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Beach
Portobello Beach
Wide sandy beach on the Firth of Forth, backed by a promenade. Hosts an annual summer beach race and a New Year’s Day run.
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Portobello & the Coast: things to do
Places worth your time in Portobello & the Coast
Top places
Things to do in Portobello & the Coast
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Promenade
Portobello Promenade
Seafront promenade begun by the town council in the 1860s to secure public access to the beach.
Baths
Portobello Swim Centre
Category A listed Victorian baths of 1898 to 1901, with one of three surviving Victorian Turkish baths in Scotland.
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Civic building
Portobello Town Hall
Edwardian town hall on the High Street, opened in 1914 and reopened in 2023 under community management.
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Community hub
Bellfield
Former Portobello parish church of 1810, now a community centre in Bellfield Street.
Landmark
The Tower
Tower in Tower Street where the geologist Hugh Miller lived.
Gallery
The Porty Light Box
Community-run mini gallery in a former phone box on Bellfield Street.
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Park
Figgate Park
Park and pond on the Figgate Burn, south-west of the seafront. Hosts the Saturday parkrun.
Church
St John the Evangelist Church
Roman Catholic parish church on Portobello High Street.
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Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill
A royal palace, a Parliament and two hills with city views
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- Portobello & the Coast (area photo): M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Portobello Beach: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Portobello Promenade: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Portobello Swim Centre: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Portobello Town Hall: Gweduni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bellfield: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Tower: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Figgate Park: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St John the Evangelist Church: thejackrustles, 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
- Haymarket & Murrayfield: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bruntsfield & Morningside: Macumba, Public domain, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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