DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Edinburgh
19 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; nature & landscapes are the largest group (10). Best known: Arthur's Seat. 14 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 20 km
- 19
- Oldest
- Holyrood Abbey 1128
- Little known
- 14 of 19
- Most from
- 12th century
All 19, ranked 19
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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2.Holyrood Abbey
Archaeological · 12th century · Notable
Monastery ruins in Holyrood, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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9.Gosford House
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Country house near Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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11.St Bridget's Kirk, Dalgety Bay
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Site of historic church in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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12.Fisherrow
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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19.Ding Dong tree
Nature · Hidden gem
Copper beech tree in Prestonpans, Scotland, named Scotland's Tree of the Year in 2016
Within reach of Edinburgh
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Edinburgh?
19 places within 20 km: 10 nature & landscapes and 9 archaeological & historic sites. The best known is Arthur's Seat.
Is there anything near Edinburgh that most visitors miss?
14 of these 19 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Edinburgh?
Holyrood Abbey, dated to 1128.
How is the 20 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Edinburgh, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.