West End, Edinburgh

Typical West End scene.

The West End (Scottish Gaelic: An Ceann Siar) of Edinburgh, Scotland, forms a large part of the city centre. If Old Town is the historic centre, and New Town is the economic centre, then the West End can be thought of as the city's cultural centre, as it boasts many of the city's arts venues.[1] Such venues include Usher Hall, The Filmhouse, the Royal Lyceum and the Traverse Theatre. The Village hosts art festivals and crafts fairs.[2]

The northern half of West End lies in Edinburgh's World Heritage Site, of which it makes up a fair proportion. As can be inferred by its inclusion in this, this area of the city contains many buildings of great architectural beauty, primarily long rows and crescents of Georgian terraced houses.


Map of the city, showing New and Old Towns, as well as the West End.

Transport

Rail

Haymarket is the nearest rail station.

Tram

The island tram stop at Coates Crescent was originally called 'Shandwick Place' until it was renamed West End - Princes Street at the request of local traders.[3] As this stop sits on a switching point, it can act as an eastern terminus when Princes Street is closed to traffic.

Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station
Princes Street
towards York Place
  York Place - Edinburgh Airport   Haymarket
towards Airport

Buses

The Shandwick Place and Lothian Road corridors are well-served locally by Lothian Buses and other operators outwith Edinburgh.

See also

References

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Coordinates: 55°56′53″N 3°12′52″W / 55.94814°N 3.21453°W / 55.94814; -3.21453

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