Guest house · Scotland
16 Pilrig Guest House
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- 32minwalk to the beach
- 25mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 19minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 32 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 25 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 2 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 3 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 2 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 32 min on foot
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 307 places we mapped in Edinburgh. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 32 min Closer than 75% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 2 min Closer than 97% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 19 min Closer than 14% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 25 m Less climbing than 77% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 32 min
- Bus stopSpey Street 1 min
- Tram stopBalfour Street 4 min
- SupermarketScotmid 2 min
- PharmacyCrighton Pharmacy 3 min
- Cash machine 2 min
Sights and days out
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 24 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 25 min
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 33 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia On foot: 32 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 42 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 16 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 19 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 57 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 89 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 19 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 73 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 25 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 25 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 3
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 8
Other places nearby
- Acorn LodgeGuest house · Beach 31 min walk 50 m away
- BalmoralGuest house · Beach 31 min walk 50 m away
- AbbotsfordGuest house · Beach 31 min walk 100 m away
- CarringtonGuest house · Beach 31 min walk 100 m away
- The Maple LeafGuest house · Beach 32 min walk 100 m away
- Destiny Student – ShrubhillHotel · Beach 33 min walk 150 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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