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Gladstone's Land (National Trust for Scotland)
Food4.5 · 1 0764.5 · 931≈ 1 hEntry: ~11 £546 m from the center
Gladstone's Land is one of the oldest surviving tenements on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, standing on the Lawnmarket for over 500 years. Remodelled in 1617 by merchant Thomas Gledstanes, it features a stone arcade and finely preserved Renaissance painted wooden ceilings. Run by the National Trust for Scotland, its restored rooms illustrate three centuries of Old Town life, complete with an artisan ice cream parlour.
Highlights
- Authentic 500-year-old tenement on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
- Magnificent 17th-century painted wooden ceilings
- Immersive rooms showing Edinburgh tenement life across 300 years
- Traditional artisan ice cream parlour on the ground floor
Opening hours
| Mon | 09:00 – 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Wed | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Thu | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Fri | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Sat | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Sun | 09:00 – 19:00 |
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