# Road trips from Edinburgh

> 3 road trips that start in or near Edinburgh, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/edinburgh-gb/

3 road trips that start in or near Edinburgh, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Scottish Borders: abbeys along the Tweed](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b6-scottish-borders/): 3 days, 123 km – Rosslyn’s carved chapel, the old house at Traquair, the great ruined abbeys of Melrose and Jedburgh and Walter Scott’s favourite view.
- [Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/royal-deeside/): 3 days, 280 km – Perth, the Highland village of Braemar, Aberdeen and the cliff castle of Dunnottar.
- [Abbeys, dark skies and fishing harbours – by motorhome through the Scottish Borders and Galloway to the Ayrshire coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-263-borders-galloway/): 8 days, 448 km – From Edinburgh via Rosslyn, Peebles and the four Border abbeys through Galloway to the Isle of Whithorn, then back along the Ayrshire coast road: around 785 km of southern Scotland, where single-track stretches and starry skies matter more than speed.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Edinburgh?**
Popular routes starting in or near Edinburgh: Scottish Borders: abbeys along the Tweed, Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms and Abbeys, dark skies and fishing harbours – by motorhome through the Scottish Borders and Galloway to the Ayrshire coast.

**Is there a short road trip from Edinburgh?**
The shortest is Scottish Borders: abbeys along the Tweed: 3 days, about 123 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Edinburgh?**
The longest is Abbeys, dark skies and fishing harbours – by motorhome through the Scottish Borders and Galloway to the Ayrshire coast: 8 days, about 448 km with 13 stops.