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The Chester
Fort · near Haddington · East Lothian

The Chester

The Chester is a fort 4.2 km south of Haddington. Add Lennoxlove House, 3.4 km away, to a visit; it leads 25 places within 15 km.

Photo: The Chester, Richard Webb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
4.2 km
south of Haddington
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Fort near Haddington

Just outside Haddington

The Chester is 4.2 km south of Haddington. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Expect highs of 17–19°C in Haddington from June to August.

Jan7° / 1°51 mm
Feb7° / 2°47 mm
Mar9° / 3°46 mm
Apr12° / 4°40 mm
May14° / 7°49 mm
Jun17° / 9°71 mm
Jul19° / 11°68 mm
Aug19° / 11°68 mm
Sep16° / 9°57 mm
Oct13° / 7°66 mm
Nov9° / 4°68 mm
Dec7° / 1°69 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Haddington, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Haddington. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Haddington’s full climate →
About

The Chester

Hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

Type
Fort
Town
4.2 km south of Haddington
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to The Chester

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; The Chester is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns close to The Chester

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

1 · 4.2 km north of it

Haddington

11,364 people · 10 places to visit

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Also close at hand are 4 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums, among 25 within 15 km.

1Historic houseLennoxlove House3.4 km away2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle9.4 km away3CastleFa'side Castle14 km away4Historic houseGosford House12 km away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill12 km away6MuseumNational Museum of Flight10 km away7CastlePreston Tower13 km away8CastleRedhouse Castle9.7 km away

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

The Chester in questions

Where is The Chester?

The Chester is 4.2 km south of Haddington, East Lothian.

What is The Chester?

Hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit The Chester?

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

What else is there to see near The Chester?

Within 15 km: Lennoxlove House (3.4 km), Hailes Castle (9.4 km), Fa'side Castle (14 km) and Gosford House (12 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)

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