VISITING PENICUIK

Every year, thousands of visitors enjoy Penicuik and its surroundings to the full. Its beautiful landscape setting was once celebrated in verse by William McGonagall

Sadly Midlothian council, who held this recently-planted part of the conservation area –the old Penicuik Glebe in the heart of the town- have now sold it to developers to create a car park.. All the trees and planting you see here have been removed and replaced by tarmac. As visitors said this summer: “Alas Poor Penicuik”. Penicuik’s townsfolk will do our best to improve what’s left. Picture: PCDT

Places to see

Old Penicuik : Valleyfield Monument: Rosslyn Chapel : Penicuik House & Gardens : The Esk Valley : The Pentland Hills:

City of Edinburgh: Edinburgh’s attractions are just a short busride away: city centre tourist map here Craigmillar Castle

Temple Village : Borthwick Village and Castle : Crichton Church and Castle: Cousland Smiddy ; New Hailes House : Seton Church: Newhall Gardens: Little Sparta Garden: Great Polish Map of Scotland at Barony Castle: Peebles & Neidpath Castle: Dunfermline Town Abbey & Palace: Linlithgow Town and Palace: The Union Canal: Dalkeith Palace Grounds: Newbattle Abbey: Cramond: Portobello: Inveresk Gardens: Inchcolm Abbey and Bird Sanctuary: Dawyck Gardens : Broughton Gallery : Penicuik Pottery: Spital Stonework Studio : Whitmuir organic Farm

Places to stay

Most overnight visitors to Penicuik are staying with host families. There’s Craigiebield Hotel and a range of B&Bs in Penicuik itself, plus distinctive out-of-town places like Gorton House, Eastside Cottages or Skirling House .

Places to eat and drink

In Penicuik: Gallery Cafe: Le Tout P’ti: Clippers: Peni Deli: L’Amitie

Points south: Old Bakehouse West Linton: Cringletie House: Horseshoe Inn:

In Edinburgh: Spoon: Blue: Susie’s Diner: Hendersons Salad Table: Espy on Portobello Prom at Bath St.

SOME PENICUIK EVENTS FOR SCOTLAND’S HOMECOMING 2009

PENICUIK PICTURES

PENICUIK ARTS FESTIVAL

helpexchange volunteering in Penicuik

COWAN ADVERTISEMENTS OF 1944

Penicuik Vaults taize singers in old stone places

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