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The Vennel

Photo spot · Grassmarket · Edinburgh

The Vennel

Stone steps, lamp posts, the rock above.

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

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Straight-line distances: Mary's Milk Bar 35 m · The Witchery by the Castle 275 m · Timberyard 276 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The steps beside the Flodden Wall give the classic castle-over-the-Grassmarket frame, with a piece of the 16th-century town wall beside you.
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Photo tip · Aura editorial

Blue hour, when the castle floodlights come on · from Top of the Vennel steps at Heriot Place, looking north down the steps to the castle

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 20 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
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

National Museum of ScotlandChambers Street · Free: from Dolly the sheep to the Lewis chessmen under one roof, and a roof terrace with a view of the castle.
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Also in this chapter

Edinburgh CastleCastlehill · Go at opening and end on the Half Moon Battery before the crowds.
St Giles' CathedralHigh Street, Royal Mile · The crown spire over the Royal Mile; the Thistle Chapel inside.
Victoria StreetOld Town · The curving street down to the Grassmarket.