Whisky, Oysters and Old Pubs

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Cafe Royal

   ~3 min here

   Cafe Royal is a hotel and oyster bar whose elaborate interior grew from a much more practical plan.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: The Scotch Whisky Experience

   ~3 min here

   The Scotch Whisky Experience occupies a former Victorian school building on Castlehill, beside Edinburgh Castle’s esplanade.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Grassmarket

   ~3 min here

   Grassmarket opens out as a historic market street and event space beneath Castle Rock, in a hollow considerably lower than the surrounding Old Town.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Oxford Bar

   ~3 min here

   Oxford Bar is a pub on Young Street in Edinburgh’s New Town, best known through Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus stories, where it serves as John Rebus’s favourite drinking place.

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