Portobello Pier
Portobello Pier is a pier in City of Edinburgh. Within 15 km there are 154 more places to visit, starting with Edinburgh Castle (5.8 km). There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
Pier near Edinburgh
Just outside Edinburgh
Portobello Pier is 200 m east of Edinburgh. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Warm weather in Edinburgh runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
Portobello Pier
Pier in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
200 m east of Edinburgh.
- Type
- Pier
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 200 m east of Edinburgh
Mapping Portobello Pier
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Portobello Pier is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Staying near Portobello Pier
The 3 towns are led in size by Edinburgh, with 493,794 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Portobello Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 200 m west of it | 493,794 | 150 |
| Musselburgh | 2 km southeast of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Danderhall | 4.2 km south of it | 3,389 | 21 |
While you are near Portobello Pier
Within 15 km are 154 places, among them 2 art galleries, 2 museums and a castle.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle5.8 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse4 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery5.5 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland5.2 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral5.2 km away6
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey4 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery5.3 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8
MuseumHMY Britannia5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Portobello Pier
Where is Portobello Pier?
Portobello Pier is 200 m east of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh.
What is Portobello Pier?
Pier in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Portobello Pier?
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 Portobello Pier?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (5.8 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (4 km), National Gallery (5.5 km) and National Museum of Scotland (5.2 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 (9)
- Portobello Pier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 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
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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