Holiday apartments · near Portobello Beach

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Skyline of Edinburgh — Photo of the area, not of this hotel Andrew Colin, CC BY 2.0

46min

walk to the beach
49m

climb from the beach
1min

walk to a bus stop
23min

Edinburgh Airport · drive

Mostly level walk
Works without a car
Quiet evenings

At a glance

The nearest beach (Portobello Beach) is about 46 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 49 m on the way back.

You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 8 minutes away, so it works without a car.

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 46 min on foot
Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 49 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 46 min Closer than 53% of places
Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
Walk to a supermarket 8 min Closer than 60% of places
Drive to Edinburgh Airport 23 min Closer than 5% of places
Climb back from the beach about 49 m Less climbing than 56% of places

Contact and maps

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How far is everything

Nearest beachPortobello Beach 46 min
Bus stopNiddrie Marischal Drive 1 min
SupermarketLidl 8 min
PharmacyLindsay & Gilmour Niddrie Mains Pharmacy 9 min
Cash machine 9 min

Sights and days out

Arthur's Seat On foot: 44 min
Edinburgh Castle By car: 7 min
Palace of Holyroodhouse By car: 7 min
Royal Mile and the Old Town By car: 7 min
Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 10 min
Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 15 min
Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 25 min
Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 60 min
St Andrews (day trip) By car: 95 min

Getting here

Edinburgh AirportBy car: 23 min
Glasgow AirportBy car: 77 min

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Hills and evening noise

This place Nearest beach Bars and clubs: 0 within 150 m, 0 within 300 m Schematic, not to scale. Computed figures; the map link below shows the real streets.

Height above sea level: about 49 m
Climb from the nearest beach: about 49 m
Average slope of that walk: about 1.3%
Bars and clubs within 150 m: 0
Bars and clubs within 300 m: 0

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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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