Dalkeith

Worth seeing in and around Dalkeith

10 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
   Queen Margaret University

   Queen Margaret University is a public university in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after Saint Margaret, queen consort of Alba from 1045 to 1093.

   4.1 km · university in Musselburgh, 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.

   4.2 km · castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Newbattle Abbey

   Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently became a stately home and then an educational institution.

   700 m · abbey in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Dalkeith Palace

   Dalkeith Palace is a country house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch from 1642 until 1914, and is owned by the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust.

   700 m · historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fa'side Castle

   Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi southeast of Musselburgh.

   5.2 km · castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Melville Castle

   Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic mansion situated less than a mile west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.

   2.9 km · mansion in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Carberry Tower

   Carberry Tower is a historic house in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is situated off the A6124 road, 2 miles south-east of Musselburgh.

   3.2 km · castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   3.9 km · mining museum in Midlothian, Scotland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Mavisbank House

   Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727.

   5.5 km · house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Inveresk Lodge Garden

    Inveresk Lodge Garden is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, in the village of Inveresk, East Lothian. The lodge lies about 10 km south-east of Edinburgh, and for over a century was one of the homes of the Wedderburn family.

    4.4 km · garden in East Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Dalkeith Palace

   The palace is an imposing 1702 sandstone mansion which replaced an earlier castle; you can admire from outside but can't visit within.

2. 02
   Dalkeith Museum

   Built 1853, the Corn Exchange (which runs through to High St) has been refurbished as a museum.

3. 03
   National Mining Museum Scotland

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Things to do

Football: Bonnyrigg Rose play soccer in Lowland League East, the fifth tier. Their home ground is New Dundas Park (capacity 2640) in Bonnyrigg, along A6094 two miles southwest of Dalkeith town centre. Tour de France passes through town on F 2 July 2027. This is Day 1, racing 185 km from Edinburgh to Carlisle. Check local media for road closures - A7 is likely to be closed for several hours.

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Where to eat

Cavaliere serves Italian food at 124 High St. It's open Su-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight. Itihaas is a Bangladeshi restaurant at

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Getting to Dalkeith

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 20 km · Glasgow (GLA), 86 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 105 km

Stations

Musselburgh railway station, 4.3 km · Newcraighall railway station, 4.6 km · Shawfair railway station, 3.1 km · Newtongrange railway station, 3.3 km · Wallyford railway station, 5.7 km

• Glasgow → Dalkeith

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £7–10
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Dalkeith

  106 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £12–16
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Dalkeith

  137 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £14–19
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