Vogrie House
#1620 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. ()
Vogrie House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Dalkeith Palace, Borthwick Castle, Dalhousie Castle, National Mining Museum Scotland.
Palace, Historical place, Forts and castlesDalkeith Palace, Dalkeith
106 min walk • Dalkeith Palace is a country house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch from 1642 until 1914, and is owned by the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust.
Forts and castles, Reportedly hauntedBorthwick Castle, Gorebridge
59 min walk • Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground.
Hotel, Forts and castlesDalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg
91 min walk • Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh. The castle was the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.
Specialty museum, History museum, MuseumNational Mining Museum Scotland, Dalkeith
76 min walk • The National Mining Museum Scotland was created in 1984, to preserve the physical surface remains of Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. The colliery, sunk by the Lothian Coal Company in 1890, came into production in 1894.
ChurchCrichton Collegiate Church
26 min walk • Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland.
14th-century tower overlooking a riverCrichton Castle
31 min walk • Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
Forts and castles, Vernacular architectureFa'side Castle, Tranent
123 min walk • Fa'side Castle has previously been known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, Fauxside, or Fawsyde and is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi southeast of Musselburgh.
Historical place, MonasteryNewbattle Abbey, Dalkeith
87 min walk • Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.
Forts and castlesCousland Castle, Dalkeith
82 min walk • Cousland Castle is a ruined castle near the town of Cousland, Midlothian, Scotland.
Museum, History museumArniston House
106 min walk • Arniston House is a historic house in Midlothian, Scotland, near the village of Temple. This Georgian mansion was designed by William Adam in 1726 for Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the elder, the Lord President of the Court of Session.
ParkVogrie Country Park, Gorebridge
4 min walk • Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House. It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge. Facilities in the parkland include a miniature railway, 9-hole golf course, children's play area and four miles of walks.
Scotland