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Gladstone's Land
477B Lawnmarket
Edinburgh
EH1 2NT

Regional Information

Edinburgh Castle dominates the city-centre skyline and from its ramparts you can look down on medieval lanes and elegant, sweeping terraces that hold over a thousand years of history, mystery and tradition. Yet you will also see a modern, dynamic capital where international festivals attract the world's leading performers, galleries display cutting-edge art, and bars, restaurants and clubs create a lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere with a distinctly Scottish twist. With Edinburgh Airport on the outskirts and regular train services on the East Coast Line, getting here is easy.

National Trust for Scotland properties to visit in the area: Bannockburn; Culross; Falkland Palace & Garden; The Georgian House; Gladstone's Land; Harmony Garden; House of the Binns; Hill of Tarvit Garden; Inveresk Lodge Garden; Kellie Castle & Garden; Malleny Garden; Newhailes; Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot; Priorwood Garden & Dried Flower Shop; Robert Smail's Printing Works; St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve.

The Gladstone Flat, Gladstone's Land

RatingVery Good
AreaEdinburgh & The Lothians
Sleeps2Bedrooms1

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Late Availability Offer

We're delighted to offer a 25% discount on full week bookings between now and 29 June 2013.

This last-minute offer only applies to holidays booked after 2 May 2013, and is available for a limited time only.

At the heart of Scotland's capital 17th century townhouse museum Gladstone's Land forms part of the Royal Mile's famous ramshackle silhouette. Towering high above the museum, this atmospheric apartment occupies the space where original owner Thomas Gledstanes would have lived with his family.
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The windows overlook the old courtyard, a remnant of the Royal Mile's medieval 'fishbone' structure, where closes, wynds and courts led down off the High Street's central spine. Though comfortably refurbished now, in Gledstanes's day living conditions in these 'high-rise' buildings were cramped. Records show that at one time or another he let parts of the building to a merchant, a minister, a knight and a guild officer.

Accommodation details

Fourth floor

Sleeps 2 - 1 twin bedroom

Sitting room with gas fire

Gas central heating

Kitchen

Bathroom with bath and shower

As access is via a steep turnpike staircase, regretfully this property is not suitable for the infirm

About Gladstone's Land
A tall, narrow, six-storey 17th century townhouse, Gladstone's Land offers two floors of restored display rooms, giving a fascinating glimpse into the grandeur and the squalor of town life 400 years ago.

About the area
Edinburgh still buzzes with a mercantile spirit and there are always farmers markets, craft fairs, buskers and festivals to be discovered around the centre. In August the Royal Mile comes alive with street performers; at Christmas time the smell of mulled wine fills the air around Princes Street when the annual German market comes to town.

Things to do

Follow the High Street from the crags of the Castle down to the medieval abbey and Palace of Holyrood, or wander down one of Edinburgh's infamous closes that lead from the Royal Mile towards Princes Street.

There are plenty of restaurants dotted up and down the High Street serving Scottish and international fare, but for fine healthy local produce, head to the Saturday morning farmers market on Castle Terrace, a short walk away.

See how the other half lived, in the National Trust for Scotland's lavishly refurbished Georgian House, across in Edinburgh's New Town.

Getting there
Gladstone’s Land is located in the Lawnmarket at the top of the Royal Mile. There is no parking available outside the property. Waverley Railway station is a ten-minute walk or a short taxi ride away. Edinburgh International airport offers a bus link to Waverley Station. < Less