
Concert hall
Usher Hall
Grassmarket & Southside, Edinburgh
Photos

Photo: Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
About Usher Hall
Edinburgh's main concert hall, with an Edwardian auditorium used for orchestral concerts and headline live events.
Usher Hall is in Grassmarket & Southside, close to West End.
At a glance
- Address
- Lothian Road, EH1 2EA
- Area
- Grassmarket & Southside
- Nearest station
- West End
- Type
- Concert hall
- Programme
- Concerts & live events
- Seats
- About 2,200
- Opened
- 1914
- Website
- cultureedinburgh.com
- Last checked
- 25 October 2026
Access
Venue access information (no step-free status confirmed here).
The venue says: Check the venue's accessibility page for step-free routes.
Map
What's on at Usher Hall
Dates and tickets are on the venue's own site; we do not list individual productions.
- Edinburgh International Festival · August · source
Around Usher Hall



Walking times are rough estimates from the straight-line distance. Each photo links to the guide page that lists the place.
Nearby
From the Edinburgh guide, within 800 metres. Walking times are rough estimates from the straight-line distance.
Sights
- Traverse Theatre · Theatre · 1 min walk
- Royal Lyceum Theatre · Theatre · 1 min walk
- Usher Hall · Concert hall · 1 min walk
- St Cuthbert’s Church · Church · 4 min walk
- St John’s Church · Church · 5 min walk
- Edinburgh Castle · Castle · 5 min walk
Eat & drink
- Dragonfly · Pub · 6 min walk
- Maison de Moggy · Café · 7 min walk
- Fiddler's Arms · Pub · 7 min walk
- Cold Town House · Restaurant · 7 min walk
- Mary's Milk Bar · Ice cream · 7 min walk
- The White Hart Inn · Pub · 8 min walk
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