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Under 1 hour away
Moirlanich Longhouse
Beautifully conserved cottage giving unique insight into rural family life in 19th-century Scotland
5 miles away
The Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece turns art into a home.
38 miles away
- House, shop, café and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
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Over 2 hours away
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
43 miles away
- Main tea rooms
- 09.00–17.00
- Salon de Luxe
- 14.00 (please book in advance)
- Rooftop terrace
- Closed
- Exhibition
- 09.00–16.30
- Shop
- 09.00–17.30
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
43 miles away
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
47 miles away
Weaver’s Cottage
Atmospheric cottage and hands-on museum where the traditional weaver’s craft comes to life
47 miles away
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
47 miles away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
48 miles away
- Mansion
- Closed
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- Closed
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at a historic working farm and museum
49 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.
53 miles away
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
54 miles away
- House
- Self-guided visit: 10.00–14.30; guided tour: 15.00
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 09.00–16.00
Barry Mill
This working water-powered mill is a rare example of Scotland’s industrial heritage.
55 miles away
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
57 miles away
- Café
- 9.00–16.00
- Shop and second-hand bookshop
- 10.00–16.00
- House
- pre-booked tours (run from 11am)
- Weehailes Playpark
- closed
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
65 miles away
- House
- 10.30–16.30 (last tour 14.45)
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
Abertarff House
The oldest house in Inverness and important example of 16th-century domestic architecture
68 miles away
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
68 miles away
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
69 miles away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
75 miles away
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
75 miles away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–15.30 (last entry 15.00)
Leith Hall
Quirky historic home filled with curios from all over the world
81 miles away
- Hall and shop
- Closed
- Tearoom
- 10.30–15.30
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Estate
- Dawn–dusk
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
82 miles away
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- guided tours only: 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.00)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace
Humble abode of inspirational geologist, folklorist and fossil hunter with a Garden of Wonders.
82 miles away
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter
83 miles away
Iona
A cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
85 miles away