Ratho Station, United Kingdom
Ratho Station is a town of 1,270 people in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Why visit Ratho Station
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 26 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Almond Aqueduct, Almond Valley Viaduct, Carlowrie Castle and Standing Stone.
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About Ratho Station
Ratho Station is a commuter village of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located in Edinburgh council area. It is located south of Edinburgh Airport; the community has a population of approximately 600. About 300 houses are within the village limit.
From the Wikipedia article Ratho Station (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Almond Aqueduct
Bridge · 2.1 mi
Navigable aqueduct in West Lothian/City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Almond Valley Viaduct
Bridge · 1.3 mi
Railway viaduct near Edinburgh, Scotland
Broxburn Viaduct
Bridge · 1.7 mi
Railway viaduct near Edinburgh, Scotland
Scott Russell Aqueduct
Bridge · 3.3 mi
Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, carries the Union Canal across the A720 road
Museums and landmarks11
Cat Stane
Monument and historic site · 1.6 mi
Archaeological site in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
603 'City of Edinburgh' Squadron Spitfire Memorial
Monument and historic site · 1.2 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
Edinburgh Park
Park · 2.9 mi
Business park in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Jupiter Artland
Park · 2.4 mi
Sculpture garden and art gallery in the west of City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes26
No 77
Cafe · 1.1 mi
77 Main Street, Ratho
Mo-Tu 08:30-16:00; Th-Fr 08:30-16:00; Sa 09:00-14:00
14 more on the map.
Where to stay7
Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
101 Ingliston Road, Edinburgh
Churches and places of worship4
Kirkliston Community Church
Church · Evangelical · 1.4 mi
70 Main Street, Kirkliston
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare3
Map of Ratho Station
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Getting there and nearby towns
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 miles away.
- Newbridge 0 mi southwest, about 1 min by car
- Ratho 1 mi south, about 2 min by car
- Broxburn 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
- North Queensferry 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Livingston 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Rosyth 7 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Limekilns 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Edinburgh 8 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Linlithgow 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Dunfermline 10 mi north, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Union icicle, Citizenthom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RathoViaduct06, Renata ( talk ), Public domain
- Scott Russell Aqueduct2, Renata ( talk ), Public domain
- BT Edinburgh Park, No machine-readable author provided. Maccoinnich~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Love Bomb, Marc Quinn, subberculture, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bridge Inn, 27 Baird Road, Ratho, Union Canal 02, Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- City of Edinburgh - Easter Norton,standing stone 280m WSW of - 20220904114626, Krasnay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carlowrie Castle 4163, Sue pile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, asturksever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lucagm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pbb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chipchick, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, fluffyduck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, drnoble, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lucagm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ccbb7766, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, asturksever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, drnoble, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, drnoble, CC BY-SA 4.0
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