The Kips

The Kips: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Kips

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Kips — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.73866, -3.10836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Kips

• Horsburgh Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Neidpath Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oldwoodhouselee Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Penicuik House · fort · Midlothian · ~16 km · Must-see
• Roslin Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brunston Castle · fort · Midlothian · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crichton Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hawthornden Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lyne Kirk · church · Scottish Borders · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carnethy Hill · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scald Law · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~20 km · Must-see
• Glencorse Reservoir · lake · Midlothian · ~20 km · Must-see
• John Buchan Way · trek · Scottish Borders · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dalkeith Palace · fort · Northumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Craigmillar Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~26 km · Must-see
• Colinton Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blackford Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~27 km · Must-see
• Reid Memorial Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Kips

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Kips

• Carnethy Hill · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scald Law · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~20 km · Must-see
• East Cairn Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cauldstane Slap · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blackford Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Cairn Hill · viewpoint · West Lothian · ~27 km · Must-see
• Easter Craiglockhart Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lauderdale · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Drumelzier Law · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dollar Law · viewpoint · Scottish Borders · ~32 km · Must-see

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