The Scotch Whisky Experience

The Scotch Whisky Experience is a visitor attraction themed around Scotch whisky in , . The attraction occupies a Category B listed Victorian era school building, located on Castlehill, part of the in the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: visitor attraction in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre”
  • Address: 354 Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and The Hub.

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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 920 feet west of The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Theater building
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is a public arts and events building in the centre of , Scotland. Located at the top of the , it is a prominent landmark as its tall Gothic spire is the highest point in central Edinburgh, and towers over the surrounding buildings below .

Art gallery
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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 780 feet north of The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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is the original settlement of . 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".

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

The Scotch Whisky Experience

Latitude
55.94874° or 55° 56′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.19588° or 3° 11′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRX3+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2914760336
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4526278
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“The Scotch Whisky Experience” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շոտլանդական վիսկիի ժառանգության կենտրոն”
  • Chinese: “苏格兰威士忌体验”
  • Danish: “Scotch Whisky Experience”
  • Dutch: “Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre”
  • Esperanto: “Skota Viskio-Heredaĵo-Centro”
  • French: “Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre”
  • French: “The Scotch Whisky Experience”
  • Russian: “Шотландский центр наследия виски”
  • Russian: “Шотландский Центр Наследия Виски”
  • Turkish: “Scotch Whisky Experience”

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