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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre. The area originally took its name from the Church of the Holy Rude (Scots for ‘Holy Cross’) The modern Scottish Parliament Building is the site of the Scottish Parliament building. It is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland, and the Queen’s Gallery. When you visit Holyrood, Edinburgh, Walkfo brings Holyrood, Edinburgh places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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With 478 audio plaques & Holyrood, Edinburgh places for you to explore in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Holyrood, Edinburgh places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit Holyrood, Edinburgh PlacesYou can visit Holyrood, Edinburgh places with Walkfo Holyrood, Edinburgh to hear history at Holyrood, Edinburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holyrood, Edinburgh has 478 places to visit in our interactive Holyrood, Edinburgh 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 Holyrood, Edinburgh, 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 Holyrood, Edinburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holyrood, Edinburgh & the surrounding areas.

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Best Holyrood, Edinburgh places to visit


Holyrood, Edinburgh has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Holyrood, Edinburgh’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Holyrood, Edinburgh’s information audio spots:

Holyrood, Edinburgh photo Holy Corner
Holy Corner is a colloquial name for a small area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is part of Burghmuirhead, itself part of the lands of Greenhill. Holy Corner lies between Bruntsfield and Morningside.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo Golfers Land
The Golfers Land is a site on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland dating to around 1681. The site gets its name from the town house of John Paterson, said to have been the teammate of the Duke of Albany in what is often regarded as the first international golf contest.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo The Canongate
The Canongate is the main eastern section of Edinburgh’s Old Town. It began when David I of Scotland authorised Holyrood Abbey to found a burgh separate from Edinburgh between the Abbey and Edinburgh. The burgh gained its name from the route the canons took to Edinburgh. In 1636 the adjacent city of Edinburgh bought the feudal superiority of the canongate.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.
Holyrood, Edinburgh photo 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.

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Holyrood, Edinburgh has 191 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Holyrood, Edinburgh 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 Holyrood, Edinburgh using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Holyrood, Edinburgh plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.