Around Penicuik, Roslin Castle leads the list
All 5 places on the list are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Penicuik itself. For a longer trip, Edinburgh Castle lies 13 km away.
Top of the list around Penicuik
The rest of the best known are 2 castles, a historic house and a church.
CastleRoslin Castle1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic housePenicuik House1 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleUttershill Castle100 m outside town, to the southCastleCastleOldwoodhouselee Castle300 m outside town, to the eastChurchChurchRosslyn Chapel1.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Rosslyn Chapel marks the outer edge, 4.3 km away.
The dashed line is Penicuik’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
By kind
All 5 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Penicuik. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Penicuik
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
46 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Penicuik’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Penicuik →
Out of town
Edinburgh Castle, 13 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle13 km north
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery13 km north · 661K visitors a year (2021)
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse13 km north
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland12 km north
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral13 km north
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery13 km north · 313K visitors a year (2015)
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art13 km north · 458K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey13 km north
ZooEdinburgh Zoo12 km north
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle11 km northeast
MuseumHMY Britannia16 km north
GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh14 km northPlaces well known beyond Penicuik (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.
Penicuik, answered
What is there to see near Penicuik?
No attraction is mapped inside Penicuik itself. Within 5 km of it are Roslin Castle, Penicuik House, Uttershill Castle and Oldwoodhouselee Castle.
Does Penicuik have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Penicuik.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Penicuik?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 13 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Penicuik?
Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (13 km), National Gallery (13 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (13 km), National Museum of Scotland (12 km).
Where are Penicuik’s historic buildings listed?
Penicuik has 46 listed buildings, 4 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 Penicuik 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 (15)
- Roslin Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penicuik House: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uttershill Castle: M J Richardson, 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
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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