Hostel · Scotland
Kick Ass Hostels
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- 59minwalk to the beach
- 75mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 15minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 59 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 75 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 7 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 7 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 59 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 75 m
- Lively evenings: 7 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 59 min Closer than 3% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 7 min Closer than 67% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 15 min Closer than 72% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 75 m Less climbing than 20% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 59 min
- Bus stopWest Port 1 min
- Tram stopPrinces Street 11 min
- SupermarketCo-op Food 7 min
- PharmacyBoots 7 min
- Cash machine 1 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 9 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 23 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 13 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 39 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 6 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 15 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 17 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 53 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 87 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 15 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 69 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 76 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 75 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.6%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 7
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 15
Other places nearby
- Apex Edinburgh InternationalHotel · Beach 60 min walk 100 m away
- Wilde Aparthotel - Edinburgh GrassmarketHotel · Beach 56 min walk 150 m away
- Apex Edinburgh CityHotel · Beach 59 min walk 150 m away
- Castle Rock HostelHostel · Beach 57 min walk 200 m away
- NovotelHotel · Beach 59 min walk 200 m away
- The Grassmarket HotelHotel · Beach 58 min walk 250 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).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.