Royal Mile

The Royal Mile is one of the most colourful streets of Edinburgh and throughout the years thanks to events, buskers, festival and the preservation of its historic buildings, it’s still a lovely place to visit and walk, for both locals and tourists.There are many things to see, Saint Giles, John Knox house, and of course Edinburgh’s Castle and the Royal palace of Holyrood, from which the street got its name. A mile, a royal mile, connecting the castle and the palace.If you have the time, enjoy (and finance) one of local buskers, great entertainment! And go whenever there’s a market/fair, you’ll find something nice and unexpected to bring home from your trip.

Royal Mile is a city center street where people often gather here. It is the road up leading to Edinburgh Castle.

The Royal Mile is the busiest tourist street in the Old Town as it runs between two significant locations in the royal history of Scotland: Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. The name derives from it being the traditional processional route of monarchs,with a total length of approximately one Scots mile.The streets which make up the Royal Mile are: Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, the High Street, the Canongate and Abbey Strand.Today, the Royal Mile is an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions, where you’ll often find events, stands, entertainers and buskers, especially during the Edinburgh Fringe.Try walking all of it and explore the closes as well, as most have an interesting story and/or and amazing view.A part from the castle and the royal palace, the Royal Mile is full of buildings of historical importance. Just to list a few: The Castle Esplanade (a venue for Edinburgh Military Tattoo and other events); the former Tolbooth-Highland-St John's Church; the preserved 17th century merchant's townhouse Gladstone's Land; High Court of Justiciary (Scotland's supreme criminal court); the old Parliament House which now houses the Court of Session (Scotland's supreme civil court); St Giles' Cathedral, the Heart of Midlothian (a heart-shaped pattern built into the "setted" road, marking the site of the Old Tolbooth); Edinburgh City Chambers; Mercat Cross; Tron Kirk; John Knox's House; one of Edinburgh’s all around the year Christmas shop; Scottish Storytelling Centre; World's End Pub; Moray House; the Canongate Tolbooth (now a museum of social history called The People's Story); the Kirk of the Canongate and the new Scottish Parliament Building.

Fast & Furious 9 was filmed here!

Four streets rolled into one, the Royal Mile runs from the castle to thr palace and is absolutely jam packed full of history and atmosphere. You haven't been in Edinburgh until you've strolled down the cobbles.

The royal mile is where it is at! And by "it" I mean everything you might need in Edinburgh. The mile runs in between Holyrood and Edinburgh Castle and has all of the shops, pubs, and curiosities you need in the city. It is fun wandering between all of the little shops and looking at the range of souvenirs for sale.

Nice walk down to Holyrood. There’s a lot of nice restaurants and shops along the way. It’s really a mile.