Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 6.8 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 65 m

Explore City of Edinburgh in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in City of EdinburghIndividual Sights in City of Edinburgh

Sight 1: The Queen's Hall

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The Queen's Hall is a performance venue in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. The building opened in 1824 as Hope Park Chapel and reopened as the Queen's Hall in 1979.

Wikipedia: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh (EN), Website

729 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: The Meadows

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The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the south of the city centre.

Wikipedia: The Meadows, Edinburgh (EN)

1374 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: The Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation

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Edinburgh Synagogue was opened in 1932 and is located on Salisbury Road in the Newington area of Edinburgh. It is the home of the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation (EHC) which was founded in 1816. Prior to the opening of the 1932 building, the congregation worshipped at a converted chapel on Graham Street which had served as its synagogue since 1898.

Wikipedia: Edinburgh Synagogue (EN), Website

998 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Saint Catherine's Argyle

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St. Catherine's Argyle, or St. Cath's, is a Church of Scotland church located in the Grange, Edinburgh. The Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar was its first minister. The present St Catherine's Argyle congregation was formed in 1968 from the union of two local churches - St Catherine's in the Grange and the Argyle Place United Presbyterian Church.

Wikipedia: St Catherine's Argyle Church (EN)

1041 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: Bruntsfield Links

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Bruntsfield Links is 35 acres (14 ha) of open parkland in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of the adjoining Meadows.

Wikipedia: Bruntsfield Links (EN)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Barclay Viewforth Parish Church

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Barclay Viewforth Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Presbytery of Edinburgh.

Wikipedia: Barclay Viewforth Church (EN), Website

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: King's Theatre

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The King's Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Wikipedia: King's Theatre, Edinburgh (EN), Website

1543 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 8: St Peter's Catholic Church

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St Peter's Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Morningside district of Edinburgh, Scotland, within the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Edinburgh (EN)

626 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Church Hill Theatre

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Church Hill Theatre is a Category B listed pink sandstone former church and current theatre venue owned by the Edinburgh City Council. Built originally as Morningside Free Church, the council purchased it in 1960. After undergoing an extensive refurbishment, it re-opened in August 2006. It is managed by the team operating the Assembly Rooms.

Wikipedia: Church Hill Theatre (EN)

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