Family days out near Galashiels

47 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, 28 of them free. Nearest first, with prices, opening times, parking and the quietest days to go on each page. Distances are straight-line miles from the town centre.

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Closest to Galashiels

The Great Tapestry of Scotland under 1 mile · Adult £12.50 · Child £5 · Family £35
Old Gala House under 1 mile · Free entry
Abbotsford 2 miles · Adult £16.20 · Child £7.60 · Family £41.60
Borders Railway 2 miles · Free entry
Harmony Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Melrose Abbey 4 miles · Adult £7.50–£8.50 · Child £4.50–£5 · Family £21.50
Trimontium Museum 4 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £15
Priorwood Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Eildon Hills 4 miles · Free entry
Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre 5 miles · Free entry
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom 5 miles · Free entry
Halliwell's House Museum 5 miles · Free entry

Free things to do with kids near Galashiels (28)

Old Gala House under 1 mile · Free entry
Borders Railway 2 miles · Free entry
Harmony Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Priorwood Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Eildon Hills 4 miles · Free entry
Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre 5 miles · Free entry
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom 5 miles · Free entry
Halliwell's House Museum 5 miles · Free entry
The Haining, Selkirk 5 miles · Free entry
Scott's View 6 miles · Free entry
Greenknowe Tower 10 miles · Free entry
St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre 10 miles · Free entry
Waterloo Monument, Peniel Heugh 10 miles · Free entry
Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre 12 miles · Free entry
Cardrona Forest 13 miles · Free entry

Garden, Park & Outdoor (15)

Harmony Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Priorwood Garden 4 miles · Free entry
Eildon Hills 4 miles · Free entry
The Haining, Selkirk 5 miles · Free entry
Scott's View 6 miles · Free entry
Waterloo Monument, Peniel Heugh 10 miles · Free entry
Monteviot House Gardens 11 miles · Adult £6 · Child £0 · Family £12
Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre 12 miles · Free entry
Cardrona Forest 13 miles · Free entry
Glentress Forest 13 miles · Free entry
Kailzie Gardens 13 miles · Adult £8 · Child £0 · Family £16
Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick 14 miles · Free entry
Hay Lodge Park and Tweed Green, Peebles 15 miles · Free entry
St Mary's Loch 18 miles · Free entry
Vogrie Country Park 18 miles · Free entry

Castle & Historic Landmark (14)

Abbotsford 2 miles · Adult £16.20 · Child £7.60 · Family £41.60
Melrose Abbey 4 miles · Adult £7.50–£8.50 · Child £4.50–£5 · Family £21.50
Bowhill House and Country Estate 7 miles · Adult £8 · Child £6 · Family £28
Dryburgh Abbey 7 miles · Adult £7.50–£8.50 · Child £3.50–£4 · Family £22
Smailholm Tower 9 miles · Adult £7.50–£8.50 · Child £4.50–£5 · Family £21.50
Mellerstain House 10 miles · Adult £18 · Child £0 · Family £36
Greenknowe Tower 10 miles · Free entry
Traquair House 10 miles · Adult £14 · Child £7 · Family £34
Hume Castle 14 miles · Free entry
Jedburgh Abbey 14 miles · Adult £7.50–£8.50 · Child £4.50–£5 · Family £21.50
Floors Castle 14 miles · Adult £15 · Child £8 · Family £38
Kelso Abbey 15 miles · Free entry
Dryhope Tower 16 miles · Free entry
Crichton Castle 17 miles · Free entry

National Museum & Exhibition (13)

The Great Tapestry of Scotland under 1 mile · Adult £12.50 · Child £5 · Family £35
Old Gala House under 1 mile · Free entry
Trimontium Museum 4 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £15
Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre 5 miles · Free entry
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom 5 miles · Free entry
Halliwell's House Museum 5 miles · Free entry
Robert Smail's Printing Works 10 miles · Adult £10 · Child £0 · Family £20
St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre 10 miles · Free entry
Hawick Museum 13 miles · Free entry
Borders Textile Towerhouse 14 miles · Free entry
Mary Queen of Scots' Visitor Centre 14 miles · Free entry
Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum 14 miles · Free entry
National Mining Museum Scotland 20 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £3.50 · Family £21

Play & Activity Centre (4)

Teviotdale Leisure Centre, Hawick 13 miles · Adult £5 · Child £3 · Family £16
Treasure Land Soft Play, Hawick 13 miles · Adult £4 · Child £4 · Family £8
Go Ape Glentress Forest Peebles 14 miles · Adult £36.95 · Child £36.95 · Family £147.80
Gytes Leisure Centre Soft Play, Peebles 15 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10

Heritage Railway & Transport (1)

Borders Railway 2 miles · Free entry