Inverleith, Edinburgh

Name: Inverleith
Address: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

#385 among attractions in Edinburgh

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Inverleith is an inner suburb in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city. Its neighbours include Trinity to the north and the New Town to the south, with Canonmills at the south-east and Stockbridge at the south-west. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°57'59"N, 3°12'47"W

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Inverleith – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Grange Club, Dean Cemetery, Georgian House, Inverleith House.

0.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
12 min walk • The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edinburgh Academy sports ground, which is in Raeburn Place.
0.9 miSW
Cemetery, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
24 min walk • The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland.
1 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Georgian House, Edinburgh
25 min walk • The Georgian House is an 18th-century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic New 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, with over 40,000 visitors annually.
~770 ftSE
Museum, Art gallery
Inverleith House, Edinburgh
4 min walk • Inverleith House is a historic house, now within the Royal Botanic Garden, in the suburb of Inverleith, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
0.8 miS
Museum, History museum
James Clerk Maxwell Foundation, Edinburgh
21 min walk • The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation is a registered Scottish charity set up in 1977. By supporting physics and mathematics, it honors one of the greatest physicists, James Clerk Maxwell, and while attempting to increase the public awareness and trust of science. It maintains a small museum in Maxwell's birthplace.
0.9 miS
Bridge
Dean Bridge, Edinburgh
24 min walk • The Dean Bridge spans the Water of Leith in the city of Edinburgh on the A90 road to Queensferry on the Firth of Forth. It carries the roadway, 447 feet long and 39 feet broad, on four arches rising 106 feet above the river.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh
16 min walk • Warriston Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh. It lies in Warriston, one of the northern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by the then newly-formed Edinburgh Cemetery Company, and occupies around 14 acres of land on a slightly sloping site.
0.7 miSE
Church
Saint Stephen's Stockbridge, Edinburgh
17 min walk • Saint Stephen's Church is located in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the bottom of Saint Vincent Street. It was built in 1827-1828, to a design by architect William Henry Playfair.
0.9 miS
Park
Dean Gardens, Edinburgh
22 min walk • The Dean Gardens are private communal gardens near the Stockbridge suburb of the New Town area of Edinburgh, EH4.
~980 ftSE
Lavish gardens with glasshouses and tours
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
5 min walk • The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.
0.6 miSE
Square
Silvermills, Edinburgh
16 min walk • Silvermills, once an ancient village, has been part of Edinburgh since 1809. The village is most likely to have taken its name from mills erected to smelt and refine silver ore which had been found at Hilderstone in Linlithgowshire in 1607 or, alternatively, from some of the alchemical projects of James IV or James V.

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Which popular attractions are close to Inverleith?

Nearby attractions include Inverleith House, Edinburgh (4 min walk), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (5 min walk), Goldenacre, Edinburgh (10 min walk), Warriston, Edinburgh (13 min walk).

How to get to Inverleith by public transport?

The nearest stations to Inverleith:

Bus

Warriston Gardens • Lines: 23, 27 (8 min walk)
Goldenacre Terrace • Lines: 23, 27 (8 min walk)

Tram

St Andrew Square • Lines: Edinburgh Trams Eastbound, Edinburgh Trams Westbound (30 min walk)
Princes Street • Lines: Edinburgh Trams Eastbound, Edinburgh Trams Westbound (30 min walk)

Train

Edinburgh Waverley (34 min walk)