Albert Dock

Albert Dock is a dock in Edinburgh, Scotland. Albert Dock is situated nearby to Alexandra Dry Dock, as well as near the hotel MV Fingal.

Type: Dock
Description: dock in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Albert Dock, Leith Docks, Edinburgh” and “Edinburgh, Leith Docks, Albert Dock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMY Britannia and The Shore, Leith.

HMY Britannia

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Albert Dock.

The Shore, Leith

Square

The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh. It edges the final section of the Water of Leith before it flows through Leith Docks into the Firth of Forth. The Shore, Leith is situated 850 feet southwest of Albert Dock.

Victoria Swing Bridge

Bridge

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Victoria Swing Bridge is a swing bridge in Leith docks, Edinburgh, Scotland, which carried a dock road across the Water of Leith at a point where it is canalised as the Inner Harbour. Victoria Swing Bridge is situated 950 feet west of Albert Dock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.

Leith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Bonnington

Quarter

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.