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Attractions near Whitekirk
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Preston Mill
(2 Miles)*
Picturesque Preston Mill sits on the River Tyne which still drives the mill's water-wheel. The conical roofed kiln and red pantile roof of these old 18th-century buildings hold a magnetic attraction for artists and photographers. |
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Tantallon Castle
(3 Miles)*
Tantallon Castle is a remarkable fortification, on a promontory, with earthwork defences, and a massive 14th century curtain wall with towers. |
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Museum of Flight
(4 Miles)*
Man's fascination with flight comes to life at this protected First and Second World War airfield. |
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Lennoxlove House
(7 Miles)*
Lennoxlove, dating from the 14th century is the home of the Duke of Hamilton, Scotland's premier Duke. |
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Myreton Motor Museum
(9 Miles)*
Myreton museum houses a large collection of cars , bicycles, motorcycles and commercial vehicles dating from 1899 to the 1970s. |
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Seton Collegiate Church
(12 Miles)*
The transepts and steeple of this lovely building were built by the widow of the Lord Seton, who was killed at Flodden in 1513. |
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Glenkinchie Distillery
(12 Miles)*
Glenkinchie distillery, like so many others, was founded by farmers and is situated in a quiet hollow, surrounded by the fields which supply the barley for malting on site. |
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Scottish Fisheries Museum
(14 Miles)*
The Museum researches and tells the story of the Scottish fishing industry and its people from the earliest times to the present. |
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Kellie Castle
(16 Miles)*
This very fine example of domestic architecture in Lowland Scotland dates from the 14th century and was sympathetically restored by the Lorimer family in the late 19th century. |
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Inveresk Lodge Garden
(16 Miles)*
This inviting terraced garden in the historic village of Inveresk entices visitors with its colours and perfumes, colourful herbaceous beds, a variety of attractive shrubs and the scent of roses. |
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Crichton Castle
(17 Miles)*
Crichton is a large and sophisticated castle with a spectacular Italian-style range. |
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John McDouall Stuart Museum
(19 Miles)*
This house is the birthplace of John McDouall Stuart, the first European explorer to make a return journey across Australia in 1861-62. |
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Arniston House
(19 Miles)*
Arniston is privately owned by descendants of the Dundas family who purchased the land in 1571. The present mansion house was commenced in 1726 by William Adam and completed by his son John , brother of the famous Robert, in the 1750's. |
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Thirlestane Castle
(20 Miles)*
Thirlestane, one of the oldest and finest castles in Scotland is set in lovely Border hills at Lauder, 28 miles south of Edinburgh and 68 miles north of Newcastle, on the A68. |
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Dynamic Earth
(20 Miles)*
Our Dynamic Earth is the most amazing adventure of all time. It's a fantastic journey of discovery that will take you from the very beginning of time to the unknown future of the planet we call home. |
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