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Princes Street Garden, Edinburgh ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿƒ

Edinburgh, Scotland

Princes Street Garden, Edinburgh ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿƒ

Length1 mi
Elev. Gain62.3 ft
Est. Steps2000

Park

Restrooms

Parking

Drinking water

Places to sit

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Created by ๐ŸŒทAva๐ŸŒท
Introduction
Princes Street Garden, Edinburgh ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿƒ is a 1 mile (2,000-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 62.3 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Princes Street Garden is actually a big park but I made a cut on the trails across it instead. It is just too beautiful for words. With the autumn colours out so bright, the walk was really the kind anyone would go for. All trails are well paved. Benches everywhere for the tired feet. There are a number of interesting historical sites in the park. I plan to return to go through each of them soon. Daylight is short so go early. Dress appropriately as it is already hitting minus some parts of the day .. happy autumn !
Nearby
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Edinburgh Castle

Historical
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.

National War Museum

Tourist Attraction
The National War Museum is housed in Edinburgh, and forms part of National Museums Scotland. It is located within Edinburgh Castle, and admission is included in the entry charge for the castle. The National War Museum covers 400 years of Scotland at war from the 17th century through permanent exhibits and special exhibitions.

Princes Street Gardens

Park
Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult.

The Museum of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) and the Royal Regiment of Scotland

Tourist Attraction
The Museum of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) and the Royal Regiment of Scotland is a regimental museum displaying the collections of the Royal Scots and the Royal Regiment of Scotland. It is based in the Royal Scots drill hall (built in 1900) at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a regimental museum displaying the collections of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and its predecessor regiments. It is based in the New Barracks (built between 1796 and 1799) at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.

Scottish National War Memorial

Historical
The Scottish National War Memorial is located in Edinburgh Castle and commemorates Scottish soldiers, and those serving with Scottish regiments, who died in the two world wars and more recent conflicts. The monument was formally opened in 1927. It is housed in a redeveloped barrack block in Crown Square, at the heart of the castle, and incorporates numerous monuments.

Castle Rock (Edinburgh)

Place
Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period. It is the remains of a volcanic pipe which cut through the surrounding sedimentary rock, before cooling to form very hard dolerite, a coarser-grained equivalent of basalt.

New Club, Edinburgh

Place
The New Club is a private social club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 1787, it is Scotland's oldest club. The club occupied premises on St Andrew Square from 1809 until 1837, when it moved to purpose-built rooms on Princes Street. The 1837 building was replaced with a modern building to a design by Reiach and Hall, which is protected as a category A listed building.

Charlotte Chapel (Edinburgh)

Place
The Charlotte Chapel, also known by its previous name, St George's West Church, is a historic church building located in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. It belongs to an Independent Baptist congregation, and was originally a parish church of the Church of Scotland.

Castle Terrace Car Park

Place
Castle Terrace Car Park is a car park in Edinburgh in the brutalist style which was designated as a listed building in October 2019.Opened in 1964 and finished around 1966, it is the first modern multistorey car park built in Scotland, and an early European example of the continuous ramp model. It has remained broadly unaltered since 1966 and is noted for being sensitively designed so as not to interfere with views of Edinburgh Castle.
Route Details

Length

1 mi

Elev. Gain

62.3 ft

Est. Steps

2000
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๐ŸŒทAva๐ŸŒท
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