High Street in Old Town

High Street in City of Edinburgh, Old Town is a cobblestone, lit minor road. The road has sidewalks (paving stones) as well as a width of 6.31 m, and the roadway surface is bad. There is no cycle path. It runs in an east-west direction starting from Lawnmarket and crosses St Giles' Street, West Parliament Square, City Chambers Quadrangle, Parliament Square, Cockburn Street, Hunter Square, North Bridge, South Bridge, Niddry Street and Blackfriars Street and ends at Canongate. It is a footpath between Parliament Square and North Bridge and not passable by car. High Street is also known as The Royal Mile. This road is part of the foot route "The Royal Mile". In the vicinity, you can find among other things 5 clothing shops, 3 gift shops, 3 pubs and 3 jewellers. The nearest stop is Museum of Childhood. The bus lines 35 and N35 serve this stop. High Street also exists in Highland, Dumfries and Galloway, Aberdeen City and Fife. Ⓦ.

Road Type
minor road
Speed Limit
20 mph
Route
east-west

Clothing shops

  • Ness at High Street 367.
  • Caledonia at High Street 44.
  • House of Cashmere at High Street 28.
  • Calzeat at High Street 89.
  • The Woollen Mill at High Street 179.

Off-licences

  • Royal Mile Whiskies (opening hours: Mon–Sun 10–20, wheelchair accessible) at High Street 379,381 (EH1 1PW).

Taxi ranks

  • High Street.

Cafés

  • Caffè Nero (coffee shop, outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, takeaway) at High Street 192 (EH1 1RF).

Gift shops

  • St Giles’ Cathedral Shop (opening hours: Mon–Fri 10–18:30; Sat 10–16:30; Sun 12:30–16:30) at Royal Mile (EH1 1RE).
  • House of Edinburgh (wheelchair accessible).
  • Two Skies at High Street 5 (EH1 1SR).

Jewellers

  • Palenque at High Street 56.
  • Celtic Design at High Street 54.
  • Celtic Jewellery and Gemstones at High Street 7 (EH1 1SR).

Confectioneries

  • Fudge Kitchen (wheelchair accessible) at High Street 30 (EH1 1TB).

Drinking water fountains

  • Top Up Tap (free).

Pubs

  • The Waverley (outdoor seating).
  • The World's End (outdoor seating, Real Ale, opening hours: Mon–Fri 11–1; Sat–Sun 10–1) at High Street 2-8 (EH1 1TB).
  • No.1 High Street (outdoor seating, Wi-Fi) at High Street 1 (EH1 1SR).

Restaurants

  • Bella Italia (Italian, vegetarian options, opening hours: Mon–Thu 11–22; Fri–Sat 11–23; Sun 11–22) at North Bridge 54-56 (EH1 1QN).
  • Landy's (fish & chips) at North Bridge 29-31 (EH1 1SB).

Bus stops

  • Museum of Childhood.
  • bus lines 35, N35

Convenience stores

  • City Scots (opening hours: open 24/7) at North Bridge 52 (EH1 1QN).

Roads nearby

Old Assembly Close
Taste of Scotland, House of Cashmere
150 m
Craigs Close
150 m
Anchor Close
Bari-Uma Ramen, Eden, The Inn Place, Crew 2000, Filling Station
150 m
Cockburn Street
Underground Solu'shn, The Malt Shovel, Scotsman's Lounge, Gurkha Cafe, La Locanda, Coffee ‘N’ More, Edinburgh Scottish Gift Shop, House of Minalima, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Cavanagh Antiques, Pie in the Sky, The Wall, Time & Tide, Perre, Ecco Vino, Artisan Gelato, MYSA, Stills, Enterprise Car Club, The Milkman, The Edinburgh Press Club, The Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company, We ❤️ Scotland
150 m
Covenant Close
Royal Mile Factory Outlet, Royal Cashmere
150 m
Geddes' Entry
150 m
Burnet's Close
Copper Still
150 m
North Foulis Close
Gordon's Trattoria
150 m
Old Stamp Office Close
Royal Mile Nursery, The Whisky Trail
200 m
Bell's Wynd
ClamShell
200 m
Lyon's Close
Secret Arcade, Crest of Edinburgh, House of Edinburgh
200 m
New Assembly Close
Coffee House, Scottish Experience
200 m
Craig's Close
Mortal Kocktail, Cookie, W. Armstrong & Son
200 m
Stevenlaw's Close
Murphy’s, Old Town Whisky
200 m
Jackson's Close
Arcade, Swish, Bubba Q, No1 Currency
200 m
Fleshmarket Close
Scottish Gift Shop, The Milkman, The Albanach, Balmoral, Southern Cross Cafe, Mimi's Little Bakehouse, Laila's, Yum Yum, Hair By Alfie, The Jinglin' Geordie, The Halfway House
200 m
Blair Street
The City Cafe, Blair Street Underground Vaults, Monkey Barrel Comedy, Monkey Barrel 2, Cafe Voltaire, Marlin's Wynd, Cluaran House, Ruan Mai Thai Massage Therapy
250 m
The Scotsman Steps
The Scotsman Hotel, Scotsman Picturehouse
250 m
North Bridge Arcade
Edinburgh Backpackers Hostel, Boots, Pizza Hut, The Gin Company, Cashmere House, Breakfast Club, Pret A Manger, Pure Scottish, Scran Brunch, Scran Bistro, Linton Connection
250 m
Hunter Square
O’Neill's, The Scotland Shop, Starbucks, Ibis, Civerinos, The Advocate, Mòr Bakehouse, The Piper's Rest, Tron Kirk Market, Royal Mile Hunter Square, City of Edinburgh Tours
250 m
South Bridge
Pizza Paradise, Whistle Binkies, South Bridge, Costa, Netversal, Ciao Roma, Tesco Express, Fun Tea, Fei Mao Ji, Costa Express, Subway, Edinburgh Clothing Company, Global News, Heritage of Edinburgh, Yur Tartan, PDSA, Yekta, Greek Gyros Grill, Mail Boxes Etc., Marie Curie
250 m
Scotsman Steps
250 m
Niddry Street
The Inn On The Mile, The Banshee Labyrinth, Greggs, The Globe Bar, The Royal Barbers, noodle'n'rice, ikigai ramen, HEYTEA, £2 Pizza Slice, Petra, The Studio, The Hive, The Salvation Army, Hubbard Academy of Personal Independence Scientology Edinburgh
300 m
Bishop's Close
The Mitre
300 m
Cant's Close
300 m
Melrose Close
Balmoral Cashmere
300 m
Carrubber's Close
Hector Russell
300 m
Morrison's Close
Scottish Experience, Whiski
350 m
Jeffrey Street
Jeffrey Street, Hot Toddy, Bread Meats Bread, Tempting Tattie, Rock n Rose, Heaven Beauty, Harmony Complementary Therapies, Calton View Cafe, Studio XIII Gallery, Tangram, Cappuccino, Corniche, Aquila, Rag & Bone, Rocksalt Cafe and Deli, The Chop House, Caru by Candlelight, Frenchys Skin Lab, Tappit Hen Gallery, Old St Paul’s Church Hall
350 m
North Gray's Close
The Royal Mile Tavern, Soctopus
350 m
Waverley Steps
1 Waverley, Pasty Shop, Sainsbury's Local, Costa, Mobile Plus, McDonald's, Paper Rack, Pure Scottish, Subway, Sostrene Grenes
350 m
North Bridge
Brasserie Prince by Alain Roux, Pure Scottish, Hilton Edinburgh Carlton, PizzaExpress, Black Sheep Coffee, Royal Mile Mansions, Edinburgh Weaving Mill, Whisky & Wine, Grand Cafe, North Bridge, Caffè Nero, Left Luggage, Alamo, Bagel Factory, Photo-Me, Edinburgh Waverley, LNER First Class Lounge, Travel Centre, Passenger Assist Lounge, Family Lounge
450 m
Waverley drop-off point
Edinburgh Waverley, drop-off, 4 Calton Road, Millennium Milepost Waverley Station
500 m
Located in City of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom
Native label The Royal Mile
Has part Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, The Canongate, Abbey Strand
Location Edinburgh