Guest house · Scotland
Observatory House
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- 50minwalk to the beach
- 96mclimb from the beach
- 3minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 50 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 96 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 3 minutes away and a supermarket about 17 minutes away.
Think twice if
- Beach 50 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 96 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 50 min Closer than 37% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 3 min Closer than 9% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 17 min Closer than 5% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 18 min Closer than 28% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 96 m Less climbing than 1% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 50 min
- Bus stopWaterloo Place (ZE) 3 min
- Tram stopPicardy Place 8 min
- SupermarketLidl 17 min
- PharmacyBoots 8 min
- Cash machine 7 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 21 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 34 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 13 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 12 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 3 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 14 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 18 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 55 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 88 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 18 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 72 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 96 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 96 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2.4%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 15
Other places nearby
- Calton Hill RockhouseHotel · Beach 49 min walk 100 m away
- Parliament House HotelHotel · Beach 48 min walk 150 m away
- Apex Waterloo Place HotelHotel · Beach 50 min walk 200 m away
- The GlasshouseHotel · Beach 45 min walk 200 m away
- Princes Street SuitesHotel · Beach 51 min walk 200 m away
- Roomzzz AparthotelHotel · Beach 48 min walk 200 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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