Guest house · Scotland
4 Friends House
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- 16minwalk to the beach
- 18mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 16 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 18 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 10 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 2 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 16 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 16 min Closer than 94% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 10 min Closer than 43% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 17 min Closer than 48% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 18 m Less climbing than 83% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 16 min
- Bus stopSouth Fort Street 1 min
- Tram stopOcean Terminal 11 min
- SupermarketAldi 10 min
- PharmacyBoots 2 min
- Cash machine 1 min
Sights and days out
- Royal Yacht Britannia On foot: 16 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 39 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 42 min
- Edinburgh Castle By car: 4 min
- Arthur's Seat By car: 5 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 17 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 18 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 56 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 87 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 17 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 74 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 18 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 18 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.4%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 2
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 2
Other places nearby
- Ocean InnGuest house · Beach 17 min walk 100 m away
- A-Haven Townhouse HotelGuest house · Beach 21 min walk 300 m away
- SheridanGuest house · Beach 22 min walk 350 m away
- Just Sleep HostelHostel · Beach 25 min walk 450 m away
- Victoria Park House HotelHotel · Beach 24 min walk 450 m away
- Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh-WaterfrontHotel · Beach 8 min walk 550 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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