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Inside Atlas Gifts on Morningside Road: tables of gifts and shelves of cards, looking out to the street
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Atlas Gifts, Morningside

An independent gift shop on Morningside Road in Edinburgh, stocking the work of independent and local makers.

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Atlas Gifts is an independent gift shop at 243a Morningside Road, on the long main street of Morningside in the south of Edinburgh.

It stocks the work of independent and local makers, and the shelves change with them, so there is usually something new to find.

Much of what is on the shelves is handmade in Scotland, by artists and makers from round about, with a few better-known brands alongside. That makes it a good place to find a Scottish present that has not been made by the thousand, whether it is for someone at home or for friends further afield.

It opens every day of the week, from ten until five, on the long main stretch of Morningside Road among its cafés and independent shops. The shop keeps its news, and the latest arrivals, on Instagram, @atlasgiftsmorningside.

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Before you go

Open every day, 10am to 5pm.

243a Morningside Road, Edinburgh.

Every day
10:00 to 17:00.

Opening hours

Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm

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Where it is

243a Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4QU.

Close byIn Morningside.
  1. The Canny Man’sThe Canny Man’sA Morningside pub founded in 1871 and kept by the same family ever since, its rooms crowded with curios, with a long list of whiskies.Under a mile as the crow flies
  2. Shopfront of Rua, Home Gifts Accessories, at number 215 with window displays either sideRuaA gift shop on Morningside Road run by Cara and James, with their own cards alongside homewares, furniture and local makers' work.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. The Wild West in Springvalley GardensThe Wild West in Springvalley GardensA mock Wild West street hidden up a lane off Springvalley Gardens, built in the 1990s to sell furniture and left standing since.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Rows of beer taps line a pub bar with dark green cabinetry and wooden stoolsThe Hermitage BarA pub in a curving corner building at the heart of Morningside, by the clock, with locally sourced food, live music and a quiz.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Dominion CinemaDominion CinemaUnder a mile as the crow flies
  6. Morningside Gallery lit at night, paintings in the window, traffic light trails passingMorningside GalleryA gallery of contemporary painting and ceramics on Morningside Road since 2003, with solo and mixed shows through the year.Under a mile as the crow flies
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