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Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium
Scotland’s national rugby stadium and the largest in the country, with a capacity of 67,144.
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Haymarket & Murrayfield: things to do
Places worth your time in Haymarket & Murrayfield
Top places
Things to do in Haymarket & Murrayfield
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo
Non-profit zoo of 82 acres on the south-facing slopes of Corstorphine Hill, founded in 1913.
Hill
Corstorphine Hill
Wooded ridge in west Edinburgh, mostly a local nature reserve open to the public.
Concert hall
Usher Hall
Concert hall of 1914 on Lothian Road, seating about 2,200 and hosting the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.
Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Victorian theatre of 1883 on Grindlay Street, beside the Usher Hall.
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Theatre
Traverse Theatre
New-writing theatre founded in 1962, a short walk from the Lyceum.
Church
St Cuthbert’s Church
Church of Scotland parish church of 1894, on a site probably used since the 7th century.
Church
St John’s Church
Scottish Episcopal church at the west end of Princes Street, dedicated in 1818 and listed Category A.
Railway station
Haymarket Station
Edinburgh’s second largest railway station, with trains to Glasgow, Fife and the East Coast Main Line.
Canal bridge
Leamington Lift Bridge
Lift bridge of about 1906 over the Union Canal near its terminus at Lochrin Basin.
Canal basin
Lochrin Basin
The Edinburgh end of the Union Canal, opened in 1822 and now lined with offices, flats and moorings.
Edinburgh
More areas to explore
9 sights · 23 places to eat
Bruntsfield & Morningside
Leafy southern suburbs with local high streets, Blackford Hill and a hillside observatory
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9 sights · 14 places to eat
Portobello & the Coast
A sandy beach and Victorian promenade on the Firth of Forth, about 5 km east of the centre
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16 sights · 22 places to eat
Old Town & Royal Mile
The Castle, the Royal Mile and a maze of medieval closes
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- Haymarket & Murrayfield (area photo): Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Murrayfield Stadium: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Edinburgh Zoo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Corstorphine Hill: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Usher Hall: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Lyceum Theatre: LochLowry, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Traverse Theatre: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Cuthbert’s Church: dun_deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St John’s Church: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Haymarket Station: Fredrik Rubensson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Leamington Lift Bridge: Ostrichyearning, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lochrin Basin: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bruntsfield & Morningside: Macumba, Public domain, source
- Portobello & the Coast: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Old Town & Royal Mile: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- New Town: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill: Peulle, CC BY 4.0, source
- Stockbridge & Dean Village: Mike Shaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leith & the Waterfront: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grassmarket & Southside: rboed*, CC BY 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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