In Person East Lothian Amisfield Walled Garden 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Amisfield Walled Garden is one of the largest walled kitchen gardens in Scotland. Enclosed by 16 foot high stone walls, and with an ornamental circular pavilion in each corner, the garden was built to impress visitors to the estate as well as delivering a steady supply of fresh fruit and vegetables to the house. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person East Lothian Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 With its distinctive witch's hat tower and its bell, clock and sun dials, Dunbar Town House has been the focus of town life since the 16th century. The building is home to a museum and gallery on the ground floor with changing historical and art exhibitions as well as a local history display area and research room managed by Dunbar and District History Society. Our staff are always on hand to chat about the town and the history of the building. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Hearing Loop
2024 Theme In Person East Lothian Loretto School new 29 September 2024 Loretto School is an independent boarding school based in Musselburgh, and is the oldest boarding school in Scotland. Loretto is located within an 85-acre campus, bisected by Linkfield Road. The campus includes interesting buildings that serve the educational needs of pupils as well as historic buildings, including the significant Pinkie House, and a large Chapel. View Details Facilities WC Not Accessible
In Person 2024 Theme East Lothian National Museum of Flight 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Visit the museum for free over Doors Open Days East Lothian weekend and learn about the history of aviation from the First World War to the present day. Immerse yourself in interactive galleries, supersonic experiences and our historic hangars and airfield. Get on board Concorde to discover what transatlantic flight was like for its passengers and crew and learn more about its supersonic legacy. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking Limited Access Hearing Loop Refreshments
In Person East Lothian Newhailes House and Gardens, National Trust for Scotland new 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Newhailes is a beautiful 18th-century villa set in the outskirts of Edinburgh. It was the home of the Dalrymple family for several centuries, and has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland since 1997. Careful conservation techniques have frozen the property in time, preserving the house as it was when it was acquired by the Trust. View Details Facilities Disabled WC Not Accessible WC Parking Refreshments Events For Children
In Person East Lothian Prestongrange Museum 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 For over 400 years Prestongrange was a focus of industry. A harbour, glass works, pottery, colliery and brickworks have all left their marks on the landscape including winding gear, a vast brick kiln and a Cornish beam engine. The site Visitor Centre is open in the summer months (current opening hours are noted below). There is an exhibition about the site and a free audio tour available using headsets borrowed from the Visitor Centre or on your mobile phone. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking Limited Access
In Person East Lothian Seton Collegiate Church new 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Seton Collegiate Church is managed by Historic Environment Scotland. The Church has been closed for inspections but will re-open in Spring 2025. Come along for an exclusive open day this September. View Details Facilities Limited Access Parking WC
In Person 2024 Theme East Lothian St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 14th century St Mary’s, has cathedral proportions and is 206 feet long. By 1549, it was roofless and ruined with pock-marked walls from musket/ cannon fire during the Siege of Haddington. The town could only afford to repair the west end which was reroofed and repaired to allow services to be held. A huge barrier wall hid the ruined, forlorn east end.It stayed that way for over 400 years until a huge scheme allowed a complete restoration; by 1973, the church was again whole! View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Hearing Loop Parking
In Person 2024 Theme East Lothian Thorntree 1038 Masonic Lodge new 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Set in the heart of Prestonpans, Lodge Thorntree 1038 has been present in the local area since 1908 as a Masonic lodge in various places around the town. Since the 1950s in our current building, just off the high street. View Details Facilities WC Refreshments Limited Access
