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Edinburgh Motorcycle Training is a Midlothian riding school: the yard at 15 Clippens Yard, Straiton, EH20 9NS is in Straiton, beside Loanhead. Every main Midlothian town is within about 20 minutes, and CBT costs from £195 with a maximum of 2 students per instructor.
Road distances to 15 Clippens Yard, Straiton, EH20 9NS. Drive times are for normal traffic outside rush hour. Towns with their own page have directions and local questions answered.
| From | Distance | By car | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loanhead and Straiton | 1.5 miles | about 5 minutes | the A701 through Straiton |
| Roslin | 2.5 miles | about 5 minutes | the A701 north to Straiton |
| Bonnyrigg | 4 miles | about 10 minutes | the A768 through Lasswade and Loanhead |
| Dalkeith | 4.5 miles | about 10 minutes | the A720 bypass west from Sheriffhall to the Straiton junction |
| Penicuik | 5 miles | about 12 minutes | the A701 north through Bilston |
| Gorebridge and Newtongrange | 6.5 miles | 15 to 20 minutes | the A7 or B704 north to the A720 bypass at Sheriffhall, then west to Straiton |
| Mayfield and Easthouses | 11 miles | about 20 minutes | the A7 to Sheriffhall, then the bypass west |
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Training yard Edinburgh and the bypassWithin 45 minutesAbout an hour Lines are straight-line; mileages are by road. For Midlothian riders we are the local option. You train on the roads you will use every day afterwards: the A701 through Bilston, the A768 through Lasswade, the A7 and the Midlothian stretch of the bypass.
Being close also makes the step-by-step route easy to fit around work or school. Book a 1.5 hour ITM one week, a CBT the next, and come back for a confidence session or Direct Access when you are ready.
1.5 hours
A 1.5 hour first session for complete beginners. Required before your CBT if you have never ridden.
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One day (up to 12 hours included)
The one-day course you need to ride a moped or 125cc on the road with L-plates.
From £195 Details →
4 or 5 days, spread over about 2 weeks
The 4 or 5-day route to a full motorcycle licence, covering Module 1 and Module 2 training and tests.
From £1,140 Details →
Yes. Edinburgh Motorcycle Training is at 15 Clippens Yard, Straiton, EH20 9NS, in Straiton beside Loanhead. It runs ITM, CBT, CBT renewal, Direct Access and post-licence courses.
Loanhead is about 1.5 miles away, Bonnyrigg about 4, Dalkeith about 4.5, Penicuik about 5, Newtongrange about 6.5 and Gorebridge about 9. None is more than about 20 minutes by car.
Other regions: East Lothian, West Lothian, Fife, Scottish Borders, Lanarkshire · all areas
Book an ITM or CBT online with live availability, or talk to us about Direct Access and post-licence training.