Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey lies 300 m south of Dalkeith. Officially, it is a category A listed building. Within 15 km there are 146 more places to visit, starting with Edinburgh Castle (11 km).
Abbey or priory near Dalkeith
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Dalkeith
Newbattle Abbey is 300 m south 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.
Month by month
In Dalkeith the warm season is June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Newbattle Abbey
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 10 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- 300 m south of Dalkeith
- Official site
- nac.ac.uk
Newbattle Abbey and what surrounds it
Orange: Newbattle Abbey.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Where people come from
Of the 8, Edinburgh is the largest, at 493,794 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Dalkeith
Mayfield
Bonnyrigg
Gorebridge
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Newbattle Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkeith | 300 m north of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Mayfield | 800 m southeast of it | 14,259 | 15 |
| Bonnyrigg | 1.3 km southwest of it | 18,088 | 16 |
| Gorebridge | 3 km south of it | 8,900 | 11 |
| Danderhall | 3.3 km northwest of it | 3,389 | 21 |
| Edinburgh | 4.1 km northwest of it | 493,794 | 150 |
| Loanhead | 4.2 km west of it | 7,007 | 16 |
| Musselburgh | 4.8 km north of it | 21,476 | 21 |
Around Newbattle Abbey
Our list has 146 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle11 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery11 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse10 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland10 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral11 km away6
CastleDalhousie Castle2.6 km away7
CastleDalkeith Palace1.9 km away8
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery11 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Newbattle Abbey
Where is Newbattle Abbey?
Newbattle Abbey is 300 m south of Dalkeith, Midlothian.
What is Newbattle Abbey?
Abbey in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Newbattle Abbey?
June to August are the warmest months in Dalkeith, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Newbattle Abbey a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Newbattle Abbey?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (11 km), National Gallery (11 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (10 km) and National Museum of Scotland (10 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)
- Newbattle Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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