Penny Black
Penny Black is a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on Leith Street. Penny Black is situated nearby to Flight Club, as well as near Waterloo Hotel.- Opening hours: noon—1:00 AM
- Type: Pub
- Also known as: “The Black Bull”
- Address: 43 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AT
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station and Political Martyrs’ Monument.
Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station
Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from London King's Cross, although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Penny Black.
Political Martyrs’ Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Political Martyrs’ Monument is situated 450 feet southeast of Penny Black.
Calton Hill
Park
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Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 1,100 feet east of Penny Black.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Broughton.
Old Town
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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Broughton
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
New Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Town of Edinburgh is 250 years old, in contrast to the Old Town settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.
Penny Black
Latitude
55.95425° or 55° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.18735° or 3° 11′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR37+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1558008745OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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