Guest house · near Portobello Beach
The Gates B&B
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- 28minwalk to the beach
- 38mclimb from the beach
- 2minwalk to a bus stop
- 23minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Portobello Beach) is about 28 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 38 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 2 minutes away and a supermarket about 19 minutes away.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 0 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 28 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 38 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 28 min Closer than 81% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 2 min Closer than 21% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 19 min Closer than 3% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 23 min Closer than 5% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 38 m Less climbing than 66% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachPortobello Beach 28 min
- Bus stopDuddingston Gardens 2 min
- Tram stopMcDonald Road 53 min
- SupermarketScotmid 19 min
- PharmacyLindsay & Gilmour 10 min
- Cash machine 9 min
Sights and days out
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 32 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse By car: 3 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town By car: 4 min
- Edinburgh Castle By car: 6 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 7 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 17 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 24 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 61 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 94 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 23 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 77 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 38 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 38 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.7%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 0
Other places nearby
- Lady Nairne Premier InnHotel · Beach 28 min walk 700 m away
- Ardblair B&BGuest house · Beach 21 min walk 800 m away
- Aynetree B&BGuest house · Beach 19 min walk 1050 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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