Cowgatehead in Old Town

Cowgatehead in City of Edinburgh, Old Town is a two-lane, asphalted, lit tertiary road. The road has sidewalks. It runs in an east-west direction starting from Grassmarket and crosses West Bow, Warden's Close and Candlemaker Row and ends at Cowgate. In the vicinity, you can find among other things 3 cafés, a restaurant, a convenience store and a collector shop. The nearest stop in the vicinity is Grassmarket (approx. 50 m away).

Road Type
tertiary road
Lanes
2
Speed Limit
20 mph
Route
east-west

Cafés

  • Let Me Eat (sandwiches) at Cowgatehead 7 (EH1 1JY).
  • Coffee Saints (coffee shop, wheelchair accessible) at Candlemaker Row 86 (EH1 2QA).
  • Grassmarket Café at Candlemaker Row 84,86,88 (EH1 2QA).

Restaurants

  • Dunedin Bistro Kitchen at West Bow 118 (EH1 2HH).

Collector shops

  • Mr Wood's Fossils (opening hours: Mon–Sat 10–17:30) at Cowgatehead 5. fossil shop.

Convenience stores

  • Coogate Convenience Store at Cowgatehead 11.

Fashion accessories shops

  • Fabhatrix (opening hours: Wed–Sat 11–17) at Cowgatehead 13.

Roads nearby

Aird's Close
Castle Rock Take Away, W. Armstrong & Son
50 m
Edmonstone's Close
Mussel & Steak Bar, The Mutts Nuts
50 m
Hunter's Close
Hawico
50 m
Warden's Close
Bar Salsa, Thomas Riddell's Grave
50 m
Currie's Close
100 m
West Bow
Bow Bar, Scottish Sweets & Treats, Chalmers Tweed & Cashmere, Islander, Castle & Crown, Knights Vault, The Cadies and Witchery Tours, Cubits, Squish Edinburgh
100 m
Gilmour's Close
Pirlous, Sub Station
100 m
Victoria Terrace
The Castle Arms, Nok’s Kitchen, Daika Kanam, Maxies, Family History Centre, Maison Bleue, The Scotland Shop, Oink, Elephant House, The Isle of Skye Candle Co., Cuttea Sark, Edinburgh Skin Care, I.J. Mellis Cheesemonger, Swish, The Whisky Shop, Clarksons, The Red Door Gallery, The Museum built context (Harry Potter), Walker Slater, The Little Inn, Victoria Regalia, La Barantine Victoria, Hardy Feral, The Coo Bakehouse, PizzaExpress, Howies, John Kay's, Scots Kitchen
150 m
Heriot Bridge
Agua
150 m
Castle Wynd South
150 m
Patrick Geddes Steps
150 m
Castlehill
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, The Witchery, The Scotch Whisky Experience, Contini Cannonball
150 m
Boswell's Court
Amber
150 m
Blair's Close
200 m
Jollie's Close
The Witchery Shop
200 m
Dunlop's Court
200 m
Semple's Close
Pronto By The Castle, Pronto Slice Pizza
200 m
Castle Wynd North
200 m
Ramsay Lane
200 m
Esplanade
Castle Esplanade, Witches' Well
250 m
Porteous' Pend
Castlegate Cafe, Zaza's Coffee House, Vapes N Shakes
250 m
Ramsay Garden
250 m
Brown's Place
250 m
Granny's Green Steps
250 m
Grassmarket
Semper, Apex Edinburgh International, Apex Edinburgh City, Mary's Milk Bar, Grassmarket, Bains, Metro Bar & Brasserie, Taylor Maxwell, West Bow Well, Grassmarket Market, Top Up Tap, Olivetta, The Grassmarket Hotel, Festival Stores Grassmarket, Made in Italy, Petit Paris, Mamma's, Rona's Bistro, o'Oliviero, Black Bull, The Beehive Inn, The White Hart Inn, The Last Drop, Maggie Dickson's, Biddy Mulligans, The Wee Pub, Hula Juice Bar and Gallery, Bill Baber Knitwear, Alba Bistro, Sofi’s, Cold Town House, o/s 61 Grassmarket Apex Hotel, Over Langshaw Ice Cream
250 m
Vennel
Purple Glamour, Kick Ass Cafe, Edinburgh City Youth Cafe, The Lover's Touch
250 m
King's Stables Road
Edinburgh Kilts and Souvenirs, Johnston Terrace, King's Stables Road, Great Scot
250 m
Inglis Court
Forever Sourcing
300 m
Lady Wynd
Maison de Moggy
300 m
Keir Street
USave, The Wee Red Bar, The Cafe
350 m
Portsburgh Square
West Port Oracle
350 m
Heriot Place
350 m
King's Stables Lane
350 m
Chapel Wynd
350 m
Lauriston Terrace
350 m
Archibald Place
400 m