Places to visit around Ormiston, from Fa'side Castle
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Ormiston are castles or historic places. Ormiston itself has none of them. Go 16 km out for Edinburgh Castle.
Leading the list near Ormiston
Alongside Fa'side Castle you find 2 castles, 2 attractions and a historic house.
CastleFa'side Castle3 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseCarberry Tower4.1 km outside town, to the west
CastlePreston Tower4.7 km outside town, to the north
CastleOxenfoord Castle3.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionThe Great Yew of Ormiston1.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBattle of Pinkie Cleugh Memorial Stone4.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The list reaches out to Preston Tower, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Ormiston’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What there is to see
4 are castles or historic places; other attractions come next with 2.
Green: inside Ormiston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 7 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ormiston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ormiston →
Day trips
Best known of the 12 within reach is Edinburgh Castle, at 16 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle16 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery16 km west · 661K visitors a year (2021)
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse15 km west
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland16 km west
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral16 km west
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery16 km west · 313K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey15 km west
MuseumHMY Britannia16 km northwest
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art18 km west · 458K visitors a year (2015)
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle12 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle25 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2009)
GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh17 km westPlaces well known beyond Ormiston (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 Ormiston
What is there to see near Ormiston?
No attraction is mapped inside Ormiston itself. Within 5 km of it are Fa'side Castle, Carberry Tower, Preston Tower and Oxenfoord Castle.
Does Ormiston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ormiston: Glenkinchie Distillery Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Ormiston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 16 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Ormiston?
Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (16 km), National Gallery (16 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (15 km), National Museum of Scotland (16 km).
Where are Ormiston’s historic buildings listed?
Ormiston has 18 listed buildings. 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 Ormiston 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 (16)
- Fa'side Castle: GreigBrash, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carberry Tower: Jimmydenham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Tower: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxenfoord Castle: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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