New Town, Edinburgh
3 minute walk from Edinburgh station · Edinburgh and South East · Free entry
Edinburgh New Town is considered one of the masterpieces of Town Planning. Today Princes Street is the capital's main shopping thoroughfare, with superb views across to the Castle. Further from this busy hub, the original Georgian architecture of the fine crescents and circusses to the north can be appreciated in full.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Edinburgh and South East
Stations within walking distance
- Edinburgh station — 3 min walk, 0.2 km
- Haymarket station — 25 min walk, 2.0 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
- Dunbar's Close Garden — 8 min walk from the station
- Mansfield Traquair Centre — 11 min walk from the station
- Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park, Edinburgh — 15 min walk from the station
- Traverse Theatre — 16 min walk from the station