Edinburgh Airport 44 min
Tinto (26 min)
Low peak offering easy trekking with scenic views & a burial mound dating back to the Bronze Age. Scottish Wildlife Trust - Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve (23 min)
Woodland area rich in wildlife, with a sequence of waterfalls, plus a visitor centre. Five Sisters Zoo (25 min)
From meerkats to arctic wolves and woodland bears, in a zoo with a play park and handling sessions. Dawyck Botanic Garden (35 min)
Scenic garden & arboreta, once belonging to an estate, with a restored pond, visitor centre & cafe. Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve (Cartland Crags) (20 min) New Lanark (20 min)
Cotton mill industrial heritage site and village, with a large roof garden offering panoramic views. Lanark Loch (20 min) Little Sparta - the Garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay (13 min)
Garden and art Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum (15 min) New Lanark Visitor Centre (24 min) Pentland Hills (31 min)
Countryside park featuring small, lush peaks & hiking paths, plus 2 visitor centres with parking. Biggar Gasworks Museum (15 min) Craignethan Castle (37 min)
Admission tickets are required to these preserved 16th-century castle ruins open April–September. The Carmichael Estate (22 min) | 
