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Scottish National Portrait Gallery

New Town, Edinburgh

Red sandstone front of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Photo: dun_deagh / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The national gallery of portraits on Queen Street. The National Galleries site refused automated reading, so hours are not listed here.

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What's on near Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Scottish National Portrait Gallery, from the weekly Edinburgh events calendar.

Smaller local events nearby

  • Bona Fide Comedy

    Thu 12 Nov · The Stand Edinburgh

    Performance at The Stand Edinburgh.

    £1 · 20:00 to 21:40 · Map · Source: The Stand

  • Mountebank Comedy Whisky Tasting Comedy

    Thu 12 Nov · The Stand Edinburgh

    Event at The Stand Edinburgh.

    £1 · 15:00 to 16:30 · Map · Source: The Stand

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Nearby

The Stand Comedy Club Nightlife · 1 min walk A comedy club on York Place running stand-up shows. George Street Shopping · 2 min walk The central street of the First New Town, lined with shops, bars and restaurants. The Abbotsford Pub · 3 min walk A bar and restaurant at 3-5 Rose Street. The Voodoo Rooms Nightlife · 3 min walk A gothic bar, restaurant and grassroots music venue at 19a West Register Street. The Guildford Arms Pub · 4 min walk A Victorian bar and restaurant owned by the Stewart family since 1896. Westfield St James Quarter Shopping · 4 min walk A shopping centre by Princes Street and Waverley with shops, restaurants and entertainment.

Around New Town

Georgian streets and Princes Street

The New Town is the Georgian grid north of Princes Street Gardens, with Princes Street, George Street and Rose Street running through it. It is mostly shops, pubs, galleries and the monuments along the gardens.

New Town has 19 places on the Roam Edinburgh map: 4 parks and gardens, 4 museums, 3 shops, 3 bars, 2 landmarks, 2 pubs and 1 church or cathedral. Read the New Town guide.

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