Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
15 minute walk from Edinburgh station · Edinburgh and South East · Free entry
Experience a proper hill walk in the heart of the city. Arthur's Seat's rocky summit towers over Edinburgh, with fabulous views in all directions, and the extensive parkland surrounding it is an oasis of calm as a retreat from the busy city.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Edinburgh and South East
Stations within walking distance
- Edinburgh station — 15 min walk, 1.2 km
- Haymarket station — 41 min walk, 3.3 km
Other places near Edinburgh
- Stockbridge and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh — 1 min walk from the station
- Calton Hill, Edinburgh — 2 min walk from the station
- New Town, Edinburgh — 3 min walk from the station
- Dunbar's Close Garden — 8 min walk from the station
- Mansfield Traquair Centre — 11 min walk from the station
- Traverse Theatre — 16 min walk from the station