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Under 1 hour away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
10 miles away
- Mansion
- 11.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- first tee time 10.00
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne – waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set
18 miles away
- Mill
- 10.30–15.30 (hourly guided tours)
- Gift shop and exhibition room
- 10.00–16.30
Barry Mill
This working water-powered mill is a rare example of Scotland’s industrial heritage.
18 miles away
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
24 miles away
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop and second-hand bookshop
- 10.00–17.00
- House
- Tours run from 11.00
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
Gladstone’s Land
One of the oldest buildings on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
26 miles away
- House
- 10.00–16.00 (self-guided tours until 14.30; guided tours at 15.00 and 16.00)
- Ice cream parlour and coffee shop
- 10.00–20.00
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.
26 miles away
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
31 miles away
House of the Binns
With spectacular views across the Scottish countryside, the home of the Dalyells boasts 400 years of fascinating family history.
34 miles away
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
35 miles away
- House
- guided tours (first tour 10.45; last tour 14.45)
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
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Over 2 hours away
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history
44 miles away
Moirlanich Longhouse
Beautifully conserved cottage giving unique insight into rural family life in 19th-century Scotland
62 miles away
Mackintosh at the Willow
The original Willow Tea Rooms Building
63 miles away
- Main tea rooms
- 09.00–18.00
- Salon de Luxe
- 14.00 (please book in advance)
- Rooftop terrace
- 12.00–17.30
- Exhibition
- 09.00–16.30
- Shop
- 09.00–17.30
National Museum of Rural Life
Explore life in the countryside at a historic working farm and museum
65 miles away
Holmwood
Classical elegance and architectural tricks distinguish Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s finest domestic creation
65 miles away
- House, café, shop and grounds
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
68 miles away
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 15.30)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Weaver’s Cottage
Atmospheric cottage and hands-on museum where the traditional weaver’s craft comes to life
74 miles away
The Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece turns art into a home.
77 miles away
- House, shop, café and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Leith Hall
Quirky historic home filled with curios from all over the world
77 miles away
- Hall and shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Tearoom
- 10.30–15.30
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Estate
- Dawn–dusk
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with vibrant floral designs and Museum of Farming Life
79 miles away
- Garden, museum and shop
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.15)
- Tearoom
- 10.30–16.00 (last service 15.45)
- Grounds
- dawn–dusk
Haddo House
An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam
82 miles away
- House
- 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00
- Courtyard café
- 10.00–16.00
- Shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Garden & Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Bachelors’ Club
Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house.
83 miles away
Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
Childhood home of one of Britain’s most influential thinkers
84 miles away
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
92 miles away
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–16.30 (last entry 16.00)