The Thistle Stop Cafe

The Thistle Stop Cafe is a café in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on James’s Court. The Thistle Stop Cafe is situated nearby to the building Gladstone’s Land, as well as near James‘ Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1,400 feet west of The Thistle Stop Cafe.

Scottish National Gallery

Art gallery

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The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. Scottish National Gallery is situated 640 feet northwest of The Thistle Stop Cafe.

Writers’ Museum

Museum

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The Writers’ Museum, housed within Lady Stair's House in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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".

Quartermile

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. 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.

Lauriston

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.

The Thistle Stop Cafe

Type: Café
Address: 2 James’s Court, Edinburgh, EH1 2PB
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94946° or 55° 56′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.1938° or 3° 11′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C7RWRX4+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3086029804

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gladstone’s Land and James‘ Court.

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