Lasswade
Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west.
Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Melville Castle lies to the north east. The Gaelic form is Leas Bhaid, meaning the "clump at the fort."
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Worth seeing in and around Lasswade
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.
- 01Dalhousie Castle
Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh.
3.3 km · castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Newbattle 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.
3.3 km · abbey in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Dalkeith 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.
3.6 km · historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Melville Castle
Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic mansion situated less than a mile west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.
1.2 km · mansion in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Hawthornden Castle
Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle.
2.9 km · castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06St David's Church
St David's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. It was founded in 1854 by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian.
2.7 km · church in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Mavisbank 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.
1.6 km · house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church, Bonnyrigg
Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church is located to the south of the town of Bonnyrigg in Midlothian, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.
2.6 km · church in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Dalkeith Tolbooth
Dalkeith Tolbooth is a historic building on the High Street in Dalkeith, Scotland. The building, which was previously the meeting place of the burgh council, is a Category A listed building.
3.4 km · town hall of Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 10Corn Exchange
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a museum, is a Category A listed building.
3.5 km · corn exchange, later dance hall, in Dalkeith, Scotland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Lasswade
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 18 km · Glasgow (GLA), 82 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 101 km
- Stations
- Newtongrange railway station, 3.5 km · Eskbank railway station, 2.1 km · Rosewell and Hawthornden railway station, 3.2 km · Bonnyrigg railway station, 1.5 km
- Glasgow → Lasswade71 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £7–10
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Lasswade103 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £11–15
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Lasswade139 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £17–23
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Lasswade
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Lasswade. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextMost onward routes involve connecting via Edinburgh, but another day trip is to take the train south from Eskbank to Tweedbank.
From Wikivoyage: Dalkeith, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Lasswade
Lasswade is 9 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Midlothiancouncil area of Scotland3.3 km
- Dalkeithtown in Midlothian, Scotland, UK3.3 km
- Bonnyriggtown in Midlothian, Scotland, UK1.3 km
- Loanheadtown in Midlothian, Scotland, UK2 km
- Danderhallvillage in Midlothian, Scotland, UK3.4 km
- Rosewellvillage in Midlothian, Scotland, UK3.5 km