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Edinburgh Castle
Getting Around Sights at a Glance
Central Edinburgh is compact, Historic Areas, Streets Landmarks
so walking is an excellent way to and Buildings 0 Calton Hill
explore the centre. Other options 1 The Royal Mile pp60–63 r Holyrood Park and
include a comprehensive bus service 2 Edinburgh Castle pp64–5 Arthur’s Seat
and a multitude of black taxis. Avoid
exploring the centre by car, because 3 The Exchange Museums, Galleries and
the streets tend to be congested 4 Greyfriars Kirk Exhibitions
with traffic, and parking may be 9 New Town pp70–71 5 National Museum of
difficult; car use is discouraged by q Palace of Holyroodhouse
the local authority. On main routes e Scottish Parliament Scotland pp68–9
special lanes are provided for buses, Monuments 6 Scottish National Gallery
taxis and bicycles, and in the suburbs 8 Scottish National Portrait
there is also a good network of 7 Scott Monument Gallery
bicycle paths. A tramline to the w Our Dynamic Earth
airport opened in 2014.

FORTH STREET LEOPOLD PL L O N D O N R O A D
A L B A N Y S T R E E T ST LEITH WALK ROYAL TERRACE GARDENS

BROUGHTON
A B E R C R O M B Y P L A C E S T R E E T D U B L I N YORK LANE Playhouse R OYA L T ER R ACE CALTON
QUEEN STREET Y O R K P L A C E CATHEDRAL LN Theatre G REENSID E R OW REGENT
R O W GARDENS ELDER STREET LITTLE KING ST CALTON GARDENS ABBEY MOUNT
CARLTON TERRACE
R E G E N T R O A D
HILL
H E R I O T STREET HOWE S T R E E T Scottish National St James City
Portrait Gallery
ST. ANDREW Royal Bank Shopping LEITH STREET Observatory Nelson’s National R E G E N T T ER R A C E
M O R AY P L A C E
Monument
Centre
S T R E E T
QUEEN STREET
Water of Leith A I N S L I E NEW TOWN F R E D E R I C K T H I S T L E H A N O V E R SQUARE A ND R EW ST WEST REGISTER S T W A T E R L O O A C E Governor's Monument Burns A B B E Y H I L L
of Scotland
GARDENS
M O R A Y P L A C E
Q U E E N
Bank of Scotland
DAVID ST
NORTH ST.
Old Royal
P L
High School
H I L L S T R E E T
G E O R G E S T R E E T
P L A C E
OLD CALTON
Monument
CEMETERY
House
Assembly Rooms
Georgian
ABBEY
S OU TH ST.
and Music Hall
House STREET Y O U N G S T R E E T NORTH CASTLE STREET S T R E E T S T R E E T D AVID ST Princes N O R T H C A LT O N R O A D C A LT O N R O A D STRAND
Mall
CHARLOTTE R O S E S T R E E T Scott TOLBOOTH Canongate Holyroodhouse
S OU TH ST.
Palace of
DEAN
N. CHARLOTTE
BRIDGE
STREET
Kirk
OLD
GLENFINLAS
West Register S T R E E T Monument WYND HORSE WYND
House Royal Scottish WAVERLEY BRIDGE Waverley N E W S T R E E T The People's Scottish
Academy C A N O N G AT E Parliament
QUEENSFERRY
Floral Station EAST MARKET STREET Story REID'S CLOSE
S QUA RE Clock THE MOUND CROFT-AN-RIGH
RANDOLPH CRES
P R I N C E S Open Air S T R E E T JEFFREY STREET John Knox (ROYAL MILE) Edinburgh (Huntly House) R O A D
The Museum of
STREET
Theatre
CHARLOTTE LA
Scottish National C O CKBURN ST B R I D G E House
STREET
HOPE S T
Gallery M A R K E T CANONGATE Our Dynamic Earth
S.CHARLOTTE
The Real
PRINCES STREET The Writers' Mary King’s City H I G H S T R E E T Museum of ST. JOHN STREET H O LY R O O D T H E M A L L
Chambers
GARDENS
Close
Childhood
Museum
(ROYAL MILE)
SHANDWICK PL R U T L AND S T Obscura Gladstone’s LAWNMARKET High Kirk of Festival Kirk NIDDRY STREET BLACKFRIARS ST ST MARY’S ST C O W G AT E Q U E E N ’ S D R I V E
Tron
Land
Fringe
Camera
RUTLAND
Office
CASTLEHILL
St. Giles
SQUARE
St. Cecilia's
VICTORIA ST
Hall
Edinburgh
Scotch Whisky
Castle ESPLANADE The Hub Parliament C O W G AT E SOUTH BRIDGE INFIRMARY V I EWCRAIG GARDE N S D UM B IEDY KE S ROAD Holyrood Park and
House
Heritage Centre
C A S T L E
L O T H I A N
Traverse
CAMBRIDGE STREET Theatre T E R R A C E JOHNSTON T ERRACE GRASSMARKET C ANDLEMAKER ROW C H A M B E R S S T R E E T ST D R U M M O N D S T R E E T PLEASANCE Arthur’s Seat
Adam House
OLD TOWN
Theatre
KI NG ’S S TABLE S
WEST APPROACH ROAD SQUARE G R I N D L AY S T S P I TA L S T R E E T R OA D Greyfriars National Museum Festival NICOLSON ST PLACE ADAM ST Key
The Old
C A N N I N G S T R E E T
Usher Hall
GEORGE IV BRIDGE
College
R O A D
Royal Lyceum
FESTIVAL
Greyfriars
Sheraton
RICHMOND
of Scotland
Bobby
The Exchange
W E S T P O R T
Grand
Filmhouse
Theatre
EICC
College
Major sight
Cinema
of Art
M O R R I S O N S T R E E T BREAD STREET L A D Y L A W S O N S T R E E T Kirk FORREST RD BRISTO PL LOTHIAN ST POTTERROW NICOLSON HILL PLACE Place of interest
University
SQUARE
of Edinburgh
TEVIOT PL Other building
HERIOT
PLACE
K EIR S T
P L A C E
L A U R I S T O N Pedestrian street
Railway line
Tram line
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