Kirknewton
West Lothian, Scotland
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Transport
- 30 minutes by car or train from Edinburgh
- A car is recommended for exploring
Parking
- Private off-road parking
A stone's throw away...
Places of interest
Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Castle: Standing on volcanic rock and overlooking the city View Website
- Outlook Tower and Camera Obscura View Website
- National Gallery of Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
View Website - City Arts Centre: Emporium of the visual arts View Website
- Fruitmarket Gallery: world famous contemporary art View Website
- Lady Stair's house: writers Museum dedicated to three of Scotland's most famous 3 writers, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
View Website - Palace of Holyrood: the Queen's official residence in Scotland.
View Website - Parliament House and Law Courts View Website
- Royal Museum of Scotland.
View Website - Museum of Childhood.
View Website - The People's Story View Website
- Arthur's Seat, for panoramic views of the city View Website
Parks
- Princes Street Gardens:
View Website - Royal Botanic Garden: second oldest in Britain and Scotland's answer to Kew Gardens.
View Website
Theatre
- The Festival Theatre and Kings Theatre: View Website
- Edinburgh Playhouse:
View Website
Shopping
- Princes Street and The Royal Mile
Houses and Gardens
- Hopetoun House, South Queensferry: Scotland's finest country home View Website
- Dalmeny House, South Queensferry: View Website
- Kinross House and Gardens View Website
- Loch Leven: Where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
View Website - Linlithgow Palace: The ruins of a royal manor. View Website
- Malleny Gardens; National Trust House. View Website
- Stirling Castle View Website
Other
- Visit to local Whisky Distillery
- Crook of Devon Trout Farm.
View Website - Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Course View Website
About Kirknewton
Style:
Large, comfortable house
Setting:
Peaceful landscaped wooded gardens
Kirknewton is a small village in West Lothian, which is just north of the Scottish borders, and is situated to the west of the Pentland Hills, 10 miles south-west of Edinburgh and three miles from Livingston. Surrounded by open farmland and rolling hills Kirknewton is a beautiful rural village which provides an ideal base for exploring Edinburgh - only 30 minutes away by car or train - and the surrounding Lothians.
The house is situated just outside of the village of Kirknewton, and is set in 120 acres of parkland with peaceful landscaped gardens and woodland walks. The property is large and comfortable, rooms are enormous, and modern comforts compliment the extensive history of the house, which dates from the 17th century.
Accommodation
Number of bedrooms:
2
Four-poster bedroom
- Four-poster bed with canopy
- Dressing table
- Fireplace
- View of rose garden and fountain
- Private bathroom
Double bedroom
- Standard double bed
- Fireplace
- View of the garden
- Private bathroom
Meals
- Breakfast is served between 7.30am and 9.30am. Guests can choose whether they would prefer to eat either in the kitchen in front of Aga, or in their private dining room.
- Dinner available on request (including vegetarian): between £25 - £50 depending on menu and courses.
Further Information
- Other rooms for guest use: private sitting room, private dining room
- Extensive gardens for walking
- Tennis court
- Children are welcome, but no special facilities for very young children
- Iron and ironing board available
- Non-smoking property
- Closed from Christmas to February
Pricing
- £100 per night for double occupancy
- £50 per night for single occupancy
