Go Ape
Set 600 m north of Dalkeith, Go Ape is an attraction. 146 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Edinburgh Castle (10 km).
Attraction near Dalkeith
Just outside Dalkeith
Go Ape is 600 m north of Dalkeith. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Dalkeith reach 17–19°C from June to August.
Go Ape
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 600 m north of Dalkeith
- Official site
- goape.co.uk/locations/dalkeith-edinburgh
Go Ape and what surrounds it
The numbers show what else is near Go Ape, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
With 493,794 people, Edinburgh is the largest of the 7. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Dalkeith
Mayfield
Danderhall
Musselburgh
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Go Ape is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkeith | 600 m south of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Mayfield | 1.9 km south of it | 14,259 | 15 |
| Danderhall | 2.5 km west of it | 3,389 | 21 |
| Musselburgh | 2.6 km north of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Bonnyrigg | 3 km southwest of it | 18,088 | 16 |
| Edinburgh | 3.6 km northwest of it | 493,794 | 150 |
| Wallyford | 3.7 km northeast of it | 4,493 | 13 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Nearby, too
There are 146 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle10 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse8.9 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery10 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland9.4 km away5
CastleDalkeith Palace600 m away6
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral9.7 km away7
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle5.6 km away8
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery10 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Go Ape: common questions
Where is Go Ape?
Go Ape is 600 m north of Dalkeith, Midlothian.
What is Go Ape?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Go Ape?
June to August are the warmest months in Dalkeith, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Go Ape?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (10 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (8.9 km), National Gallery (10 km) and National Museum of Scotland (9.4 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)
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 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
- Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, 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
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