Edinburgh Airport 47 min
Five Sisters Zoo (29 min)
From meerkats to arctic wolves and woodland bears, in a zoo with a play park and handling sessions. Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum (9 min) Dawyck Botanic Garden (27 min)
Scenic garden & arboreta, once belonging to an estate, with a restored pond, visitor centre & cafe. Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve (Cartland Crags) (24 min) Tinto (21 min)
Low peak offering easy trekking with scenic views & a burial mound dating back to the Bronze Age. Broughton Heights (24 min) Pentland Hills (24 min)
Countryside park featuring small, lush peaks & hiking paths, plus 2 visitor centres with parking. New Lanark Visitor Centre (27 min) Little Sparta - the Garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay (9 min)
Garden and art 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. Biggar Gasworks Museum (10 min) New Lanark (23 min)
Cotton mill industrial heritage site and village, with a large roof garden offering panoramic views. Neidpath Castle (25 min)
Fortified stone tower house from the Middle Ages, now an events venue with river vistas & suites. | 
