Duns

Worth seeing in and around Duns

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
   Duns Castle

   Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates from 1320. The castle and most of the structures on the property are designated as a Category A listed building.

   900 m · castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wedderburn Castle

   Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, is an 18th-century country house designed by the architect brothers Robert Adam and James Adam that is now used as a wedding and events venue. The house is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

   2.6 km · castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Nisbet House

   Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, 2.5 kilometres south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire.

   2.8 km · castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Manderston House

   Manderston House is a British stately home in Duns, Berwickshire. It is the seat of the Palmer family.

   2.7 km · building in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kimmerghame House

   Kimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located 4 kilometres south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the seat of the Swintons of Kimmerghame, a branch of the Lowland Clan Swinton.

   3.9 km · house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Langton Castle

   Langton Castle is a now destroyed medieval fortress at Langton, near the burgh of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Little remains of the structure.

   2.9 km · castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Duns

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 67 km · Newcastle (NCL), 92 km · Glasgow (GLA), 131 km

Stations

Duns railway station, 700 m

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Duns

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £7–10
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Duns

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £11–15
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• Glasgow → Duns

  120 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £13–17
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