It is off the B1407, near East Linton, and very close to Prestonkirk Parish Church as well as the National Trust for Scotland properties Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot.

(Smeaton House, which is 19 miles away and located within the Dalkeith Palace Estate, is not an adjacent or related property.)

Sit Thomas Hepburn, Baron Smeaton, was President of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.

In recent years, curling matches have not been possible because the tall trees provide good protection from the frost.

Although Smeaton is a privately owned estate, members of the public are allowed to walk around the lake from 10am till dusk, free of charge, using either of the two gates.