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Circus Lane

Photo spot · Stockbridge · Edinburgh

Circus Lane

Cobbles, flower tubs, residents' doors.

‹ Edinburgh
When it fits
Best in the morning · about 20 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Kay's Bar 217 m · Stockbridge Market 226 m · Lannan Bakery 265 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
A curving mews of former coach houses with the St Stephen's clock tower closing the view; it is a residential street, so keep your voice down.
QuietGo earlyLocal gem
Photo tip · Aura editorial

Early morning, before residents and other photographers · from West end of the lane by Royal Circus, looking east along the curve towards St Stephen's tower

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 20 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Scottish National Gallery of Modern ArtBelford Road, by Dean Village · Two free galleries facing each other across Belford Road, with a sculpture park; ten minutes' walk along the river from Dean Village.
Directions in Google Maps ↗ (opens Google; Aura sends only the coordinates)OpenStreetMap record ↗

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Also in this chapter

Dean VillageDean Village · Mills and the Water of Leith, ten minutes from Princes Street.The PalmerstonHaymarket, West End · A former bank turned neighbourhood restaurant with its own bakery; pastries from 9am and a set lunch that locals actually use.The Scran & ScallieStockbridge · Tom Kitchin's Stockbridge pub with a Bib Gourmand: pies, fish and a Sunday roast, and a menu for the under-12s.