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Photo of Edinburgh Castle, a castle in Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Edinburgh CastlePhoto E Mens / Unsplash

Places to explore near Curriehill StationCurrie

40 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

4.7 km NE · spans 9 counties

Photo of Craigies Farm, a farm & farm shop near South Queensferry, Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Craigies Farm

Farm & farm shop near South Queensferry

Farm shop, cafe and pick-your-own overlooking the Forth bridges, named the nation's best PYO in 2026.

8.3 km N

Photo of Dean Village, a village in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Dean Village

Village

A tranquil former milling hamlet of stone cottages in a deep valley on the Water of Leith, minutes from Princes Street.

8.5 km NE · Edinburgh

Photo of Cramond, a village in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Cramond

Village

An old whitewashed fishing village at the mouth of the River Almond, with a Roman fort site and a tidal causeway to Cramond Island.

8.9 km N · Edinburgh

Photo of Edinburgh Castle, a castle in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Iconic

Edinburgh Castle

Castle near Edinburgh

The fortress on the castle rock above the capital.

9.1 km NE

Photo of St Giles' Cathedral, a church in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

St Giles' Cathedral

Church near Edinburgh

The High Kirk of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile, with its distinctive crown steeple and the ornate Thistle Chapel.

9.6 km NE

Photo of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, a garden in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Garden near Edinburgh

A 70-acre botanic garden on a hillside above the city, with a famous rock garden, a Chinese hillside and Britain's tallest palm house.

9.9 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath, a long-distance trail running from Bowling to Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty-six miles of canal towpath coast to coast across central Scotland, from Bowling on the Clyde to Edinburgh

2 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Union Canal, a 31-mile canal running from Edinburgh to Falkirk, central Scotland.

Union Canal

Canal

The lock-free contour canal from Falkirk into the heart of Edinburgh, linked to the Forth & Clyde by the Falkirk Wheel.

2 km N · West Lothian, Edinburgh & Falkirk

The Free Company

Restaurant near Balerno

Working farm and restaurant in the Pentland Hills, listed two years running.

4.5 km S

Malleny Garden

Garden near Balerno

A three-acre walled garden at Balerno with old-fashioned roses, deep herbaceous borders and Scotland's National Bonsai Collection.

4.5 km S

Photo of Redhall Walled Garden, a garden in Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Redhall Walled Garden

Garden near Edinburgh

An unusual 18th-century walled garden on the banks of the Water of Leith in Colinton Dell, run as a horticultural therapy project.

4.8 km NE

Photo of Craiglockhart Castle, a ruined castle near Swanston, Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Craiglockhart Castle

Castle near Swanston

A medieval castle in Edinburgh.

5.4 km NE

Swanston

Village

A tiny hamlet of thatched cottages under the Pentland Hills where Robert Louis Stevenson spent his summers.

6.4 km E · Edinburgh

Photo along the Cross Borders Drove Road, a long-distance trail running from Little Vantage to Hawick, Scotland.

Cross Borders Drove Road

Scotland's Great Trail

Fifty-one miles of old cattle-droving route from the Pentlands near Edinburgh south through the Borders to Hawick

9.2 km SW · Scottish Borders & West Lothian

Hunter’s Craig or Eagle Rock, Dalmeny

Rock art near Cramond

Hunter’s Craig or Eagle Rock, rock carving, Dalmeny

9.2 km N

Everything else within 10 km (24) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.