Lauder
Place in Scottish Borders, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.719, -2.749 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 53 47 |
| Population: | 1,610 |
| Dialling code: | 01578 |
Lauder is a small market town set in the wooded valley of the Leader Water in the heart of Lauderdale, within the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It sits amid rolling farmland and offers pleasant riverside walks, a compact historic centre of stone and Georgian buildings, and easy access to the surrounding hills and estates - making it feel rural yet well connected to larger centres such as Edinburgh.
Historically the town grew around agriculture and local markets and is dominated by the nearby Thirlestane Castle, the ancestral seat of the Maitlands, which gives Lauder a strong sense of history. Today its economy blends farming, small local businesses and tourism, and the community retains a lively calendar of village and cultural events that reflect traditional Border life.
Postcode districts covering Lauder
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Musselburgh 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bonnyrigg 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Penicuik 20 miles32.2 km
- Hawick 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Mayfield 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Dalkeith 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Galashiels 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Tranent 17.3 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Leaderdale and Melrose Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stow Place 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Galashiels and District Ward 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Earlston Place 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Langlee Place 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Galashiels Place 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Tweedbank Place 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Melrose Place 8.8 miles14.1 km
Example postcodes in Lauder
TD2 6TS, TD2 6YG, TD2 6SY, TD2 6TU, TD2 6SS, TD2 6RP, TD2 6SU, TD2 6TP, TD2 6TQ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 29 miles46.6 km
- Newcastle International Airport 62.8 miles101 km
- Prestonpans Railway Station 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Wallyford Railway Station 18.4 miles29.6 km
Hotels near Lauder Ad
- Black Bull 0 miles0 km
- Red Lion, Coorie Inn 3 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Kingsknowes Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
- The Townhouse Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Burts Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- George and Abbotsford Hotel 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Waverley Castle Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Lauder
- Lauder Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Thirlstane Castle Estate 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Spottiswood Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Carolside Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Torquhan Estate 5.3 miles8.4 km
- Cairn / Cemetery (Bronze Age) (possible) Archaeological site 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cowdenknowes Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Lammermuir Hills Hill 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Mellerstain House Estate 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Eildon Hills Mountains 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Sunderland Hall Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Holylee Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Dryburgh Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km