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The Shore at Leith and a dram at Teuchters Landing
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The Shore at Leith – an Evening Stroll and a Dram

A few hours, from St Andrew Square tram stop and back.

The route

The Shore is Leith's old harbour front, where the Water of Leith runs out to the docks between stone warehouses that are now pubs and restaurants.

Wander the quay as the lights come on, then settle in at Teuchters Landing, a traditional freehouse with cask beer, a long whisky list and a pontoon out on the water.

Before you go

  1. Book accommodation nearby

    If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.

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The day

Leith

An easy evening by the water: a slow wander along Leith's old quay, then a drink, and supper if you like, in a pub with a pontoon on the river.

About two and a half hours

  1. Leith Shore

    Leith Shore

    An attraction

    Take the tram, not the car, from St Andrew Square towards Newhaven and get off at The Shore (check the times). It's 4 minutes' walk down Bernard Street to the water. Stroll north along the old quay beside the Water of Leith, past the old King's Wark pub, the boats moored along the stone walls and the Signal Tower, built as a windmill in 1685, to the Victoria Swing Bridge.

    More about Leith Shore

  2. 8 min on foot

    Teuchters Landing

    A drink

    Walk 4 minutes on to Dock Place and Teuchters Landing, a traditional freehouse in the old waiting room of the Leith to Aberdeen steamer, with Scottish cask beers, a long list of whiskies and a floating pontoon on the river. It takes no bookings, serves food until 9pm, and welcomes children until 10pm, away from the bar. It's at its best on a long summer evening out on the pontoon. The tram stop is 8 minutes' walk back.

If it rains

On a wet evening, keep the stroll short and take a table inside Teuchters, in the main bar or the conservatory.