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House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
10 miles away
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
21 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
The Tenement House
An authentic time capsule of life in early 20th-century Glasgow
21 miles away
- House
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.40)
- Wally Dug café
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
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.
23 miles away
- House, gift shop and book shop
- 10.00–17.00 (last admission 16.00)
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
23 miles away
- House, café, shop and grounds
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at this museum and historic working farm
23 miles away
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
23 miles away
- House
- Self-guided visit: 10.00–14.30; guided tour: 15.00
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 09.00–17.00
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
Weaver’s Cottage
Atmospheric cottage and hands-on museum where the traditional weaver’s craft comes to life
32 miles away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
36 miles away
- Mansion
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- first tee time 10.00
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
The Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece turns art into a home.
37 miles away
- House, shop, café and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
39 miles away
- Printing works
- 11.00, 13.30 & 15.15 (guided tours only)
- Gift shop
- 10.30–17.00
Moirlanich Longhouse
Beautifully conserved cottage giving unique insight into rural family life in 19th-century Scotland
39 miles away
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Over 2 hours away
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
43 miles away
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
44 miles away
- Mill, gift shop and exhibition
- 10.00–16.30 (tours at 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 & 15.00)
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
52 miles away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
Barry Mill
This working water-powered mill is a rare example of Scotland’s industrial heritage.
52 miles away
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
55 miles away
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter
60 miles away
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
68 miles away
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
69 miles away
- House
- 10.30–16.30 (last tour 14.45)
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30 (last orders in café at 16.00)
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
Broughton House & Garden
The home of ‘Glasgow Boy’ E A Hornel sits in a Japanese-inspired garden and hosts an impressive collection of art
81 miles away
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
97 miles away
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 15.30)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk