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Edinburgh, New Town

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Introduction

Housed inside an iconic red neo-gothic building, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery is the historic heart of Scotland’s fine art scene. Don’t miss portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns, as well as the portrait of Nicola Benedetti created by Calum Stevenson, winner of Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year 2021.

Location

What's nearby

Investigate the neo-classical architecture of the New Town
0.04 miles away
Nightcap
0.05 miles away
Fortitude Coffee
0.05 miles away
Physic Garden
0.11 miles away
Holy Cow
0.11 miles away
Dundas House
0.11 miles away
Gleneagles Townhouse
0.12 miles away
Cheval The Edinburgh Grand
0.13 miles away
Dishoom
0.13 miles away
The Dome Edinburgh
0.15 miles away
Le Monde Hotel
0.16 miles away
Bramble Bar
0.16 miles away
Café Royal
0.16 miles away
Urban Angel Cafe
0.17 miles away
Le Monde
0.17 miles away
The Baxter Hostel
0.18 miles away
Tipo
0.18 miles away
The Fine Art Society
0.22 miles away
The Manuscript of Monte Cassino
0.23 miles away
The Balmoral Hotel
0.23 miles away

Where to stay nearby

Gleneagles Townhouse
0.12 miles away
Cheval The Edinburgh Grand
0.13 miles away
Le Monde Hotel
0.16 miles away
The Baxter Hostel
0.18 miles away
The Balmoral Hotel
0.23 miles away
The Rock House
0.33 miles away
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal
0.33 miles away
Market Street Hotel
0.34 miles away
The Scotsman Hotel
0.36 miles away
Observatory House
0.37 miles away
Royal Mile Apartment
0.37 miles away
Old Town Chambers
0.39 miles away
The Inn on the Mile
0.44 miles away
Radisson Collection Hotel
0.44 miles away
The Witchery by the Castle
0.46 miles away
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh
0.47 miles away
Tigerlily
0.49 miles away
Moment George IV Bridge
0.51 miles away
Native Edinburgh
0.52 miles away
House of Gods Hotel
0.53 miles away

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