By Road
Once onto The City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720, signposted Berwick Upon Tweed, Edinburgh
East and North, Leigh) travel 1.48 miles then branch left at Straiton Junction,
at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Burdiehouse Road (A701, signposted City
Centre). Continue forward onto Burdiehouse Road, entering Edinburgh. At Kaimes Junction
continue forward at traffic signals onto Howden Hall Road (A701, signposted City
Centre). Continue forward onto Howden Hall Road, from here the route is fairly straight
and you will continue through Liberton Gardens, Liberton Brae, Liberton Road, Craigmiller
Park, Mayfield Gardens, Minto Street, Newington, South Clerk Street, Clerk Street.
then head onto Nicolson Street and turn right onto West Richmond Street, turn left
onto Richmond Place, turn left onto Hill Place and you will have reached Surgeons’
Hall. Signage will be in place from the front gates directing you to the relevant
event.
For routes to Surgeons’ Hall from where you are, route planners on the following
websites are useful: www.rac.co.uk
/ www.theaa.com
Parking
You will find short-term pay and display spaces throughout Edinburgh city centre.
There are almost 500 pay and display machines and about 5,500 parking spaces in
Edinburgh.
Depending on the location, parking costs £0.70 to £1.80 an hour. Each machine displays
the maximum time you can stay, and no change is given.
There are metered parking spaces on Roxburgh Place, Richmond Place, and Chambers
Street. (which are free after 6.30pm). There is also parking in Nicolson Square
beside the Clydesdale Bank for approx £7 per day.
Those in bold in the table below are long stay car parks nearest to the Surgeons’
Hall.
Please visit www.edinburgh.gov.uk
and select Transport down the left hand side of the page.
|
No.
|
Name of Car Park
|
Tel No
|
Spaces
|
Hours
|
|
1
|
Castle Terrace
|
0131 229 2870
|
750
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
2
|
Chalmers Street
|
0131 229 2870
|
150
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
4
|
EICC
|
0131 477 7000
|
80
|
Mon - Fri 7:00 - 21:00 Sat 8:00 - 20:00 access on Sun but unmanned
|
|
5
|
Greenside Place
|
0131 229 2870
|
1050
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
6
|
Haymarket Station
|
0845 601 5929
|
180
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
7
|
Haymarket Terrace
|
0131 229 7637
|
130
|
24 Hrs - Mon - Fri Only
|
|
8
|
Morrison Street
|
0131 477 7000
|
450
|
Mon - Fri 7:00 - 21:00 Sat 8:00 - 20:00 access on Sun but unmanned
|
|
9
|
Niddry Street
|
0131 557 9797
|
135
|
7:00 - 23:00 - 7 Days a week
|
|
10
|
Sheraton Hotel
|
0131 229 9131
|
120
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
11
|
St James 1 (Leith St)
|
0131 229 2870
|
334
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
12
|
St James 2 (Elder St)
|
0131 229 2870
|
233
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
13
|
St John’s Hill
|
0131 229 2870
|
295
|
Mon – Fri 7.00 – 21.00 Sat/Sun 7.00 – 19.00
|
|
14
|
St Leonards
|
0131 667 5601
|
90
|
7:30 - 20:00 7 Days a week
|
|
15
|
Waverley
|
0131 557 8526
|
350
|
6:00 - 24:00 7 Days a week
|
|
16
|
Waverley Station
|
0131 550 2031
|
210
|
24 Hrs - 7 Days a week
|
|
17
|
Semple Street
|
0131 225 7480
|
198
|
Mon - Sat 7:00 - 22:00 Sun 10:00 - 20:00
|
|
18
|
Princes Exchange
|
0131 229 7637
|
150
|
Mon - Fri 6:00 - 22:00 Sat 8:00 - 22:00 Sun 9:00 - 20:00
|
By Rail
Edinburgh Waverley Station is 10 minutes’ walk from the College, please exit Waverley via the Market Street opening.
Take a right and then 1st left onto Cockburn Street and follow the road/hill until the top. Take a left of the top of
Cockburn Street onto The Royal Mile. At the 1st set of lights, take a right onto North Bridge and continue along this
route until the College is on your left on Nicolson Street, opposite the Festival Theatre. Once in the front gates,
please follow the relevant signage for your event.
A taxi rank is located at platform 11 in the station. A Taxi to Surgeons’ Hall would cost around £4.00.
Train times can be checked using the contact details below.
National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50
www.nationalrail.co.uk or
www.thetrainline.com
By Bus
Inter-city bus services terminate at the St Andrew's Square Bus Station, situated next to the St James Centre
shopping centre. Buses from Princes Street (stops on the side of the street lined by shops- [north]) are very
frequent. Services passing the College include numbers 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 30, 31 and 33. A Lothian Buses iPhone
app is available to download from the iTunes app store free of charge. This app gives you up-to-date information
on all of the buses that pass Surgeons’ Hall.
Lothian Region Transport: 0131 555 6363
www.lothianbuses.co.uk
First Edinburgh: 08708 72 72 71
www.firstgroup.com
Stage Coach: 01383 621 249
www.stagecoachbus.com
National Express: 08705 80 80 80
www.nationalexpress.com
Citylink: 0870 550 5050
www.citylink.co.uk