Edinburgh Airport 53 min
The Carmichael Estate (13 min) New Lanark (24 min) Cotton mill industrial heritage site and village, with a large roof garden offering panoramic views. Culter Fell (18 min) A 2,454-foot hill covered in grassland, heather & farmland & walking route. Biggar Gasworks Museum (9 min) Tinto (15 min) Low peak offering easy trekking with scenic views & a burial mound dating back to the Bronze Age. Neidpath Castle (26 min) Fortified stone tower house from the Middle Ages, now an events venue with river vistas & suites. New Lanark Visitor Centre (28 min) Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum (8 min) Scottish Wildlife Trust - Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve (27 min) Woodland area rich in wildlife, with a sequence of waterfalls, plus a visitor centre. Little Sparta - the Garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay (20 min) Garden and art Broughton Heights (26 min) Dawyck Botanic Garden (21 min) Scenic garden & arboreta, once belonging to an estate, with a restored pond, visitor centre & cafe. Pentland Hills (26 min) Countryside park featuring small, lush peaks & hiking paths, plus 2 visitor centres with parking. |