The Paint Shed

The Paint Shed is a paint store in , which is located on Howe Street. The Paint Shed is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the health club .
thepaintshed.com
+44 131 247 8000
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 7:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Email: howest@thepaintshed.com
  • Type: Paint store
  • Also known as: “Edina Paint Co”
  • Address: 10 Howe Street, Edinburgh
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 2,600 feet south of The Paint Shed.

Art gallery
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 2,300 feet southeast of The Paint Shed.

Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, . Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. is situated 1,800 feet east of The Paint Shed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Silvermills.

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.

Neighborhood
, once an ancient village, has been part of since 1809. The village is most likely to have taken its name from mills erected to smelt and refine silver ore which had been found at Hilderstone in in 1607 or, alternatively, from some of the alchemical projects of James IV or James V.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
are two districts of immediately north of . The main tourist draw here is the Royal Botanic Garden. There's also an eclectic variety of independent shops and some great places to eat and drink.

The Paint Shed

Latitude
55.95581° or 55° 57′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.20231° or 3° 12′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ4X+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2774089625
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­paint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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