Welcome to Visit Drylaw Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Drylaw
Visit Drylaw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Drylaw places to visit. A unique way to experience Drylaw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Drylaw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Drylaw Walkfo Preview Formerly the estate of Drylaw House, built in 1718, was the home of the Loch family. The area became the site of a major housing scheme in the 1950s designed to rehouse occupants of Leith. When you visit Drylaw, Walkfo brings Drylaw places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Drylaw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Drylaw
Visit Drylaw – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 319 audio plaques & Drylaw places for you to explore in the Drylaw area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Drylaw places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Drylaw with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Drylaw places with Walkfo Drylaw to hear history at Drylaw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Drylaw has 319 places to visit in our interactive Drylaw map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Drylaw, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Drylaw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Drylaw & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 319 audio facts unique to Drylaw places in an interactive Drylaw map you can explore.”
Walkfo Drylaw tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Drylaw
Best Drylaw places to visit
Drylaw has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Drylaw’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Drylaw’s information audio spots:
Victoria Park, Edinburgh Victoria Park is a district in north Edinburgh south of Newhaven and lying between Trinity and Leith. The area was given Conservation Area status in March 1998.
Dean Village Dean Village (from dene, meaning ‘deep valley’) is a former village immediately northwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the “Water of Leith Village” and was a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years.
Moray Estate The Moray Estate in Edinburgh was an exclusive early 19th century building venture. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it is a masterpiece of urban planning. It has accommodated the rich and famous from its outset.
Stockbridge, Edinburgh Stockbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, located north of the city centre. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. The current “Stock Bridge” is a stone structure spanning the Water of Leith.
Merchiston Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is known as Merchiston, or Merchiston in the north-east of Edinburgh.
Corstorphine Corstorphine is a village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, now considered a suburb of that city. The actual “High Street” itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh. Famous residents include Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Bible translator Alexander Thomson and Scottish Renaissance author Helen Cruickshank.
Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian, it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city and the seventh-most in the United Kingdom. It is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the highest courts in Scotland. The city’s Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch.
St James Quarter St James Quarter is a retail, lifestyle and residential district in Edinburgh. It is situated in the east end of the New Town. The district is a redevelopment on the site of the St James Centre which closed in October 2016.
Drumsheugh Baths Club The Drumsheugh Baths Club is a private swimming club founded in 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in the 1882 and is now based in the city of Edinburgh.
West Register House The building was constructed between 1811 and 1814 as St George’s Church on Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by Robert Reid after a similar but more intricate design by Robert Adam, who designed the square’s surrounding terraces. The facade centres on an Ionic portico, above which rises a substantial green copper dome on a tall, peristyle drum.
Visit Drylaw plaques
129 plaques hereDrylaw has 129 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Drylaw plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Drylaw using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Drylaw plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Drylaw audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Drylaw allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Drylaw’s 319 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Drylaw freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Drylaw Map App
Our visit Drylaw map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Drylaw & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Drylaw tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Drylaw centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Drylaw area at LONG:-3.243, LAT:55.966.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Drylaw, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Drylaw / surrounding areas
● Leamington Lift Bridge ● Bruntsfield Links ● Gilmore Place drill hall ● Lochrin ● Fountainbridge ● King’s Theatre, Edinburgh ● The Cameo, Edinburgh ● Tollcross, Edinburgh ● Scottish Widows ● Forest Café ● Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital and Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion ● Dalry, Edinburgh ● Edinburgh International Conference Centre ● Palladium Theatre, Edinburgh ● Edinburgh Filmhouse ● Sacred Heart, Edinburgh ● Haymarket, Edinburgh ● Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion ● Usher Hall ● Ardmillan ● Royal Lyceum Theatre ● Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh ● Gorgie-Dalry ● Edinburgh Dental Institute ● Traverse Theatre ● Digital Curation Centre ● Lauriston Building ● West End, Edinburgh ● Lauriston ● Caley Picture House
● Castle Terrace Car Park ● St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal) ● Quartermile ● LOVE Gorgie Farm ● Edinburgh town walls ● West Coates ● Scottish National War Memorial ● Castle Rock (Edinburgh) ● Edinburgh Castle ● St Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh ● Dance Base ● National War Museum ● Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian ● St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh ● St John’s, Edinburgh ● Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum ● The Museum of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) and the Royal Regiment of Scotland ● Portsburgh ● Grassmarket ● Shandon, Edinburgh ● The Dunstane ● Forrest Hill drill hall ● Nor Loch ● St Columba’s-by-the-Castle ● Scottish American Memorial ● Rose Theatre, Edinburgh ● Witches’ Well, Edinburgh ● Greyfriars Kirk ● Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh ● Greyfriars Kirkyard ● Ramsay Garden ● Sandy Bell’s ● The Witchery by the Castle ● Charlotte Chapel (Edinburgh) ● Charlotte Square ● Camera Obscura, Edinburgh ● Bedlam Theatre ● First of May Bookshop ● Greyfriars Bobby Fountain ● The Hub, Edinburgh ● Magdalen Chapel, Edinburgh ● Scottish Land Court ● Haymarket TMD ● French Institute for Scotland ● Old Town, Edinburgh ● Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh ● George IV Bridge ● Underbelly (venue) ● The Georgian House, Edinburgh ● Metropolitan Community Church of Edinburgh ● General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland ● Church of Scotland ● Bute House ● Gorgie ● National Museum of Scotland ● The Mound ● Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo ● Church of Scotland offices ● National Library of Scotland ● North British Distillery ● The John Murray Archive ● Dean Bridge ● Writers’ Museum ● Woodwrae Stone ● Bullion Stone ● Makars’ Court ● The Oxford Bar ● Lamont Harp ● National Museums Scotland ● Queen Mary Harp ● Gladstone’s Land ● Lady Stair’s Close ● Scottish National Gallery ● Advocates Library ● John Dowie’s Tavern ● Northern Lighthouse Board ● Stay Central Hotel ● Carrick Knowe ● Stenhouse, Edinburgh ● Corstorphine Hospital ● Corstorphine Old Parish Church ● Nils Olav ● Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. ● Balgreen ● Corstorphine Hill ● Murrayfield Ice Rink ● Westfield, Edinburgh ● Scottish Rugby Union ● Murrayfield ● Craigcrook Castle ● Drumbrae ● Clermiston ● Ravelston Garden ● Ravelston ● Roseburn ● Craigcrook ● Barnton Quarry ● Blackhall, Edinburgh ● Pilrig ● Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce ● Gateway Theatre (Edinburgh) ● Rosebank Cemetery ● Dugald Stewart Monument ● Calton Hill ● Edinburgh Playhouse ● Forth 1 ● Forth 2 ● Lavender Menace Bookshop ● Collective Gallery ● Broughton, Edinburgh ● Edinburgh Astronomical Institution ● City Observatory ● Nelson Monument, Edinburgh ● Outright Scotland ● Edinburgh Assay Office ● Powderhall ● St Paul’s and St George’s Church ● St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (Roman Catholic) ● North Leith Parish Church ● The Bridewell ● St Andrew’s House ● Powderhall Stadium ● Craigroyston F.C. ● Bellevue, Edinburgh ● Old Calton Burial Ground ● York Place, Edinburgh ● Waterloo Hotel ● Bellevue Chapel ● Regent Bridge ● St. James Centre ● Old Logie Green ● Edinburgh Bus Station ● General Register House ● National Archives of Scotland ● New Register House ● Multrees Walk ● Dundas House ● General Post Office, Edinburgh ● New Logie Green ● Chancelot Park ● Balmoral Hotel ● Royal Gymnasium Ground ● Scottish National Portrait Gallery ● North Bridge, Edinburgh ● John Knox House ● Moubray House ● Hotel Indigo Edinburgh ● Old St. Paul’s, Edinburgh ● Carrubbers Christian Centre ● Royal Mile ● The Glasshouse (hotel) ● Warriston Cemetery ● Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh) ● St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ● Occupy Edinburgh ● Melville Monument, Edinburgh ● The Scotsman Hotel ● Waverley Mall ● Canonmills ● Victoria Park, Edinburgh ● 57 Gallery ● City Art Centre ● Tron Kirk ● Warriston ● Waverley Bridge ● Cleanse the Causeway ● Edinburgh Dungeon ● Scott Monument ● Edinburgh Vaults ● South Bridge, Edinburgh ● Fruitmarket Gallery ● St Cecilia’s Hall ● John Watson’s Institution ● Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ● Modern Two (Dean Gallery) ● Dean Village ● Dean Gardens, Edinburgh ● Moray Estate ● Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel) No. 1 ● New Club, Edinburgh ● Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) ● James Clerk Maxwell Foundation ● Museum on the Mound ● International Centre for Mathematical Sciences ● Royal Society of Edinburgh ● Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh ● The Dome, Edinburgh ● The George Hotel (Edinburgh) ● Advocates Close ● Luckenbooths ● St Giles’ Cathedral ● Parliament of Scotland ● Parliament House, Edinburgh ● Thistle Chapel ● Mercat Cross, Edinburgh ● Parliament Square, Edinburgh ● Edinburgh City Chambers ● Mary King’s Close ● Great Fire of Edinburgh ● New Town, Edinburgh ● Cowgate ● Davidson’s Mains ● Silverknowes ● Martello Court ● Muirhouse ● Drylaw ● Civil Service Strollers F.C. ● Crewe Toll ● Western General Hospital ● Granton Shrimp Bed ● Parkgrove ● Pilton, Edinburgh ● Selex ES ● Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre ● MRC Human Genetics Unit ● Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh ● Craigleith, Edinburgh ● Ferryfield House ● City Park, Edinburgh ● Waterfront Edinburgh ● Caroline Park ● Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd. ● Granton Garden ● Granton, Edinburgh ● The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh ● Cramond Tower ● Madelvic Motor Carriage Company ● Braepark, Edinburgh ● Cramond Kirk ● Cramond ● Comely Bank ● River Almond, Lothian ● Adam House ● Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop ● Newhaven, Edinburgh ● Platinum Point ● Western Harbour, Edinburgh ● Trinity, Edinburgh ● Goldenacre Sports Ground ● Trinity Chain Pier ● Goldenacre ● Raeburn Place ● The Grange Club ● Stockbridge, Edinburgh ● Stockbridge public library ● Inverleith House ● Silvermills ● St Stephen’s Church, Edinburgh ● HMS Claverhouse ● Merchiston ● Bruntsfield ● Union Canal (Scotland) ● Barclay Viewforth Church ● Tynecastle Park ● Polwarth, Edinburgh ● Centre for the Study of World Christianity ● Centre for Theology and Public Issues ● Central Library, Edinburgh ● Sheriff Personal Injury Court ● Edinburgh Zoo ● Corstorphine ● Murrayfield Stadium ● Political Martyrs’ Monument ● Edinburgh ● Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway ● St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church ● Jenners ● Dean Cemetery ● Inner House ● Court of Session ● Lauriston Castle ● Ainslie Park ● Cramond Roman Fort ● Inverleith ● Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ● Bonnington Chemical Works ● The Dyvours Club ● St James Quarter ● Drumsheugh Baths Club ● 65 Cowgate ● West Register House ● Statue of David Livingstone, Edinburgh ● Romanes & Paterson ● Greenside, Edinburgh ● Saughton Park ● Inverleith Sports Ground ● St. Kentigern’s Church, Edinburgh (Union Canal)
Getting to / around Drylaw – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Drylaw using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Drylaw places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Drylaw Public Transport Stations
Drylaw Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Dalry Road railway station
Haymarket railway station
Edinburgh Princes Street railway station
Merchiston railway station
Murrayfield railway station
Corstorphine railway station
Pinkhill railway station
Balgreen Halt railway station
Gorgie East railway station
Craigleith railway station
Leith Walk railway station
Powderhall railway station
Bonnington railway station
Scotland Street railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Davidson’s Mains railway station
East Pilton railway station
Trinity railway station
Granton Road railway station
Granton railway station
House o’Hill Halt railway station
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street
Rose Street
McDonald Road Library
East Claremont Street drill hall
Dundonald Street drill hall
Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
George Street, Edinburgh
Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Ferry Road
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Local Drylaw historians & Drylaw tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Drylaw? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Drylaw’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Drylaw place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Drylaw Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Drylaw destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Drylaw’ web pages (for example: www.visitDrylaw.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Drylaw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Drylaw places to visit. A unique way to experience Drylaw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Drylaw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Drylaw places with Walkfo Drylaw to hear history at Drylaw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Drylaw has 319 places to visit in our interactive Drylaw map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Drylaw, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Drylaw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Drylaw & the surrounding areas.
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