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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
Edinburgh when it rains
60 indoor places from our Edinburgh guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theaters, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Grassmarket & Southside (17)
- Bedlam TheatreStudio theater
- Church Hill TheatreCommunity theater
- Dovecot StudiosGallery
- Festival TheatreTheater
- Festival TheatreLarge touring house
- Greyfriars KirkChurch
- King's TheatreLarge touring house
- National Museum of ScotlandMuseum
- Royal Lyceum TheatreProducing theater
- SummerhallArts venue
- SummerhallArts center
- Surgeons' Hall MuseumsMuseum
- Talbot Rice GalleryGallery
- The Queen's HallConcert hall
- The StudioStudio theater
- Traverse TheatreStudio theater
- Usher HallConcert hall
Old Town & Royal Mile (13)
- Camera Obscura & World of IllusionsAttraction
- City Art CentreGallery
- FruitmarketGallery
- Museum of ChildhoodMuseum
- Museum on the MoundMuseum
- Scottish Storytelling CentreArts center
- Scottish Storytelling CentreArts center
- St Cecilia's HallMuseum
- St Giles' CathedralCathedral
- The Edinburgh DungeonAttraction
- The Real Mary King's CloseUnderground tour
- The Scotch Whisky ExperienceAttraction
- Writers' MuseumMuseum
Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill (7)
- Canongate KirkChurch
- City ObservatoryObservatory
- Dynamic EarthScience center
- Museum of EdinburghMuseum
- Palace of HolyroodhouseRoyal palace
- The King's GalleryGallery
- The Scottish ParliamentParliament
Leith & the Waterfront (6)
- Leith TheatreVenue
- North and South Leith Parish ChurchChurch
- Ocean TerminalShopping center
- Port of Leith DistilleryDistillery
- Royal Yacht BritanniaMuseum ship
- Trinity HouseMuseum
Haymarket & Murrayfield (5)
- Royal Lyceum TheatreTheater
- St Cuthbert’s ChurchChurch
- St John’s ChurchChurch
- Traverse TheatreTheater
- Usher HallConcert hall
New Town (5)
- Edinburgh PlayhouseLarge touring house
- Royal Scottish AcademyGallery
- Scottish National GalleryGallery
- Scottish National Portrait GalleryGallery
- St Mary's CathedralCathedral
Stockbridge & Dean Village (3)
Bruntsfield & Morningside (2)
- Barclay Viewforth ChurchChurch
- Royal Observatory EdinburghObservatory
Portobello & the Coast (2)
- St John the Evangelist ChurchChurch
- The Porty Light BoxGallery
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 43 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill (9)
- Arthur's SeatHill
- Calton HillHill
- Dugald Stewart MonumentMonument
- Holyrood AbbeyRuined abbey
- Holyrood ParkPark
- National Monument of ScotlandMonument
- Nelson MonumentMonument
- Old Calton Burial GroundCemetery
- Salisbury CragsCliffs
New Town (8)
- Charlotte SquareSquare
- George StreetStreet
- Melville MonumentMonument
- Princes StreetStreet
- Princes Street GardensGardens
- Ross FountainFountain
- Scott MonumentMonument
- St Andrew SquareSquare
Stockbridge & Dean Village (8)
- Circus LaneStreet
- Dean BridgeBridge
- Dean CemeteryCemetery
- Dean VillageVillage
- Inverleith ParkPark
- Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghGarden
- St Bernard's WellMonument
- Water of Leith WalkwayWalk
Grassmarket & Southside (6)
- Bruntsfield LinksPark
- Flodden WallTown wall
- GrassmarketSquare
- Greyfriars BobbyStatue
- The MeadowsPark
- Victoria StreetStreet
Leith & the Waterfront (4)
- Leith LinksPark
- Newhaven HarbourHarbor
- Starbank ParkPark
- The ShoreWaterfront
Bruntsfield & Morningside (3)
Haymarket & Murrayfield (3)
- Corstorphine HillHill
- Edinburgh ZooZoo
- Lochrin BasinCanal basin
Portobello & the Coast (2)
- Figgate ParkPark
- Portobello BeachBeach
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.