Forrest Road in Old Town

Forrest Road in City of Edinburgh, Old Town is an asphalted, lit tertiary road. The road has sidewalks. The road has a cycle path (cycle lane) in some sections. It runs as a one-way street in a south-north direction and crosses Lauriston Place, Teviot Place, Forrest Hill, Greyfriars Place, Bristo Place and Lindsay Place and ends at Bristo Port. It connects Old Town and Tollcross. This road is part of the bicycle routes UK:National Cycle Network 75, NCN National Route 76, EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 and NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh. In the vicinity, you can find among other things 3 restaurants, 2 fast food restaurants, a charity shop and a café. The nearest bus stop in the vicinity is Bristo Place (approx. 50 m away). The bus lines 2, 9, 12, 23, 27, 35, 45, 47, 47B and X52 serve this stop.

Road Type
tertiary road link
Speed Limit
20 mph
Route
north-south

Restaurants

  • Koyama (Japanese, opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:45–22; Fri–Sat 11:45–22:30) at Forrest Road 18,20 (EH1 2QN).
  • Mum's (wheelchair accessible, opening hours: Mon–Sat 9–22; Sun 10–22) at Forrest Road 4-4A (EH1 2QN).
  • Union Of Genius (soup, outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options, vegetarian options, wheelchair accessible, opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:30–16; Sat 12–16) at Forrest Road 8 (EH1 2QN).

Public bookcases

  • Bedlam Theatre Little Library.

Fast food restaurants

  • Cappadocia Grill (kebab, burgers, fish & chips) at Forrest Road 10 (EH1 2QN).
  • Bowls (salad, outdoor seating, vegan options, vegetarian options, wheelchair accessible, opening hours: Mon–Sun 11–20) at Forrest Road 13 (EH1 2QH).

Convenience stores

  • Premier (opening hours: Mon–Sun 6–22, wheelchair accessible) at Forrest Road 24 (EH1 2QN).

Charity shops

  • Shelter at Forrest Road 39 (EH1 2QP).

Cafés

  • Thomas J. Walls (coffee shop) at Forrest Road 35 (EH1 2QP).

Bus stops

  • Forrest Road.
  • bus lines 2, 9, 12, 23, 27, 35, 45, 47, 47B, X52

Roads nearby

Bristo Port
J. Donald & Co.
50 m
Bristo Place
Bristo Place, Hotel du Vin, Napiers, Bistro du Vin, Elfalafel
150 m
Teviot Place
Mezcal, Salut, W. Armstrong & Son, Hewats, Ting Thai Caravan, Medusa, Doctors, The Gruff Goat, Tortilla, Rudi, The Foodie's Bistro, Ting Thai-HQ
150 m
Lothian Street
Bristo Square, The Gilded Saloon
150 m
Brighton Street
Paradise Palms
150 m
Potterrow Port
The Chaplaincy
200 m
Potterrow
Shish Edinburgh, Maqbool's Supermarket, Sanchuan, Potterrow, Vitality Dental Care, Hangar 5, Baristo, Potter Shop
200 m
West College Street
200 m
Scott's Close
Three Sisters, Minto Bike Store
250 m
Chambers Street
O/S 8-15 Chambers St, Edinburgh Law School Library, Chambers Street, National Museum of Scotland, Nando's, Museum Kitchen, Balcony Cafe, Museum Apartments, At Bridge End / Chambers St, Old College, Richer Sounds, Biblos, The Jazz Bar
250 m
Charlesfield
250 m
South College Street
Talbot Rice Gallery, The Captains Bar, Playfair Library, Rice Noodle Bar, Origin, ResLife, Edinburgh Arts and Picture Framers, Old College Quad
250 m
Guthrie Street
Wee Spoke Hub, Shrub: Event space and Office
250 m
Kincaid's Court
Londis
250 m
Marshall Street
Dome Cafe and Bar (EUSA), Bayes Centre Bike Store, ICMS - International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Fettle, Lian Pu, Bristo Square Pharmacy, Richard Verney Health Centre (University Health Service)
250 m
Charles Street
Rhino Head
300 m
Hastie's Close
The Mash House, La Belle Angèle
300 m
Nicolson Square
Islander, Al Raheem, Graham Anthony, Nicolson Square, Beirut, The Mosque Kitchen, Islamic Relief, Kebab Mahal, Bismallah Foodstore, Scotbet, Phone Science, Al Medina, FHMCD, Sdm Perfumes
300 m
College Wynd
300 m
Infirmary Street
The Royal Oak, Caffè Nero, Bento Asian Food Bar, Mother India's Cafe, Dovecot Gallery, Blackwells, Enterprise Car Club, Scotland Stories, Dovecot Shop
400 m
Niddry Street South
The Caves, Rowantree, Jimmy's Express, I❤️Scotland, Forbidden Planet, Best-one
400 m