Baker’s Avenue Wood

Baker’s Avenue Wood is a forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Baker’s Avenue Wood is situated nearby to the neighborhood Birkenside, as well as near the town Gorebridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gorebridge railway station and Borthwick Castle.

Gorebridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gorebridge is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.

Borthwick Castle

Hotel

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground. Borthwick Castle is situated 2 miles east of Baker’s Avenue Wood.

Arniston House

Building

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arniston House is a historic house in Midlothian, Scotland, near the village of Temple. This Georgian mansion was designed by William Adam in 1726 for Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the elder, the Lord President of the Court of Session.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenside and Gorebridge.

Birkenside

Neighborhood

Birkenside is a village, adjacent to the A7 road, at the south of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.

Gorebridge

Town

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Gorebridge has an annual Gala Day which always takes place on the 3rd Saturday in June. This is much like a town fair, with rides and games.

Carrington

Village

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carrington is a small, rural village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located to the south of Bonnyrigg. The civil parish of the same name has a population of 316.

Baker’s Avenue Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.83113° or 55° 49′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.05493° or 3° 3′ 18″ west

Elevation

545 feet (166 metres)

Open location code

9C7RRWJW+F2

GeoNames ID

9884591

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