The Porty Light Box
Among the sights of Edinburgh is The Porty Light Box, an art gallery. Another 47 places to visit lie within 5 km. It comes under Portobello Community Council.
Art gallery in Edinburgh
Inside Edinburgh
The Porty Light Box is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 47 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
If warmth matters, go June to August: Edinburgh reaches 18–20°C.
The Porty Light Box
Add Edinburgh Castle, 5.7 km away, to a visit.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- Portobello Community Council
- Town
- in Edinburgh
- Official site
- portylightbox.wordpress.com
Finding The Porty Light Box
The map centres on The Porty Light Box, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Edinburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Staying near The Porty Light Box
The biggest base of the 3 is Edinburgh (493,794 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where The Porty Light Box is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | It’s in town | 493,794 | 150 |
| Musselburgh | 1.8 km east of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Danderhall | 3.7 km south of it | 3,389 | 21 |
Also near The Porty Light Box
154 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle5.7 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse4 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery5.4 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland5.1 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral5.1 km away6
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey3.9 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery5.3 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle3.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Porty Light Box
Where is The Porty Light Box?
The Porty Light Box is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Porty Light Box?
Art gallery.
Who runs The Porty Light Box?
Portobello Community Council.
When is the best time to visit The Porty Light Box?
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 The Porty Light Box?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (5.7 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (4 km), National Gallery (5.4 km) and National Museum of Scotland (5.1 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
- 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
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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