Holiday apartments · Scotland
The Spires
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- 47minwalk to the beach
- 70mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 47 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 15 minutes away.
There are 15 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 47 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 70 m
- Lively evenings: 15 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 47 min Closer than 49% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 15 min Closer than 13% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 18 min Closer than 28% 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 47 min
- Bus stopThistle Street 1 min
- Tram stopPrinces Street 4 min
- SupermarketTesco 15 min
- PharmacyBoots 6 min
- Cash machineHSBC UK 1 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 14 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 15 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 23 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 44 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 4 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 16 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: 71 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 71 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 70 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.9%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 15
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 36
Other places nearby
- Hanover 71 SuitesHotel · Beach 48 min walk 50 m away
- The InterContinental Edinburgh - The GeorgeHotel · Beach 48 min walk 50 m away
- Braid ApartmentsHoliday apartments · Beach 47 min walk 50 m away
- Q ResidenceGuest house · Beach 48 min walk 100 m away
- Le MondeHotel · Beach 49 min walk 150 m away
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Queen StreetHotel · Beach 47 min walk 150 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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