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Portobello Promenade runs along the beach at Portobello, Edinburgh's seaside suburb just east of the city centre.

The promenade is Victorian, built in the classical style. The beach beside it is popular with swimmers all year, and has a Marine Conservation recommendation for its water quality. There are food shacks and pop-ups along the prom.

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  1. The blue shopfront of Rising Tide Cafe on Portobello High Street, with blue chairs and round tables out on the pavement.Rising Tide CafeUnder a mile as the crow flies
  2. Coade Stone ColumnsCoade Stone ColumnsThree ornate pillars of Coade stone in a community garden on Portobello promenade, rescued from a garden in 1989 and put up again in 2006.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Woman standing between a gallery and Twelve Triangles bakery shopfrontThe Velvet EaselA gallery of contemporary Scottish art on Portobello High Street since 2013: painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass and jewellery.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Empty plates and coffee cups on a wooden table overlooking a sandy beachThe Beach House, PortobelloA cafe on the promenade at Portobello with tables looking over the sands, known for its cakes, gelato and brunches, open every day.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Portobello BeachPortobello BeachEdinburgh's own beach, a sweep of sand and a Victorian promenade three miles from the city centre, with Turkish baths on the prom.Under a mile 2 min by road
  6. Cove shop front listing gifts, skincare and jewellery, covescotland.com signage abovePortobello’s High StreetPortobello High Street, with its own greengrocer, butcher, fishmonger, bakeries and bookshop.Under a mile 2 min by road
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Green shopfront of The Portobello Bookshop, number 46, with "We Are 2 Years Old" window artShoppingThe Portobello Bookshop0.7 miles
Cyclist rides past a mural-painted pink kiosk on the promenade under coloured flagsRestaurantsCiverinos Slice0.8 miles
Bottle-shaped brick kiln tower stands beside an information sign near the roadsideAttractionsPortobello Bottle Kilns0.8 miles
Customer at the wooden Shrimp Shack kiosk beneath coloured flagsRestaurantsShrimpwreck0.9 miles
Cyclist passes Oscar's ice cream kiosk with painted barrels outsideRestaurantsOscar's on the Prom0.9 miles
Water of Leith winds through Dean Village beneath timber-fronted tenements and stone wallsAttractionsAround Duddingston village1.7 miles
Rows of small boats resting on mudflats behind a harbour wallAttractionsFisherrow Harbour1.9 miles
White-washed Sheep Heid Inn Duddingston with black-framed windows and a ram's head signRestaurantsSheep Heid Inn2.0 miles
Wooded hillside slopes down to a calm loch under grey skiesAttractionsDuddingston Loch2.0 miles

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A turreted sandstone building with conical spires catches the evening light above rooftops, a large pine tree standing beside it.The Scott Hotel
  • A hotel
  • In Edinburgh
  • 3 miles from Portobello Promenade
Check datesA hotel studio room with a beige fitted kitchen unit and stainless sink beside a bed dressed in white and teal cushions, a wall of black-framed pictures above a patterned headboard.Old Town Chambers
  • To stay
  • In Edinburgh
  • 3 miles from Portobello Promenade
Check datesA round table and chairs stand before tall curtained windows looking onto stone buildings, a sofa and mounted television to the right.Moment George IV Bridge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Edinburgh
  • 3 miles from Portobello Promenade
Check datesWest End Muse
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Edinburgh
  • 4 miles from Portobello Promenade
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