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Edinburgh, Royal Mile

Visit Holyrood Palace

Introduction

The official residence of the Royal Family in Scotland, Holyrood Palace sits at the bottom of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The central residence of the royals since the 16th century, the palace is designed in a classical, three-storey style covering more than 87,000 square feet. The Queen currently spends one week per year in residence at the palace.

Location

What's nearby

Hollyrood Palace
0.00 miles away
Palace of Holyroodhouse
0.06 miles away
White Horse Close
0.12 miles away
Scottish Parliament Building
0.14 miles away
The Stones of Scotland
0.17 miles away
Dynamic Earth
0.21 miles away
Surf & Turf Holyrood
0.22 miles away
New Calton Cemetery Watchtower
0.24 miles away
Scottish Poetry Library
0.24 miles away
Hendersons
0.26 miles away
Dunbar's Close Gardens
0.26 miles away
Have a picnic in the secret gardens
0.26 miles away
Holyrood Abbey
0.28 miles away
Lauriston Castle
0.28 miles away
Bakehouse Close
0.29 miles away
The People's Story Museum
0.30 miles away
Lunch at the Tolbooth Tavern
0.31 miles away
Loudons New Waverley
0.38 miles away
Nelson Monument
0.42 miles away
The Lookout by Gardener’s Cottage
0.44 miles away

Where to stay nearby

Observatory House
0.48 miles away
The Rock House
0.51 miles away
The Inn on the Mile
0.61 miles away
The Scotsman Hotel
0.63 miles away
House of Gods Hotel
0.63 miles away
The Balmoral Hotel
0.67 miles away
Rustic Urban Retreat
0.68 miles away
Market Street Hotel
0.69 miles away
The Baxter Hostel
0.70 miles away
Old Town Chambers
0.74 miles away
Cheval The Edinburgh Grand
0.75 miles away
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal
0.76 miles away
Gleneagles Townhouse
0.76 miles away
Radisson Collection Hotel
0.83 miles away
Moment George IV Bridge
0.83 miles away
The Elephant House
0.83 miles away
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh
0.85 miles away
Royal Mile Apartment
0.86 miles away
Le Monde Hotel
0.92 miles away
The Witchery by the Castle
0.94 miles away

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