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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in The Canongate


Visit The Canongate PlacesVisit The Canongate places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best The Canongate places to visit. A unique way to experience The Canongate’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore The Canongate as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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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. When you visit The Canongate, Walkfo brings The Canongate places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

The Canongate Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about The Canongate


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The Canongate photo With 481 audio plaques & The Canongate places for you to explore in the The Canongate area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best The Canongate places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit The Canongate PlacesYou can visit The Canongate places with Walkfo The Canongate to hear history at The Canongate’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo The Canongate has 481 places to visit in our interactive The Canongate 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 The Canongate, 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 The Canongate places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to The Canongate & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 481 audio facts unique to The Canongate places in an interactive The Canongate map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit The Canongate Places Map
481 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  The Canongate historic spots

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Walkfo The Canongate tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in The Canongate

  

Best The Canongate places to visit


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

The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.
The Canongate 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.

Visit The Canongate plaques


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The Canongate has 190 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo The Canongate 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 The Canongate using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each The Canongate plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.