Day trip

Tantallon Castle

East Lothian, Edinburgh

Tantallon Castle's red sandstone walls on the clifftop above the sea
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A cliff-edge castle with a massive red sandstone curtain wall, once home of the Red Douglas dynasty.

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Nearby

Scottish Seabird Centre Day trip · 4.2 km away A marine conservation charity's visitor centre in North Berwick with wildlife boat trips and exhibitions. Dirleton Castle and Gardens Day trip · 8.0 km away A fortress-residence that served three noble families over 400 years. Hailes Castle Day trip · 9.5 km away The ruins of a fortified manor dating from the 1200s, tied to the Wars of Independence and Mary, Queen of Scots. Gosford House Day trip · 15.7 km away A country house in East Lothian run mainly as a hospitality venue. Scottish Fisheries Museum Day trip · 18.6 km away A museum of the Scottish fishing industry in Anstruther. Seton Collegiate Church Day trip · 20.3 km away A medieval church whose story begins in the 1100s serving the parish of Seton.

Around East Lothian

Seabirds and castles on the coast

East Lothian runs east along the Forth, with North Berwick's Seabird Centre and cliff-top castles.

East Lothian has 7 places on the Roam Edinburgh map: 7 day trips. Read the East Lothian guide.

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