Attractions near Arthur’s Seat

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Arthur’s Seat

Holyrood Park, Edinburgh EH8 - Scotland, UK

Arthur’s Seat dominates the Edinburgh skyline and can be seen here rising behind Calton Hill. Located in Holyrood Park, it can be climbed in an hour. The western edge of this ancient volcano is flanked by the path, known as...

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Attractions near Arthur’s Seat

A selection of attractions close to Arthur’s Seat:

South Side Museum (< 1 Mile)

The South Side Museum is located in the Gray Room, and displays a range of artefacts from the industrial past of this area. There...

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Sir Jules Thorn Exhibition (< 1 Mile)

Adjacent to the Playfair Hall at the very heart of Edinburgh, this museum is dedicated to exploring and illustrating the scope of modern surgery and...

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Holyrood Palace (1.1 Miles)

The official Scottish residence of Her Majesty the Queen is based in the huge public Holyrood Park at the end of the Royal Mile, opposite...

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The Queen's Gallery (1.1 Miles)

The Queen's Gallery is a purpose-built modern art gallery and museum in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School....

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Our Dynamic Earth (1.1 Miles)

Our Dynamic Earth is a fantastic journey of discovery through the story of our planet. Travel back in time and witness the big bang from...

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Scottish Poetry Library (1.3 Miles)

The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984 and has in a relatively short time amassed an incredible collection of poetic works from many hundreds...

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Museum of Musical Instruments (1.4 Miles)

The museum features unusual, obscure and rare instruments such as a Spanish bugle, a Contrabass serpent, a Bullroarer, Pocket violins, Snake charmers, Didjeridu and Hurdy-gurdies....

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The People's Story (1.4 Miles)

The People’s Story uses oral history, reminiscence and written sources to tell the story of the lives, work and leisure of the ordinary people of...

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Talbot Rice Gallery (1.4 Miles)

The Talbot Rice Gallery is the main public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh and is committed to showing a diverse range of exhibitions...

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Mercat Tours Ltd. (1.4 Miles)

Haunted underground locations, dramatic ghost tours, candlelit vaults, fascinating history walks - no visit to Edinburgh would be complete without taking a Mercat tour! Every...

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National Museums of Scotland (1.4 Miles)

The National Museums of Scotland show Scotland to the World and the World to Scotland, through extensive collections built up over more than two centuries,...

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Royal Museum of Scotland (1.4 Miles)

The Royal Museum is a magnificent Victorian building which houses international collections of Decorative Arts, Science and Industry, Archaeology and the Natural World. Explore 36...

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Greyfriars Bobby (1.5 Miles)

Greyfriars Bobby is the world-famous Skye Terrier who did not leave his masters grave for fourteen years. He and his master John Gray are buried...

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Museum of Childhood (1.5 Miles)

Once described as the “Noisiest museum of the world”, the Museum of Childhood is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood past...

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