Local Attractions and Places of Interest

 

Temple Village and Kirk

 

Find out about the nearby Temple Village here.

 

 

 

Find out about the 12th century Temple Old Kirk ruins and connections with the Knights Templars here.

 

 

 

Arniston House & Estate

 

Find out about the nearby Arniston House here.

 

 

 

National Mining Museum

 

Find out about the nearby National Mining Museum at Newtongrange here.

 

 

 

Rosslyn chapel

 

Rosslyn chapel dates from 1446 and became more recently internationally known through Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code" and the subsequently made film.

 

 

 

Local countryside

 

The area offers a wealth of lovely countryside walks through meadows, alongside river valleys, around reservoirs and through mixed forests.

 

Gore Glen includes the South Esk and Redside Burn rivers and old forest plantations within the Arniston Estate.

 

 

 

Lying within the Rosebery Estate, you can fish with a permit at Edgelaw Reservoir, which feeds into the Redside burn, as well as there being a lovely circular walking route around it.

 

 

 

You can also fish with a permit at Rosebery Reservoir which also lies within the Rosebery Estate.

 

 

 

The nearby Gladhouse Reservoir has become increasingly popular for picnics, walking, cycling and water sports such as open water swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and fishing. Note that there are now severe roadside parking restrictions in place due to emergency service accessibity issues.