Royal Mile
Guide
Photo: Kim Traynor · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 1–2 hoursPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The Old Town's spine, sloping down from the castle to Holyrood Palace: tall stone tenements, church spires, street performers, and dozens of narrow closes and wynds that drop steeply off either side.
A brief history
It's about a Scots mile long, a little longer than an English one. Before the New Town was built, rich and poor lived stacked in the same tall buildings here, the poorest at the top and bottom.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or evening, when it's quieter
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 hours
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The Old Town: The castle, the Royal Mile, its closes, the Grassmarket and the big museums; lively at night, with many hostels.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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