Edinburgh Airport 50 min
Glenkinchie Distillery (25 min)
Malt whisky distillery with visitors centre on its malting floor, plus guided tours and a free dram. Old Gala House (33 min)
Museum, art, and art museum National Mining Museum Scotland (28 min)
Colliery museum with collection of machinery and hands-on exhibits, plus guided tours by ex-miners. Arniston House (28 min) Whitslaid Tower (17 min) Vogrie Country Park (24 min)
Victorian baronial manor house in parkland estate with woodland walks, play area and golf course. Hopes Reservoir (43 min) Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (32 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Thirlestane Castle (15 min)
Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. Lammermuir Hills (40 min)
Range of hills offering scenic walks with views of countryside, birds & wildlife. Crichton Castle (24 min)
14th-century castle with diamond-faceted facade and a pit prison, in an isolated riverside setting. Lennoxlove House (30 min)
History and architecture Yester Castle (32 min)
Castle, ruins, and history | 
