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The Balmoral Hotel

The Balmoral Hotel

Highlight • Historical Site

The Balmoral Hotel

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Location: Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Tips

December 11, 2023

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Set your watch by the Balmoral Hotel clock, and you will never be late again! Famously set 3 minutes fast, to ensure people catch their trains on time, it's only correct once a year on 31st December for the Near Year celebrations.

At 58 metres high, it's a prominent landmark at the Eastern end of Prices Street.

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June 27, 2023

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A magnificent structure at Waverley Railway Station, The Balmoral is easily recognizable as a landmark from afar.

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April 26, 2023

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The Balmoral Hotel, originally built as the North British Hotel, is a luxury hotel and landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the heart of the city at the east end of Princes Street, the main shopping street beneath the Edinburgh Castle rock, and the southern edge of the New Town.

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The Balmoral Hotel loop from Leith

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Dugald Stewart Monument – Nelson Monument, Calton Hill loop from Edinburgh Waverley

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Location: Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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