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Attractions in Mid Calder

Calder House: Mid Calder’s one place to visit

Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 9 places on the list. Mapped inside Mid Calder’s locality is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 8. Drive 19 km to reach Edinburgh Castle.

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In Mid Calder
1
inside the locality
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Mid Calder

Along with Calder House, see 2 museums, a heritage railway and an art gallery.

CastleCastleCalder Housein townHeritage railwayHeritage railwayAlmond Valley Light Railway3 km outside town, to the westArt galleryJupiter Artland3.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMuseum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry2.9 km outside town, to the westZooZooFive Sisters Zoo4.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Wee Museum of Memory700 m outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

The 8 outside town cluster to the west.

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The dashed line is Mid Calder’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

Grouped by kind

Ahead are museums or galleries (5); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Mid Calder. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The whole list for Mid Calder

One in town leads, with 8 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Mid Calder comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

21 listed buildings are on Mid Calder’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mid Calder →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Mid Calder

Top of the 12 day trips: Edinburgh Castle, at 19 km.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle19 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery20 km east · 661K visitors a year (2021)Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse21 km eastPalaceLinlithgow Palace12 km northwestMuseumNational Museum of Scotland20 km eastFortAntonine Wall37 km westCathedralSt Giles' Cathedral20 km eastArt galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery20 km northeast · 313K visitors a year (2015)Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art18 km northeast · 458K visitors a year (2015)CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle39 km northwestZooEdinburgh Zoo15 km northeastCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)20 km north

Places well known beyond Mid Calder (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.

Good to know in Mid Calder

What are the main attractions in Mid Calder?

The place to visit inside Mid Calder’s locality is Calder House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.

Does Mid Calder have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mid Calder: Jupiter Artland, Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry, The Wee Museum of Memory and Almond Valley Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Mid Calder?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 19 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Mid Calder?

Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (19 km), National Gallery (20 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (21 km), Linlithgow Palace (12 km).

Where are Mid Calder’s historic buildings listed?

Mid Calder has 21 listed buildings, 3 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 Mid Calder 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 (12)

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