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Museum · The Mound · Edinburgh
Scottish National Gallery
Red walls, skylights, a hush.
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 90 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: The Writers' Museum 177 m · Makars Gourmet Mash Bar 189 m · Camera Obscura & World of Illusions 206 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
Free admission to European and Scottish painting from 1300 to 1945 in Playfair's building on the Mound.
Fine in the rainQuietRomanticBudgetStep-free access
Today10:00–17:00
All hours
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-19:00Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: OpenStreetMap
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- National Galleries: Scottish National Gallery · official · read 27 Sept 2026
- OpenStreetMap way/5182746 · osm · read 27 Sept 2026
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