Galleries and Museums of Edinburgh

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Mansfield Traquair

   ~3 min here

   Mansfield Traquair is the former Mansfield Place Church, now a venue for events in Edinburgh.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Scottish National Portrait Gallery

   ~1 hr here

   The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum devoted to portraits connected with Scotland, and it also preserves the country’s national photography collection.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: National Gallery

   ~1 hr here

   National Gallery is Scotland’s national art gallery, housed in William Henry Playfair’s neoclassical building on The Mound.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Writers' Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The Writers’ Museum is set inside Lady Stair’s House in Edinburgh, and its rooms bring together the lives of Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: National Museum of Scotland

   ~1 hr here

   The National Museum of Scotland brings Scottish history and culture together with collections from across the world.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Surgeons' Hall

   ~3 min here

   Surgeons' Hall is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and this building also contains its medical museum, library, and archive.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Museum of Edinburgh

   ~1 hr here

   The Museum of Edinburgh occupies the late 16th-century Huntly House on Canongate, a three-storey building with a distinctive yellow exterior.

More walks in Edinburgh

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• HighlightsEdinburgh Essentials: The Royal Mile in an Hour6 stops · ~1 hr 45 min · 1.1 kmSee the walk
• Royal HeritageCanongate to Holyrood: The Royal End of the Mile8 stops · ~2 hr 10 min · 2.5 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsPrinces Street to Calton Hill: Monuments and Views8 stops · ~2 hr · 3.0 kmSee the walk
• Weird & UnusualDark Edinburgh: Closes, Vaults and Kirkyards6 stops · ~45 min · 1.8 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsNew Town to Dean Village and the Water of Leith6 stops · ~1 hr 20 min · 5.0 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkWhisky, Oysters and Old Pubs4 stops · ~45 min · 2.6 kmSee the walk
• Nature & ViewsHolyrood Park: Arthur's Seat and Duddingston Loch4 stops · ~1 hr 15 min · 4.9 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeCowgate to the Meadows: Edinburgh's South Side5 stops · ~40 min · 1.8 kmSee the walk