Birkenside, Midlothian

Worth seeing in and around Birkenside, Midlothian

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Borthwick Castle

   Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground.

   2.7 km · castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dalhousie Castle

   Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh.

   3.5 km · castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Crichton Castle

   Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.

   3.5 km · archaeological site in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Mining Museum Scotland

   The National Mining Museum Scotland was created in 1984, to preserve the physical surface remains of Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. The colliery, sunk by the Lothian Coal Company in 1890, came into production in 1894.

   3 km · mining museum in Midlothian, Scotland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Arniston House

   Arniston House is a historic house in Midlothian, Scotland, near the village of Temple. This Georgian mansion was designed by William Adam in 1726 for Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the elder, the Lord President of the Court of Session.

   2.6 km · country house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Crichton Collegiate Church

   Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland.

   3.7 km · church in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Birkenside, Midlothian

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 24 km · Glasgow (GLA), 87 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 103 km

Stations

Newtongrange railway station, 3.7 km · Gorebridge railway station, 500 m

• Glasgow → Birkenside, Midlothian

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £8–11
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Birkenside, Midlothian

  105 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £12–17
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Birkenside, Midlothian

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £14–19
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