Gilmerton Cove
One of the places to visit in Edinburgh is Gilmerton Cove, an attraction. Our list has 11 more places within 5 km. Close by, Edinburgh Castle is 6.4 km away.
Attraction in Edinburgh
Inside Edinburgh
Gilmerton Cove is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
In Edinburgh, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Gilmerton Cove
Attraction.
In Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Edinburgh
- Official site
- gilmertoncove.co.uk
Mapping Gilmerton Cove
Orange: Gilmerton Cove.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Edinburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Where people come from
Of these 7 towns, the largest is Edinburgh (493,794 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Edinburgh
Danderhall
Loanhead
Bonnyrigg
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Gilmerton Cove is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | It’s in town | 493,794 | 150 |
| Danderhall | 1.3 km northeast of it | 3,389 | 21 |
| Loanhead | 2 km southwest of it | 7,007 | 16 |
| Bonnyrigg | 2.5 km southeast of it | 18,088 | 16 |
| Dalkeith | 2.9 km east of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Musselburgh | 4 km northeast of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Mayfield | 5 km southeast of it | 14,259 | 15 |
Nearby, too
Nearby, 153 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle6.4 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery6.4 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse5.8 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland5.8 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral6.1 km away6
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle2.3 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery6.7 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey5.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Gilmerton Cove
Where is Gilmerton Cove?
Gilmerton Cove is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
What is Gilmerton Cove?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Gilmerton Cove?
June to August are the warmest months in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Gilmerton Cove?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (6.4 km), National Gallery (6.4 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (5.8 km) and National Museum of Scotland (5.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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