Peebles and the Scottish Borders ★ 4.1
Peebles and the Borders, 40 minutes south, offer Peebleshire lamb, a farm market at Traquair House and independent bakers and butchers in the market town.
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Stirling (Stirlingshire) ★ 4.0
Stirling is 55 minutes from Edinburgh by train. A historic royal town with the Stirling Gin distillery and a Saturday market beside the castle.
Glenkinchie Distillery (East Lothian) ★ 4.4
Glenkinchie, 15 miles from Edinburgh, is the Lowland malt known as the Edinburgh Malt. Victorian red-brick buildings frame a sensory tour ending in a tasting room.
Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre (East Neuk, Fife) ★ 4.5
Kingsbarns opened in 2015 in a converted steading on the Cambo Estate. Family-owned Lowland single malt with distillery tours and a cafe using East Neuk produce.
East Lothian Food Trail ★ 4.3
The East Lothian food trail covers farm shops, artisan bakeries in Haddington, soft-fruit farms and the NB Gin distillery near North Berwick.