Towns near National War Museum

• Edinburgh (<1 Mile)*
  Edinburgh is the amazing, historic and beautiful capital of Scotland, situated between the Forth Bridges and the Pentland Hills. It is a fantastic place to visit at any time of year with historic buildings, galleries and museums by the score!
  
• Leith (1 Mile)*
  Leith amalgamated with Edinburgh in 1922. The Water of Leith flows down from the Pentland Hills through Balerno past the picturesque Dean Village (near Edinburgh's west end) down to Leith Docks.
  
• Granton (1 Mile)*
  The run-down area of Granton is beginning to change as building and development continues to bring the area into the 21st Century. A walk along the Granton breakwater gives excellent views of the Firth of Forth and Leith.
  
• Cramond (4 Miles)*
  Cramond Kirk was built in the 17th century on the site of a medieval church which was itself built on top of the Roman fort...
  
• Craigmillar (4 Miles)*
  There are two main attractions for visitors near Craigmillar (a residential area): Duddingston Village by Duddingston Loch in Holyrood Park and Craigmillar Castle on Craigmillar Castle Road.
  
• Currie (5 Miles)*
  
  
• Musselburgh (6 Miles)*
  
  
• Ratho (7 Miles)*
  
  
• Burntisland (7 Miles)*
  
  
• Newton Grange (7 Miles)*
  Newtongrange - (aka Nitten by the Bing) is a mining village 7 miles from Edinburgh City Centre, linked with regular buses (day & night). Work is beginning to reopen the 'The Waverley' rail link.
  
• Aberdour (8 Miles)*
  
  
• Kinghorn (8 Miles)*
  
  
• South Queensferry (8 Miles)*
  South Queensferry is a town of just over 12,000 residents about ten miles north of Edinburgh. Situated on the south bank of the Firth of Forth, it was originally a royal Burgh.
  
• Dalgety Bay (9 Miles)*
  
  
• Auchtertool (10 Miles)*