Hostel · Scotland
The Salvation Army Life House
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- 59minwalk to the beach
- 70mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 59 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 70 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.
Think twice if
- Beach 59 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 70 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 8 min Closer than 60% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 17 min Closer than 48% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 70 m Less climbing than 29% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 59 min
- Bus stopThe Pleasance 1 min
- Tram stopSt Andrew Square 13 min
- SupermarketLidl 8 min
- PharmacyRoyal Mile Pharmacy 3 min
- Cash machine 4 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 16 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 29 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 12 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: 54 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 70 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 70 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.5%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 2
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 38
Other places nearby
- Travelodge Edinburgh CentralHotel · Beach 58 min walk 50 m away
- Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh-Royal MileHotel · Beach 58 min walk 50 m away
- Edinburgh MetroHostel · Beach 57 min walk 150 m away
- a&o HostelHostel · Beach 57 min walk 150 m away
- EdinB&BGuest house · Beach 57 min walk 150 m away
- High Street HostelHostel · Beach 57 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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