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The Royal Mile runs between two significant locations in the royal history of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and has a total length of approximately one mile. [3] The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, the High Street, the Canongate and Abbey Strand.
The Witchery by the Castle is a restaurant on the Royal Mile near Edinburgh Castle which also provides bed and breakfast accommodation. The restaurant was opened in 1979 by chef James Thompson. At the start there were just three staff but the business has now grown to employ over 70, including several housekeepers, a night porter and 16 chefs. [1]
‘Maximalism’ is the word at this gloriously OTT adult-only hotel in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. Seductive reds, dim lighting and thick curtains encasing four-poster beds create the ...
The "Royal Mile" is a name coined in the early 20th century for the main street of the Old Town which runs on a downwards slope from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Narrow closes (alleyways), often no more than a few feet wide, lead steeply downhill to both north and south of the main spine which runs west to ...
Drummond Street is a street just outside Edinburgh's Old Town, near the famous Royal Mile and Holyrood. The street connects the South Bridge , where it is opposite the Old College, and the Pleasance. The street is paved with granite setts. It is in an area with several University properties and is home to many students as well as pubs and ...
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Cockburn Street Edinburgh City Chambers from Cockburn Street The upper north side of Cockburn Street. Cockburn Street (/ ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH-bərn) is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, [1] created as a serpentine link from the High Street to Waverley Station in 1856. [2]
The "Land" (sited at 481 and 483 Lawnmarket) was originally built in 1550, [1] but was bought and redeveloped in 1617 by a prosperous Edinburgh merchant and burgess, Thomas Gledstanes, and his wife, Bessie Cunningham. The work was completed in 1620, and includes elaborate painted ceilings.