Castle · near Gorebridge · Midlothian

Borthwick Castle

Set 2.1 km southeast of Gorebridge is Borthwick Castle. It is a category A listed building. A short trip away is Crichton Castle, 1.7 km off, the first of 29 within 15 km.

Photo: Borthwick Castle, Peter van der Wielen (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2.1 km

southeast of Gorebridge

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Gorebridge

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Gorebridge

Borthwick Castle is 2.1 km southeast 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.

When to go

Choosing a month

In Gorebridge, July and August are the warmest, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.

Jan6° / 1°72 mm

Feb7° / 1°62 mm

Mar8° / 2°58 mm

Apr11° / 3°49 mm

May14° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 8°78 mm

Jul19° / 10°77 mm

Aug18° / 10°86 mm

Sep16° / 8°61 mm

Oct12° / 6°88 mm

Nov9° / 3°79 mm

Dec6° / 1°76 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gorebridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gorebridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gorebridge’s full climate →

About

Borthwick Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 13 languages.

Gorebridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: 2.1 km southeast of Gorebridge
Official site: borthwickcastle.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Borthwick Castle on the map

Borthwick Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Borthwick Castle

Edinburgh, with 493,794 people, is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Gorebridge

8,900 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 4.4 km northwest of it

Mayfield

14,259 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 8 km northwest of it

Dalkeith

15,125 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 18 km northwest of it

Edinburgh

493,794 people · 150 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Borthwick Castle is	People	Places to visit
Gorebridge	2.1 km northwest of it	8,900	11
Mayfield	4.4 km northwest of it	14,259	15
Dalkeith	8 km northwest of it	15,125	18
Edinburgh	18 km northwest of it	493,794	150
Galashiels	27 km southeast of it	10,071	9
Langlee	28 km southeast of it	3,530	8
Selkirk	33 km south of it	4,669	5
Dunbar	36 km northeast of it	10,746	6

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

The 29 places within 15 km include 5 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic house.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrichton Castle1.7 km away 2

CastleDalhousie Castle6 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle14 km away 4

Abbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey7.3 km away 5

CastleRoslin Castle10 km away 6

CastleDalkeith Palace8.9 km away 7

Historic houseArniston House4.5 km away 8

MuseumNational Mining Museum Scotland5.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Borthwick Castle

Where is Borthwick Castle?

Borthwick Castle is 2.1 km southeast of Gorebridge, Midlothian.

What is Borthwick Castle?

Castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Borthwick Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Gorebridge, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Borthwick Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Borthwick Castle?

Within 15 km: Crichton Castle (1.7 km), Dalhousie Castle (6 km), Craigmillar Castle (14 km) and Newbattle Abbey (7.3 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)

Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crichton Castle: James Duffield Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newbattle Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roslin Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Arniston House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Mining Museum Scotland: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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