Welcome to Visit Musselburgh Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Musselburgh
Visit Musselburgh places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Musselburgh places to visit. A unique way to experience Musselburgh’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Musselburgh as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Musselburgh Walkfo Preview Musselburgh is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. It is 5 miles (8 km) east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of 20,840. When you visit Musselburgh, Walkfo brings Musselburgh places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Musselburgh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Musselburgh
Visit Musselburgh – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 49 audio plaques & Musselburgh places for you to explore in the Musselburgh area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Musselburgh places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Musselburgh history
Musselburgh was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD 80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk, at Inveresk. They bridged the Esk downstream from the fort, and thus established the line of the main eastern approach to Scotland’s capital for 2,000 years. The Old Bridge is also known as the Roman Bridge and remains in use today by pedestrians.
Town Council
Musselburgh was a small burgh within the county of Midlothian. As such it elected a town council responsible for a number of areas of local governance. The town’s civic head and chairman of the council was the provost and there were three bailies and a treasurer.
Why visit Musselburgh with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Musselburgh places with Walkfo Musselburgh to hear history at Musselburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Musselburgh has 49 places to visit in our interactive Musselburgh map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Musselburgh, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Musselburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Musselburgh & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Musselburgh tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Musselburgh
Best Musselburgh places to visit
Musselburgh has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Musselburgh’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Musselburgh’s information audio spots:
Levenhall Links Levenhall Links is a coastal, industrial, and recreational area at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Its western boundary is the River Esk and its eastern is at Morrison’s Haven.
Musselburgh Links Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course, is one of the oldest golf courses in the world. It is currently a publicly owned course, administered by East Lothian Council. The course has nine holes and is a par 34.
Pinkie House Pinkie House is located in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. The house dates from the 16th century, was substantially enlarged in the early 17th century. It is not far from the site of the disastrous Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, fought in 1547.
River Esk, Lothian The River Esk (Brythonic: Isca (water), Scottish Gaelic: Easg (water) is also called the Lothian Esk. It initially runs as two separate rivers: the North Esk and the South Esk.
Inveresk Lodge Garden Inveresk Lodge Garden is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The lodge lies about 10 km south-east of Edinburgh, and for over a century was one of the Wedderburn family’s homes.
Prestongrange House Prestongrange House is situated near to two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House. The house is set in a thickly wooded park and is in the Scottish baronial style. It is now the site of Royal Musselburgh Golf Club.
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club is a golf club at Prestongrange House near Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, on the B1361. Between 1774 and 1926, the club was based at Levenhall Links, Musselsburgh.
Inveresk Roman Fort Inveresk Roman Fort is an archaeological site within the grounds of St Michael’s Church in East Lothian, Scotland. The Roman fort is located in the churchyard grounds of the church in the village of Invereresk.
Fa’side Castle Fa’side Castle (Faside Estate) has previously been known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, or Fawsyde. The 15th-century keep is located in East Lothian in Scotland. It was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building.
Newhailes House Newhailes House is a Palladian style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland in East Lothian, Scotland. Originally named Whitehills, it is a Category A listed building which is now occupied by the National Trust for Scotland.
Visit Musselburgh plaques
6 plaques hereMusselburgh has 6 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Musselburgh plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Musselburgh using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Musselburgh plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Musselburgh audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Musselburgh allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Musselburgh’s 49 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Musselburgh freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Musselburgh Map App
Our visit Musselburgh map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Musselburgh & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Musselburgh tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Musselburgh centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Musselburgh area at LONG:-3.054, LAT:55.942.
Walkfo App
Walkfo
Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Musselburgh, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Musselburgh / surrounding areas
● Levenhall Links ● Musselburgh Links ● Musselburgh Racecourse ● Wallyford ● Pinkie House ● 1889 Open Championship ● 1877 Open Championship ● 1880 Open Championship ● 1874 Open Championship ● 1886 Open Championship ● 1883 Open Championship ● Morrison’s Haven ● Inveresk ● Battle of Pinkie ● River Esk, Lothian ● Inveresk Lodge Garden ● Musselburgh ● Brunton Theatre ● Prestongrange House ● Royal Musselburgh Golf Club ● Prestongrange ● Inveresk Roman Fort ● Fisherrow ● Whitecraig ● Musselburgh Athletic F.C. ● Fa’side Castle ● Carberry, East Lothian ● Portobello Toddler Hut ● Portobello, Edinburgh ● George Cinema, Portobello
● St John the Evangelist RC Church, Portobello ● Portobello Pier ● Brunstane ● Joppa, Edinburgh ● Fort Kinnaird ● Niddrie, Edinburgh ● Eastfield, Edinburgh ● Queen Margaret University ● Newhailes House ● Smeaton House ● Carberry Tower ● Newcraighall ● Shawfair ● Millerhill Marshalling Yard ● Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre ● Portobello Swim Centre ● Musselburgh Tolbooth
Getting to / around Musselburgh – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Musselburgh using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Musselburgh places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Musselburgh Public Transport Stations
Musselburgh Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Wallyford railway station
Inveresk railway station
Musselburgh railway station (1847)
Fisherrow railway station
Joppa railway station
Brunstane railway station
Musselburgh railway station
Newhailes railway station
Newcraighall railway station
Cairney railway station
Shawfair railway station
Niddrie railway station
Millerhill railway station
Joppa railway station, E&DR
Smeaton railway station
Railway
Musselburgh railway station is in the west of the town adjacent to Queen Margaret University. The other station is Wallyford railway station in the village of Wallyford, which opened in 1994. The town’s original station was close to the town centre at the end of a short branch from Newhailes Junction.
Roads
The A199 goes through the High Street to Edinburgh in the west and to Dunbar to the east. This was originally the A1 until the town’s bypass was built in the mid-1980s. The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass continues to continue to Edinburgh city centre.
Local Musselburgh historians & Musselburgh tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Musselburgh? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Musselburgh’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Musselburgh place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Musselburgh Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Musselburgh destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Musselburgh’ web pages (for example: www.visitMusselburgh.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Musselburgh places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Musselburgh places to visit. A unique way to experience Musselburgh’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Musselburgh as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Musselburgh places with Walkfo Musselburgh to hear history at Musselburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Musselburgh has 49 places to visit in our interactive Musselburgh map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Musselburgh, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Musselburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Musselburgh & the surrounding areas.
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Trying to encourage visitors to Musselburgh?