The Playfair

The Playfair is a pub in , , which is located on Leith Walk. The Playfair is situated near the hotel , as well as near the movie theater .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–1:00 AM
    Saturday–Sunday: 7:00 AM–1:00 AM
  • Type: Pub
  • Address: 1, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH1 3AJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Edinburgh Playhouse and Calton Hill.

Theater building
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a theatre in , Scotland. With 3,059 seats it is the largest theatre in Scotland and second largest in the United Kingdom, after the . The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group.

Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill in central , Scotland, situated beyond the east end of and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 810 feet southeast of The Playfair.

Church
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, also known as St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in , Scotland. is situated 480 feet southwest of The Playfair.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broughton and Bellevue.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of , . 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.

Neighborhood
is a district of , the capital of . It lies to the south east of , west of Leith Walk and south of , incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's UNESCO heritage site.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
of is 250 years old, in contrast to the 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.

The Playfair

Latitude
55.95655° or 55° 57′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.18573° or 3° 11′ 9″ west
Brand
J D Wetherspoon
Open location code
9C7RXR47+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2121794767
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­pub
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Highlights: Vue and The Glasshouse, Autograph Collection.

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