Arniston House
Arniston House is a country house. Its location is 2.4 km southwest of Gorebridge. It holds the status of a category A listed building.
Historic house near Gorebridge
Just outside Gorebridge
Arniston House is 2.4 km southwest of Gorebridge. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Gorebridge has 20 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
For warmth in Gorebridge, choose July and August (18–19°C).
Arniston House
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages. 36 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Borthwick Castle (4.5 km).
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2.4 km southwest of Gorebridge
- Official site
- arnistonhouse.com
Arniston House on the map
Orange marks Arniston House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The towns around Arniston House
In size, Bonnyrigg comes first of the 3, with 18,088 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Arniston House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorebridge | 2.4 km northeast of it | 8,900 | 11 |
| Mayfield | 4 km north of it | 14,259 | 15 |
| Bonnyrigg | 4.9 km north of it | 18,088 | 16 |
What else is near Arniston House
Also close at hand are 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum, among 36 within 15 km.
CastleBorthwick Castle4.5 km away2
CastleDalhousie Castle4.5 km away3
CastleRoslin Castle6.2 km away4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle12 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrichton Castle5.8 km away6
Abbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey7 km away7
CastleDalkeith Palace8.8 km away8
MuseumNational Mining Museum Scotland4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Arniston House
Where is Arniston House?
Arniston House is 2.4 km southwest of Gorebridge, Midlothian.
What is Arniston House?
Country house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Arniston House?
July and August are the warmest months in Gorebridge, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Arniston House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Arniston House?
Within 15 km: Borthwick Castle (4.5 km), Dalhousie Castle (4.5 km), Roslin Castle (6.2 km) and Craigmillar Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Arniston House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Roslin Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crichton Castle: James Duffield Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newbattle Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Mining Museum Scotland: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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