend booking online in advance to avoid disappointment.
- Current period 1 Nov–21 Dec, Fri–Sat, 10.00–14.00 22 Dec–28 Feb 2025, closed 1 Mar–31 Mar, Thu–Mon, 10.00–16.00 (tours at 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 & 15.00) 1 Apr–31 Oct, Thu–Mon, 10.00–16.30 (tours at 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 & 15.00)
Entry prices
- Adult
- £10.00
- Family
- £30.00
- One adult family
- £20.00
- Concession
- £8.00
- Child
- £5.00
- Young Scot
- £1.00
Planning your visit
Pre-booking
We have set up a pre-booking system to make your visit easier and safer. Ticket numbers are capped daily, so please book beforehand to avoid disappointment.
We strongly advise that you pre-book before travelling. If you do not pre-book, we cannot guarantee entry to the mill.
The visitor centre has a small exhibition and a refreshment area with a small selection of cold drinks, ice cream, and snacks.
Dogs are welcome in the grounds but must be kept on a lead.
For more information about planning your visit, please see the drop-down facilities or our frequently asked questions.
If you’d like to speak to us, we can be contacted by telephone on 01620 860426.
Facilities & access
- Visitors with disabilities may drive up to the exhibition room entrance.
- The ground floor of the mill is partly accessible.
- There are steep stairs to the upper floor.
- The exhibition and shop are fully accessible. The grounds of the mill are partially accessible.
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.
Bike racks are available.
Dogs are welcome in the grounds but must be kept on a lead.
Younger visitors will enjoy learning about Wee Bob, the miller’s horse. There are also explorer packs for families.
Access to Preston Mill is by guided tour only; these take place approximately every 45 minutes. The last tour begins no later than 4.15pm.
Guided tours are available by prior arrangement and booking is essential for groups of 10 or more or to avoid disappointment.
A small selection of hot drinks and snacks are available in the shop.
Parking is free for members of the National Trust for Scotland.
Parking is available 20 metres from the mill.
There are picnic tables and seats in the grounds.
A small selection of cold drinks, ice cream and snacks are available in the shop.
Take a look at our online shop as well for a wide range of Outlander-inspired gifts.
Along the walk to Phantassie Doocot, look out for wildlife, including kingfishers, otters, and herons. Fish using the new fish pass in the restored weir may also be seen.
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