Self-guided walking tour
Edinburgh Walking Tour: Princes Street to Calton Hill – Monuments and Views (2 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Edinburgh, from Cafe Royal to West Princes Street Gardens: 3.0 km on foot, about 35 min of walking, 2 h in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Princes Street to Calton Hill: Monuments and Views”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 2 h
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Walking
- 35 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Cafe Royal
A hotel and oyster bar celebrated for an elaborate interior created through a later architectural refit.
7 min walk · 570 m
Dugald Stewart Monument
The Dugald Stewart Monument commemorates the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and University of Edinburgh moral philosophy professor.
2 min walk · 190 m
Nelson Monument
A commemorative tower for Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson on Calton Hill.
2 min walk · 140 m
National Monument of Scotland
An unfinished temple on Calton Hill, designed in the manner of Athens’ Parthenon.
2 min walk · 150 m
Calton Hill
An elevated Edinburgh landmark known for monuments, historic buildings, and wide city views.
10 min walk · 830 m
Scott Monument
A Victorian Gothic memorial to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, designed by George Meikle Kemp.
4 min walk · 360 m
National Gallery
Scotland’s national art gallery, housed in William Henry Playfair’s neoclassical building on The Mound.
9 min walk · 730 m
West Princes Street Gardens
A public park beneath Edinburgh Castle, created after the draining of the Nor Loch.
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