
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
- Program
- Concerts & live events
- Seats
- About 2,200
- Opened
- 1914
- Website
- cultureedinburgh.com
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 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 2625 feet (800 meters). Walking times are rough estimates from the straight-line distance.
Sights
- Traverse Theatre · Theater · 1 min walk
- Royal Lyceum Theatre · Theater · 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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