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Delve into Edinburgh
Edinburgh in Edinburgh (Scotland) with it's 464,990 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 332 mi (or 534 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Edinburgh is now 12:38 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Edinburgh, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dalkeith, Glenrothes, Livingston, Haddington and Perth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 78% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |

Thursday, 5th of October 2023

13°C (56 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 6th of October 2023

15°C (59 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 7th of October 2023

11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Balmoral Hotel
G & V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh
Queens Guest House
The Principal Edinburgh George Street
York Place Apartments
Greyfriars Apartments
Fraser Suites Edinburgh
The Frederick House Hotel
Le Monde Hotel
Rabble
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Edinburgh Castle & The Grassmarket - A Short Tour
A walk around the area of Edinburgh Castle and The Grassmarket in February.
PRINCES STREET
For LOADS more video guides: https://www.edinburghvideoguide.com The Edinburgh Video Guide presents Princes Street, Edinburgh's main shopping thoroughfare and the definitive divide between...
University of Edinburgh campus visit with American College Strategies
Thinking about applying to university in the UK? Independent Educational Consultant Kathleen Griffin of American College Strategies provides insights into the academics and unique culture...
Star Flyer, Edinburgh (GoPro Hero 3+) November 2014
My dad and I on the Star Flyer in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. November 2014. Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3+ at 1440p 48fps.
Gumball 3000, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2014 [HD]
[Skip to 0:10 for video] The day that the Gumball 3000 came to Scotland. After hours and hours of waiting, we finally got to see (and here) some beautiful cars trying to navigate the Edinburgh traffi.
How To Pronounce Edinburgh - Like A Local
http://hotels.tv/blog/edinburgh/ This video shows you how to pronounce Edinburgh. Learn the correct English and Scottish pronunciation of the capital city of Scotland.
Scottish Green Energy Awards: A Celebration of Our Journey
The celebration of the success of the Scottish renewable energy industry.
Edinburgh City Centre Overview by ESPC
Video of Edinburgh City Centre, including types of houses for sale in the area. ESPC has hundreds of houses currently for sale in Edinburgh city centre. This video gives you an overview of...
Alexander Taming Bucephalus Statue City Chambers Edinburgh Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the Alexander Taming Bucephalus Statue at the quadrangle of the City Chambers in Edinburgh. This sculpture was by Sir John Robert Steell RSA born 1804, died 1891. He...
The Chain Reactor @ The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh International Science Festival
A visit to the City Arts Centre to see the interactive exhibitions and activities at the 2012 event, led us to the top floor where we watched 'The Chain Reactor' http://pencaitland.org.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Scottish National Gallery
The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, in a neoclassical building designed by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. The gallery houses the Scottish national collection of fine art, including Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century.
Jenners
Jenners Department Store, now known simply as Jenners, is a department store located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the oldest independent department store in Scotland until its acquisition by House of Fraser in 2005.
Playfair Project
The Playfair Project created an underground link between the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy Building. The project was named after William Henry Playfair, the original designer of both buildings. It has been one of the largest engineering projects of its kind and has been the first modification for either building since the remodelling work undertaken by William Thomas Oldrieve between 1910 and 1912.
Royal Scottish Academy Building
The Royal Scottish Academy building, the home of the Royal Scottish Academy, is situated on the Mound in the centre of Edinburgh, was built by William Henry Playfair in 1822-6 and extended in 1831-6 for the Board of Manufactures and Fisheries. Along with the adjacent National Gallery of Scotland, their neo-classical design helped transform Edinburgh in to a modern day Athens of the North.
New College, Edinburgh
New College in Edinburgh University is one of the largest and most renowned centres for (post)graduate studies in Theology and Religious Studies in the UK, with approximately 150 students in M.A. , M. Phil. and Ph.D. degree programmes in any given year, and from over 30 countries. There are now nearly 30 full-time members of the academic staff, and they include internationally respected scholars in various specialities.
St Andrew's and St George's West Church
St Andrew's and St George's West Church serves Edinburgh's New Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish today constitutes the whole of the First New Town of Edinburgh and a small part of the early-19th-century Second New Town of Edinburgh. The church building was completed in 1784, and is now protected as a category A listed building.
The Mound
The Mound is an artificial hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New Town and Old Town. It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into the drained Nor Loch which forms today's Princes Street Gardens.
New Club, Edinburgh
The New Club, established in 1787, is a private club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Club originally met in Bayle's Tavern in Shakespeare Square at the east end of Princes Street. It then acquired its own premises in St Andrew Square before moving to its present site at 86 Princes Street in 1837. The present building dates from 1969 and was designed by Alan Reiach, Eric Hall & Partners. Since 1996 it has been protected as a Category A listed building.
The George Hotel, Edinburgh
The George Hotel is situated at 19–21 George Street in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The buildings were constructed around 1780 as part of Edinburgh's New Town. In the 1840s they were remodelled by the architect David Bryce, and again by MacGibbon and Ross in 1880. It is now a category A listed building. For the past 200 years the George Hotel has been a prestigious address. In Georgian times the poet Robert Burns paid many visits, as did the author Sir Walter Scott.
Princes Street tram stop
Princes Street tram stop is a stop on the Edinburgh Trams route between Edinburgh Airport and St Andrew Square. The stop (and the entire tram line) are expected to open in mid 2014. The stop was completed as part of the initial track laying work in Princes Street in 2009, and was used to display the first delivered tram in 2010. Owing to the significant cost overruns, the tram route between Haymarket and St Andrew Square was cancelled, two years after the track was laid.
The Dome, Edinburgh
The Dome is a building on George Street in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It currently functions as a bar, restaurant and nightclub, although it was first built as the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland in 1847. The building was designed by David Rhind in a Graeco-Roman style.
Free Church College
The Free Church College is a theological seminary in Edinburgh connected to the Free Church of Scotland. It traces its origins back to the foundation of New College, Edinburgh at the time of the Disruption of 1843. At the formation of the United Free Church, the United Free Church was granted the New College buildings, and so the continuing Free Church moved to new premises in 1907. The Free Church College has a Bachelor of Theology programme with degrees validated by the University of Glasgow.