Inch, Edinburgh

Name: Inch
Address: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

#455 among attractions in Edinburgh

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The Inch is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the south of Inch Park in the south of the city. It is located 2 miles south south-east of central Edinburgh. It incorporates the Inch housing development, Inch Park and the category A listed Inch House, a former country house now used as a community centre. The associated Inch Doocot or dovecot, also a category A listed building, is situated close by, west of Gilmerton Road. ()

Coordinates: 55°55'20"N, 3°9'16"W

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LibertonEdinburgh United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Royal Commonwealth Pool, Craigmillar Castle, Reid Memorial Church, Braid Hills Golf Centre.

1.4 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
35 min walk • The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building in Edinburgh that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie'.
0.6 miNE
Imposing 14th-century castle and park
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh
15 min walk • Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar.
1.2 miW
Church
Reid Memorial Church, Edinburgh
31 min walk • The Reid Memorial Church is a church in Edinburgh. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland and is located in the Blackford area on the south side of the city.
1.2 miSW
55°54'44"N • 3°10'46"W
Braid Hills Golf Centre, Edinburgh
31 min walk • Golf
1.2 miNW
Church
Mayfield Salisbury Church, Edinburgh
30 min walk • Mayfield Salisbury Church is a member of the Church of Scotland, part of the worldwide family of the Christian Church. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of Edinburgh city centre at the junction of Mayfield Road and West Mayfield.
1.4 miNW
Cemetery
East Preston Street Burial Ground, Edinburgh
37 min walk • East Preston Street Burial Ground is a burial ground in south Edinburgh holding graves from the 19th and 20th century. The graveyard is in the care of the City of Edinburgh Council. It stands at the junction of East Preston Street and Dalkeith Road. The property is a listed building.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh
32 min walk • Duddingston Loch is a lake, or freshwater loch, in Edinburgh where it is the last remaining natural loch within the city. It is situated to the south of Holyrood Park and lies southwest of the village of Duddingston.
~1800 ftSE
55°55'8"N • 3°8'52"W
Liberton Golf Club, Edinburgh
9 min walk • Golf
1.4 miSE
Historical place, Cave
Gilmerton Cove, Edinburgh
36 min walk • Gilmerton Cove is a series of underground passageways and chambers hand-carved from sandstone located beneath the streets of Gilmerton, an ex-mining village, now a southeastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland.
1.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Sciennes, Edinburgh
42 min walk • Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately 2 kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Most of its housing stock consists of terraces of four-storey Victorian tenements.
1.1 miNE
Church
Robin Chapel, Edinburgh
29 min walk • The Robin Chapel is an ecumenical Christian place of worship in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in memory of Lieutenant Robin Tudsbery, who was killed in the closing days of World War II.

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Which popular attractions are close to Inch?

Nearby attractions include Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh (15 min walk), Liberton, Edinburgh (18 min walk), Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh (20 min walk), Kings Buildings House, Edinburgh (20 min walk).

How to get to Inch by public transport?

The nearest stations to Inch:

Bus

Walter Scott Avenue • Lines: 49, 51 (5 min walk)
Ivanhoe Crescent • Lines: 29, 3 (6 min walk)