Hotel · Scotland
Thistle Hotel
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- 55minwalk to the beach
- 63mclimb from the beach
- 2minwalk to a bus stop
- 15minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 55 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 63 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 2 minutes away and a supermarket about 12 minutes away.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 1 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 55 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 63 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 55 min Closer than 20% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 2 min Closer than 21% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 12 min Closer than 31% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 15 min Closer than 72% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 63 m Less climbing than 45% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 55 min
- Bus stopRothesay Place 2 min
- Tram stopWest End 7 min
- SupermarketGreens on the Go 12 min
- PharmacyBoots 6 min
- Cash machine 7 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 27 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 30 min
- Arthur's Seat By car: 4 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 40 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 7 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 15 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 16 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 52 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 85 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 15 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 68 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 64 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 63 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.4%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 1
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 1
Other places nearby
- The Chester ResidenceHotel · Beach 54 min walk 50 m away
- The Edinburgh ResidenceHotel · Beach 54 min walk 50 m away
- 22 Chester StreetGuest house · Beach 53 min walk 100 m away
- Palmerston SuitesHoliday apartments · Beach 56 min walk 100 m away
- Westend HotelHotel · Beach 56 min walk 100 m away
- B+B EdinburghGuest house · Beach 53 min walk 100 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).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.