Edinburgh's Royal Mile in the Old Town - the city's most popular tourist street. The Mile runs from the Castle Esplanade to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, encompassing the Lawnmarket, the High Street, and Canongate. Don't forget the side streets of Victoria Street, the West Bow, Candlemaker Row, Grassmarket and the West Port. These delightful areas are rich in unusual shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes. During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the High Street becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers.
The Royal Mile is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
As the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scots mile long, and runs between two foci of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle Rock down to Holyrood Abbey. The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castle Esplanade, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand. The Royal Mile is Edinburgh Old Town's busiest tourist street, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town.
The Royal Mile is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
As the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scots mile long, and runs between two focal points of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle Rock down to Holyrood Abbey. The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castle Esplanade, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand. The Royal Mile is Edinburgh Old Town's busiest tourist street, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town.
