Museums within 5 miles of Edinburgh
35 places within 5 miles
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Georgian House
1.8 miles 7 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DRLocated in Edinburgh’s New Town, this elegant late-18th century Georgian town house is typical of the area’s architectural style, and contains a fine collection of furniture, porcelain, silver and pictures from the period. Features include a 'below…
Royal Observatory Visitor Centre
2.0 miles Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJThe Royal Observatory sits on top of Blackford Hill, south of Edinburgh’s city centre. Alongside the visitor centre, which allows the general public to use the Victorian telescope dome facilities, the site accommodates a university astronomy research…
National Museums Collection Centre
3.5 miles Granton, Edinburgh, EH5 1JAFollowing the redevelopment of the National Museum, two new collection buildings have also been added to the storage and conservation centre at Granton. From vintage motorbikes to whale and dinosaur bones – it’s all there.
Midlothian Snow Sports Centre
4.2 miles Biggar Road, Hillend, Edinburgh, EH10 7DUEurope's longest artificial ski slope is the perfect place to learn or hone skiing and snowboarding skills. Mountain bikers can take the chairlift before enjoying the new 600 metre downhill mountain bike trail. The centre also houses a competitively…
Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World
4.4 miles
at Dobbies Garden World, Melville Nursery,
Lasswade,
EH18 1AZ
This fantastic wildlife attraction just outside Gilmerton lets visitors experience butterfly talks, animal and fish feeding and offers the opportunity to handle tarantulas, snakes and millipedes – all whilst being surrounded by hundreds of exotic…
