Preston Mill
On the map, Preston Mill is a museum 8.2 km west of Dunbar. It is cared for by National Trust for Scotland. A short trip away is Tantallon Castle, 7.1 km off, the first of 30 within 15 km.
Museum near Dunbar
Near Dunbar
Preston Mill is 8.2 km west of Dunbar. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Aim for June to August, when Dunbar reaches 17–19°C.
Preston Mill
Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 8.2 km west of Dunbar
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/preston-mill
Getting to Preston Mill
Orange shows Preston Mill; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Dunbar
What else is near Preston Mill
Nearby, 30 places within 15 km include 6 castles, a historic house and a museum.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle7.1 km away · 31K visitors a year (2009)2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle2.9 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle9.9 km away4
CastleDunbar Castle8.4 km away5
Historic houseLennoxlove House9.9 km away6
MuseumNational Museum of Flight4.3 km away7
CastleFenton Tower6.6 km away8
CastleBass Castle9.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Preston Mill: the answers
Where is Preston Mill?
Preston Mill is 8.2 km west of Dunbar, East Lothian.
What is Preston Mill?
Mill in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Preston Mill?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Preston Mill?
June to August are the warmest months in Dunbar, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Preston Mill?
Within 15 km: Tantallon Castle (7.1 km), Hailes Castle (2.9 km), Dirleton Castle (9.9 km) and Dunbar Castle (8.4 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 (7)
- Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbar Castle: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennoxlove House: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Flight: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenton Tower: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bass Castle: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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