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The stone front of the Original Rosslyn Inn on Main Street, Roslin.
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Original Rosslyn Inn

A family-run inn in Roslin since 1837, a three-minute walk from Rosslyn Chapel, where Burns, Wordsworth and Scott all stopped.

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On Main Street in Roslin, a long stone inn with window boxes and a painted sign stands a three-minute walk from Rosslyn Chapel.

The Original Rosslyn Inn has been family-run since 1837, by the Harris family since 1973, and they are now in their third generation behind the bar.

It has long been a stopping place for travellers coming to see the chapel and the glen, and among its guests over the years were Robert Burns, William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott. Today it serves hearty food through the day, from fish and chips and burgers to mac and cheese, with a stove burning by the tables in the colder months and seats out in front in the sun. Upstairs there are rooms to stay in, one with a four-poster bed.

The inn opens every day from lunchtime into the evening, and it makes a natural stop before or after a visit to the chapel.

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Before you go

Open every day from lunchtime into the evening.

There are rooms to stay in as well as the bar and restaurant.

Where
Main Street, Roslin EH25 9LE.
Telephone
0131 440 2384.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
noon–10pm
Tuesday
noon–10pm
Wednesday
noon–10pm
Thursday
noon–10pm
Friday
noon–10pm
Saturday
11am–10.30pm
Sunday
11am–9.30pm
Where it is

On Main Street in Roslin village, a few minutes' walk from Rosslyn Chapel.

Close byRoslin.
  1. Rosslyn ChapelRosslyn ChapelThe carved sandstone chapel of 1446, with its gargoyles and grotesques.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Green fields and woods near Roslin on a grey day.Battle of Roslin MonumentA cairn marking the battle of 24 February 1303.1 mile 4 min by road
  3. Stone steps lead through a red sandstone archway in dense woodlandRosslyn CastleWhat remains of the once-mighty castle above the glen.1 mile 2 min by road
  4. Celtic cross gravestone among tombs leading to a spired stone churchGlencorse Old Kirk2 miles 4 min by road
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