On The Roam

Scotland

Edinburgh

A capital you can walk end to end, with a volcano in the middle of it and a very short hop to genuinely wild country.

Build my Edinburgh trip

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Worth
3 days
Cost
Middling
Getting around
All on foot
Currency
GBP

Good for

What Edinburgh rewards you for turning up wanting.

  • History
  • Hiking
  • Architecture
  • Nightlife

And it feels like this

  • city
  • dramatic
  • compact

When to go

Usually at its best in May, June, July, August and September.

Highlighted months are the ones we would pick. Choose any month to start planning one. The planner reads the real forecast for your dates either way, and moves the indoor days around the rain.

What is actually there

A few of the places we hold in Edinburgh, in the order the planner rates them. Your days get built from these.

  • Historic site

    Edinburgh Castle

  • Museum

    National Museum of Scotland

  • Experience

    Heart of Midlothian

  • Gallery

    Scottish National Portrait Gallery

  • Bar

    Sheep Heid Inn

  • Park

    Malleny Garden

  • Sport

    Royal Commonwealth Pool

  • Historic site

    Palace of Holyroodhouse

  • Museum

    Writers' Museum

  • Experience

    Old College

A day in Edinburgh

Built by the planner from real places, for nobody in particular. Pick a stop to find it on the map.

© OpenStreetMap contributors

A weekday in Edinburgh, built from real opening hours and the walk between each stop. Yours would be built around your dates, your pace and the forecast.

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Ready when you are

Tell us your dates and what you enjoy, and we will have a day for you before you have finished your coffee.

Start planning Edinburgh

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Prices and opening times change, so it is worth checking official sources before you travel.