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High Street Hostel
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- 57minwalk to the beach
- 81mclimb from the beach
- 3minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 57 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 81 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 3 minutes away and a supermarket about 8 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 20 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 57 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 81 m
- Lively evenings: 20 bars or clubs within 150 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 57 min Closer than 11% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 3 min Closer than 9% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 8 min Closer than 60% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 17 min Closer than 48% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 81 m Less climbing than 11% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 57 min
- Bus stopMuseum of Childhood 3 min
- Tram stopSt Andrew Square 11 min
- SupermarketLidl 8 min
- PharmacyRoyal Mile Pharmacy 3 min
- Cash machine 2 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 14 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 32 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 13 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 3 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 4 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 14 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 19 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 55 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 89 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 17 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 71 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 81 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 81 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.8%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 20
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 51
Other places nearby
- Radisson Blu HotelHotel · Beach 55 min walk 50 m away
- Royal Mile BackpackersHostel · Beach 55 min walk 50 m away
- The Inn On The MileHotel · Beach 54 min walk 50 m away
- a&o HostelHostel · Beach 57 min walk 100 m away
- IbisHotel · Beach 55 min walk 100 m away
- Royal Mile MansionsHotel · Beach 54 min walk 100 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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