Highlander Backpackers
Location Excellent location — 23 attractions within walking distance
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About
Highlander Backpackers is a hostel to stay in Edinburgh. The hostel is close to Unlimited Corporation and Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, about 1 km from Edinburgh Waverley, about 2.8 km from East Sands of Leith. Within a short walk you'll find 192 places to eat, 6 supermarkets and 9 public-transport stops. The most comfortable time to visit Edinburgh is generally July to September.
Best for
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Unlimited Corporation0.3 km
- Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage0.4 km
- North Viewpoint0.5 km
- Ingleby Gallery0.5 km
- City Dome0.6 km
- The Hillside0.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) — 11.1 km → all hotels near EDI
- Nearest station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 1.0 km
- Nearest beach
- East Sands of Leith — 2.8 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 16.3 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- GBP
- Power
- Type G plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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