Places to visit around Longniddry, from Gosford House
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Longniddry are castles or historic places. Longniddry itself has none of them. Allow a day for Edinburgh Castle, 19 km off.
Where to start near Longniddry
Beyond Gosford House, there are 3 castles and 2 museums.
Historic houseGosford House1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CastlePreston Tower4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleRedhouse Castle1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleLuffness House4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMyreton Motor Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre3.1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Longniddry, mapped
On the map, most of the 7 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Longniddry’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Kinds of place
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (4) and museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Longniddry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All 7 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings are on Longniddry’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longniddry →
Further away
Edinburgh Castle (19 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle19 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery19 km west · 661K visitors a year (2021)
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse17 km west
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland18 km west
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral18 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle18 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2009)
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery18 km west · 313K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey17 km west
MuseumHMY Britannia17 km west
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art21 km west · 458K visitors a year (2015)
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle11 km northeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle16 km westPlaces well known beyond Longniddry (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Practical questions about Longniddry
What is there to see near Longniddry?
No attraction is mapped inside Longniddry itself. Within 5 km of it are Gosford House, Preston Tower, Redhouse Castle and Luffness House.
Does Longniddry have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Longniddry: Myreton Motor Museum, 1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre and Donald Watson Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Longniddry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 19 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Longniddry?
Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (19 km), National Gallery (19 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (17 km), National Museum of Scotland (18 km).
Where are Longniddry’s historic buildings listed?
Longniddry has 27 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Longniddry when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (17)
- Gosford House: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Tower: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redhouse Castle: Renata, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luffness House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myreton Motor Museum: DeFacto, 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
- Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, 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
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.