Old Town, Edinburgh
24 minute walk from Haymarket station · Edinburgh and South East · Free entry
The Old Town is Edinburgh's medieval heart. It is centred on the Royal Mile which runs along the crag-and-tail from the Castle down to Holyrood Palace, and it is packed with notable architecture and fascinating history, being home to some of the world's earliest 'high rise' buildings.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Edinburgh and South East
Stations within walking distance
- Haymarket station — 24 min walk, 2.0 km
- Edinburgh station
Other places near Haymarket
- Royal Lyceum Theatre — 12 min walk from the station
- Traverse Theatre — 14 min walk from the station
- John Muir Way: Edinburgh to Prestonpans — 22 min walk from the station
- Dean Village and the Galleries of Modern Art — 22 min walk from the station
- Calton Hill, Edinburgh — 25 min walk from the station
- New Town, Edinburgh — 25 min walk from the station