A ten minute walk from the house and you're surrounded by a different world - so quiet. From NTS:

Newhailes is a fine late 17th-century house with impressive 18th-century additions and interiors, set in a fascinating 18th-century designed landscape. The house was built by the distinguished Scottish architect James Smith in 1686, and bought in the early 1700s by Sir David Dalrymple, of the Scots legal and political dynasty, who were responsible for significant improvements and additions to the house, and for one of the most important rococo interiors in Scotland. The most remarkable addition was the library, which played host to many famous figures of the Scottish Enlightenment and was reportedly described by Dr Johnson as ‘the most learned room in Europe’. The house contains a fine collection of paintings, including portraits by Sir John de Medina and Allan Ramsay.

Much of the original decoration and furnishing has survived intact, though worn. The Trust is working to conserve the house in such a way as to leave it as ‘untouched’ by modern hands as possible, retaining the mellowness of its interiors rather than attempting the recreation of an immaculate dwelling as first built.The important 18th-century designed landscape is a source of intriguing discovery, revealing beneath the overgrowth a raised walkway, grotto, woodland walks and a wealth of local wildlife. Ongoing research, including archaeological work, examination of the diaries of Christian Dalrymple and other historical documents, will help inform the Trust’s perspectives for restoration of the landscape. Visitors will be able to witness this gradual process rather than seeing freshly restored gardens.

Newhailes House is between Portobello and Musselburgh, outside Edinburgh.