Midlothian

About Midlothian

Midlothian is less than ten miles from Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city. The region has much to offer visitors to the area. Famous for its panoramic landscape of its Pentland Hills, its ever popular Rosslyn Chapel at Roslin and the Scottish Mining Museum, Midlothian is a perfect base for your Scottish vacation. Other visitor attractions include Crichton Castle, the Midlothian Snowsports Centre and the nearby Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World.

Midlothian was once called Edinburghshire due to its close proximity to the capital. It is one of the hilliest counties in Central Scotland and predominantly rural. Once a hive of activity during the heyday of mining the belt of mining communities are now tranquil and appealing destinations for the tourist. There are plenty of parks and gardens such as Gore Glen Woodland Park, the Penicuik to Dalkeith Walkway, Roslin Glen Country Park, Straiton Pond Local Nature Reserve and Vogrie Country Park.

Things to see and do around Midlothian

Scottish Mining Museum. The museum is the main archive for the Scottish Mining heritage and is a 5 star visitor attraction. Based at one of Europe's finest surviving Victorian colliery it has collections of mining artifacts, an extensive library, numerous historically important exhibits, educational facilities and it offers a number of venues for use a variety of purposes such as conferences and weddings.
Tel : 0131 663 7519
Fax : 0131 654 1618

Midlothian Ski Centre. The Midlothian Ski Centre (also known as the Midlothian Snowsports Centre) can be found at Biggar Road, Hillend, Edinburgh. EH10 7DU. It has 2 main slopes one of about 400m (and at one time was Europe's longest ski slope) and the other being about 275m long both using Dendix material. There are also 2 nursery slopes one using Snowflex and the other using Dendix. All slopes are floodlit. Open May - August.
Tel: 0131 445 4433
Fax: 0131 445 5549
Email: ski@midlothian.gov.uk

Rosslyn Chapel, is a 15th Century chapel renowned for it's unique carvings, including the legendary Apprentice Pillar. Interest in Rosslyn Chapel greatly increased following the release of the Hollywood movie "The Da Vinci Code" in which the chapel was key to the plot. It has long been rumoured that there are secret chambres below the chapel which house ancient Knights Templar treasures. Historians and archaeologists also believe that there may be hidden floors below the chapel but they are more likely to be burial chambres. Unfortunately permission has never been granted for excavation so it all remains a mystery. Read more about Rosslyn Chapel...

Midlothian Links

Midlothian Council
The official site for Midlothian Council.

Edinburgh Hotels
Edinburgh hotels and accommodation listings.

Edinburgh Hotel
A guide to Edinburgh together with a list of hotels and accommodation.