Royal Mile Backpackers
Royal Mile Backpackers is a hostel in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on High Street. Royal Mile Backpackers is situated nearby to Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling and Witchcraft, as well as near Museum of Childhood.- Type: Hostel
- Description: hostel in Edinburgh
- Address: 105 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Childhood and John Knox House.
Museum of Childhood
Museum
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The Museum of Childhood is a museum that houses a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.
John Knox House
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century.
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 1,000 feet northwest of Royal Mile Backpackers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Dumbiedykes.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Royal Mile Backpackers
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95052° or 55° 57′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.18617° or 3° 11′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR27+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6256675776OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hostelWikidata ID
Q111117747
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