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The Royal Mile 🏰👑

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Mile 🏰👑

Length1.6 mi
Elev. Gain98.4 ft
Est. Steps3500

Road

Restrooms

Public transport

Parking

Drinking water

Places to sit

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Created by 🌷Ava🌷
Introduction
The Royal Mile 🏰👑 is a 1.6 mile (3,500-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 98.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The Royal Mile is In the Old Town and is the historic heart of Edinburgh. The area is culturally and historically important to the city and packed museums, restaurants and shops. The Royal Mile Route starts from Edinburgh Castle and ends at the Queen’s Gallery/Palace of Holyroodhouse which is the Queen’s official residence in Scotland. It is roughly 1 Scots Mile long which is 1.8 km or 1,13 miles. An interesting route that everyone who comes to Edinburgh must do at least once.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

Edinburgh Castle

Waypoint 2

Stretch of Gift Shops and this is also where the pick up point is for most of Scotland Tours

Waypoint 3

Writer’s Museum

Waypoint 4

Scottish Story Telling Centre

Waypoint 5

The People’s Story Museum

Waypoint 6

Museum of Edinburgh

Waypoint 7

Queen’s Gallery

End Point

Gladstone's Land

Tourist Attraction
Gladstone's Land is a surviving 17th-century high-tenement house situated in the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction.The "Land" (sited at 481 and 483 Lawnmarket) was originally built in 1550, but was bought and redeveloped in 1617 by a prosperous Edinburgh merchant and burgess, Thomas Gledstanes, and his wife, Bessie Cunningham.

Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh)

Tourist Attraction
The Museum of Childhood is a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.The collection, which ranges from the 18th to the 21st century, was originally the work of Patrick Murray (1908-1981), an Edinburgh Councillor and passionate collector of toys and childhood memorabilia.

Museum of Edinburgh

Tourist Attraction
The Museum of Edinburgh, formerly known as Huntly House Museum, is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, housing a collection relating to the town's origins, history and legends. Exhibits include an original copy of the National Covenant signed at Greyfriars Kirk in 1638 and a reconstruction of Field Marshal Earl Haig's headquarters on the Western Front during the Great War, the latter exhibiting items bequeathed to the Museum.

The People's Story Museum

Tourist Attraction
The People's Story Museum is a museum housed in the historic Canongate Tolbooth, the collections of which tell the story of the working class people of Edinburgh from the late 18th century to the present day. This is done through use of oral history, reminiscence and written sources.

John Knox House

Tourist Attraction
John Knox House, popularly known as "John Knox's House", is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century. Although his name became associated with the house, he appears to have lived in Warriston Close where a plaque indicates the approximate site of his actual residence.

Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Historical
The Mercat Cross of Edinburgh stands in Parliament Square next to St Giles' Cathedral, facing the High Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Camera Obscura, Edinburgh

Place
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is a major tourist attraction in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland located on Castlehill section of the Royal Mile close to Edinburgh Castle. Founded by entrepreneur Maria Theresa Short in 1835 and a key site in Patrick Geddes' development of regional planning. This visitor attraction is now home to over 100 interactive exhibits, including the original Camera Obscura, and is based over five floors including a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of Edinburgh.

Canongate Tolbooth

Place
Canongate Tolbooth is a historic landmark of the Old Town area of Edinburgh, built in 1591 as a tolbooth, that is, the centre of administration and justice of the then separate burgh of the Canongate which was outside the Edinburgh town walls. The building is now occupied by The People's Story Museum and is protected as a category A listed building.

Carrubbers Christian Centre

Building
Carrubbers Christian Centre is a church on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cleanse the Causeway

Place
The skirmish known as Cleanse the Causeway, or Clear the Causeway, took place in the High Street of Edinburgh, Scotland, on 30 April 1520, between rivals James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, chief of Clan Hamilton, and Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, chief of Clan Douglas.The skirmish was the result of enmity between the House of Hamilton and the "Red" Angus line of the House of Douglas, both powerful noble families jealous of each other's influence over King James V.
Comments
clark_moore
2022/09/16
Loved Hiking Royal Mile this week
Route Details

Length

1.6 mi

Elev. Gain

98.4 ft

Est. Steps

3500
Created by
🌷Ava🌷
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