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Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre

Look for Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre, a museum, 3.6 km southeast of Ormiston. This is a site of Diageo plc. A short trip away is Borthwick Castle, 10 km off, the first of 33 within 15 km.

Where
3.6 km
southeast of Ormiston
Run by
Diageo plc
the operator on record
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 19–19°C
In brief

Museum near Ormiston

Just outside Ormiston

Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre is 3.6 km southeast of Ormiston. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

The warm months in Ormiston are July and August, with 19°C highs.

Jan7° / 2°56 mm
Feb7° / 2°50 mm
Mar9° / 2°49 mm
Apr11° / 4°41 mm
May14° / 6°50 mm
Jun17° / 9°64 mm
Jul19° / 11°66 mm
Aug19° / 11°75 mm
Sep16° / 9°55 mm
Oct13° / 7°78 mm
Nov9° / 4°65 mm
Dec7° / 2°63 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ormiston, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ormiston. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ormiston’s full climate →
About

Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre

Museum.

It is run by Diageo plc.

Type
Museum
Run by
Diageo plc
Town
3.6 km southeast of Ormiston
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

Orange: Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Ormiston

2,587 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km are 33 places, among them 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic house.

1CastleBorthwick Castle10 km away2Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrichton Castle8.5 km away3CastleFa'side Castle7.8 km away4Abbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey11 km away5CastleDalhousie Castle12 km away6Historic houseLennoxlove House8.9 km away7CastleDalkeith Palace11 km away8CastleOxenfoord Castle5.7 km away

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

Asked about Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre

Where is Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre?

Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre is 3.6 km southeast of Ormiston, East Lothian.

What is Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre?

Museum.

Who runs Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre?

Diageo plc.

When is the best time to visit Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre?

Within 15 km: Borthwick Castle (10 km), Crichton Castle (8.5 km), Fa'side Castle (7.8 km) and Newbattle Abbey (11 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 (8)

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