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Dalkeith Bowling Club

📷 C L T Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.89427, -3.07819

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route
Named routeRef CEC5
Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
North Esk WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 196Cycling route
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ironmills Cottages, Dalkeith

📷 C L T Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ironmills Cottages, Dalkeith

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