Guest house · Scotland
Alva House
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- 43minwalk to the beach
- 40mclimb from the beach
- 2minwalk to a bus stop
- 20minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 43 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 40 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 2 minutes away and a supermarket about 4 minutes away, so it works without a car.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 2 min, supermarket 4 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 43 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 40 m
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 43 min Closer than 61% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 2 min Closer than 21% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 4 min Closer than 86% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 20 min Closer than 8% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 40 m Less climbing than 63% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 43 min
- Bus stopMontgomery Street 2 min
- Tram stopMcDonald Road 12 min
- SupermarketScotmid 4 min
- PharmacyPharmacy Clinic 2 min
- Cash machine 4 min
Sights and days out
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 10 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 18 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 28 min
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 31 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia On foot: 43 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 17 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 21 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 58 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 91 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 20 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 74 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 40 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 40 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.2%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 1
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 6
Other places nearby
- Elgin House ApartmentsHoliday apartments · Beach 42 min walk 100 m away
- Destiny Student Brae HouseHotel · Beach 47 min walk 250 m away
- Six Brunton PlaceGuest house · Beach 44 min walk 250 m away
- Terrace HotelHotel · Beach 46 min walk 350 m away
- The HedgesGuest house · Beach 43 min walk 450 m away
- 24 Royal TerraceHotel · Beach 45 min walk 450 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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