Castle · near Dalkeith · Midlothian

Dalkeith Palace

Dalkeith Palace is a historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. Top of the 147 other places within 15 km is Edinburgh Castle, 9.9 km off.

Photo: Dalkeith Palace, Benbilgri at en.wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

100 m

northwest of Dalkeith

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle near Dalkeith

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

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Dalkeith

Dalkeith Palace is 100 m northwest of Dalkeith. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dalkeith has 168 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

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest stretch in Dalkeith is June to August, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 1°63 mm

Feb7° / 1°57 mm

Mar9° / 3°50 mm

Apr12° / 4°46 mm

May15° / 6°50 mm

Jun17° / 9°73 mm

Jul19° / 11°69 mm

Aug19° / 11°76 mm

Sep17° / 9°66 mm

Oct13° / 6°90 mm

Nov9° / 4°83 mm

Dec7° / 1°72 mm

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

About

Dalkeith Palace

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 10 languages.

Dalkeith’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 100 m northwest of Dalkeith

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Dalkeith Palace, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns near Dalkeith Palace

Largest of the 8 is Edinburgh, home to 493,794. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Dalkeith

15,125 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km south of it

Mayfield

14,259 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Danderhall

3,389 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Bonnyrigg

18,088 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dalkeith Palace is	People	Places to visit
Dalkeith	100 m southeast of it	15,125	18
Mayfield	1.8 km south of it	14,259	15
Danderhall	2.1 km northwest of it	3,389	21
Bonnyrigg	2.3 km southwest of it	18,088	16
Musselburgh	3 km north of it	21,476	21
Edinburgh	3.4 km northwest of it	493,794	150
Wallyford	4.3 km northeast of it	4,493	13
Loanhead	4.8 km southwest of it	7,007	16

Make a day of it

More near Dalkeith Palace

Within 15 km you can add 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle9.9 km away 2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery9.8 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse8.8 km away 4

MuseumNational Museum of Scotland9.2 km away 5

CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral9.5 km away 6

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle5.4 km away 7

Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery10 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8

Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey8.8 km away

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

Your questions on Dalkeith Palace

Where is Dalkeith Palace?

Dalkeith Palace is 100 m northwest of Dalkeith, Midlothian.

What is Dalkeith Palace?

Historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dalkeith Palace?

June to August are the warmest months in Dalkeith, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dalkeith Palace a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Dalkeith Palace?

Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (9.9 km), National Gallery (9.8 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (8.8 km) and National Museum of Scotland (9.2 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)

Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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