Bellfield, Edinburgh

#135 among attractions in Edinburgh

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Bellfield is a community centre located in what was previously Portobello Old Parish Church, a Georgian church of classical design located in Bellfield Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The church was the subject of a successful community buy-out in 2017, and reopened as a community centre on 23 June 2018. Dated 1809, it was built between 1808 and 1810 to a design by William Sibbald, at a cost of £2650. It was enlarged in 1815 and 1878. ()

Coordinates: 55°57'8"N, 3°6'31"W

Address

16B Bellfield StreetPortobelloEdinburgh United Kingdom

Contact

+44 131 281 2942

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

Nearby attractions include: Fort Kinnaird, St John the Evangelist RC Church, Newhailes House, Portobello Library.

1.2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh
32 min walk • Fort Kinnaird is a large outdoor retail park located off the A1 in the south-east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is currently the second largest retail park in the UK with 75 units occupied.
~1390 ftW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
St John the Evangelist RC Church, Edinburgh
7 min walk • St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in the Portobello district of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Its historic church is located at the junction of Brighton Place and Sandford Gardens. Its parochial school, St.
1.4 miSE
Architecture, Park, Historical place
Newhailes House, Musselburgh
36 min walk • Newhailes House is a Palladian style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland on the edge of the small town of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland.
~1720 ftW
Library
Portobello Library, Edinburgh
9 min walk • Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Weatherstone with a stock of 26,000 books and eight staff.
1.2 miW
Memorial
Craigentinny Marbles, Edinburgh
30 min walk • The Craigentinny Marbles is the mausoleum of William Henry Miller, a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, who retired to his estate at Craigentinny after losing his parliamentary seat in 1841.
~1110 ftW
City, Area
Edinburgh/East, Edinburgh
6 min walk • Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies 3 miles east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth, between the suburbs of Joppa and Craigentinny.
~280 ftS
55°57'5"N • 3°6'33"W
The Velvet Easel Gallery, Edinburgh
2 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~1100 ftNW
Cinema, Nightlife
George Cinema, Edinburgh
6 min walk • The George Cinema is a former Art Deco cinema on Bath Street in Portobello, Edinburgh. The building opened in 1939 as the County Cinema. For many years a bingo hall, it is a Category C listed building.
0.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Joppa, Edinburgh
19 min walk • Joppa is an eastern suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the west by Portobello of which it was a suburb when Portobello was a burgh, to the south by the open area south of Milton Road and to the east by Musselburgh in East Lothian.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Newcraighall, Edinburgh
33 min walk • Newcraighall is a South-Eastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. A former mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bellfield?

Nearby attractions include The Velvet Easel Gallery, Edinburgh (2 min walk), Edinburgh/East, Edinburgh (6 min walk), St John the Evangelist RC Church, Edinburgh (7 min walk), Portobello Library, Edinburgh (9 min walk).

How to get to Bellfield by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bellfield:

Bus

Bellfield Lane • Lines: 124, 26 (2 min walk)
Pitville Street • Lines: 124, 26 (4 min walk)

Train

Brunstane (20 min walk)