Alva Place, Edinburgh: what's around?

latitude: 55.95774 / longitude: -3.17019

In the surrounding area

Public transports around Alva Place

You can access this tram line: Edinburgh Trams Westbound with a stop reachable in fewer than 21 minutes as a pedestrian. This listing is served with a bus line such as Lothian City Buses 1: Clermiston => Seafield with a stand 3 minutes’ walk away.

Medical in Edinburgh

For the medical needs, you will find in the area: a pharmacy ("Dears Pharmacy" at 1 minute by car), a veterinarian ("Braid Vets" at 3 minutes with your car), a hospital ("The Salt Cave" at 3 minutes with a bike), a dentist ("Edinburgh Dentures" at 1 minute by foot), a doctor ("Brunton Place Surgery" at 1 minute by car).

Education

The nearest university is called "Adam Smith's Panmure House" and is 12 minutes' walk away. You can find a close school: "Abbeyhill Primary School", in fewer than 2 minutes by car. If you are looking for a playground, "Wonder World" it is 20 minutes away by foot. Elsie Inglis Nursery and Preschool is the most convieniently located nursery: just 7 minutes away as a pedestrian.

Daily life

The area offers multiple services for your everyday needs: a park ("Montgomery Street Park" at 3 minutes with a bike), a hotel ("Destiny student brae house" at 6 minutes walk), sport ("KBC Pilates" at 2 minutes by foot), a town hall ("Portobello Town Hall" at 14 minutes away by bike), a post office ("Easter Road Post Office" at 3 minutes walk), a police station ("Gayfield Square Police Office" at 5 minutes with a bike), a fire station ("McDonald Road Community Fire & Ambulance Station" at 3 minutes with your car), a bank and/or an ATM ("Bank of Scotland" at 17 minutes by foot).

Transports

A train station ("Edinburgh Waverley") is located 5 minutes away by car. Need to park a car? There is a parking lot ("Broad Pavement") at 12 minutes walk. For holidays or business, you can reach Edinburgh in fewer than 21 minutes by car. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Lidl-Easter Road") is just 2 minutes away by car. Need to fill up your car? The closest gas station ("Restalrig Service Station") is only 4 minutes’ drive away. Do you need to clean you car? You have a car wash ("arc car wash") at 5 minutes away by car. About 8 minutes walk away, you will find the "Enterprise Car Club" station.

Tourism

The tourist offer of the surroundings is composed as follows: "Natami Design Studio" at 1 minute by car.

Entertainment

As far as catering and entertainment is concerned, you will find: a cinema ("Vue" at 15 minutes walk), an ice cream vendor ("Bon Bon" at 4 minutes away by bike), a bar/cafe ("Concrete Coffee" at 1 minute with your car), a restaurant ("Cafe Picante" at 1 minute by foot).

Shopping

There is a bakery in the area: "Twelve Triangles" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car). For your food shopping, you have: "London Road Express" (1 minute by foot or 1 minute by car). There is a butcher nearby: "Crombie's of Edinburgh" (17 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).

Nearby cities

In just 27 minutes by car you can reach Livingston. In 40 minutes you can reach Kirkcaldy. Perth is 55 minutes away by car. It takes about 49 minutes to reach Coatbridge with your car.


Within a radius of 10 km

  • 52 Post offices
  • 26 Playgrounds
  • 642 Tourism places
  • 414 Supermarkets
  • 12 Tram
  • 9 Cinemas
  • 10 Police stations
  • 21 Veterinarians
  • 93 Parkings
  • 182 Hotels
  • 8 Train stations
  • 220 Sport places
  • 55 Doctors
  • 7 Fire stations
  • 1056 Bars/cafes
  • 50 Banks and/or ATMs
  • 26 Gas stations
  • 47 Hospitals
  • 54 Bakeries
  • 16 Ice cream vendors
  • 86 Dentists
  • 87 Pharmacies
  • 163 Schools
  • 1 Town hall
  • 108 Universities
  • 88 Charging stations
  • 196 Parks
  • 14 Car washes
  • 95 Car renting
  • 93 Nurseries
  • 15 Butchers
  • 1088 Restaurants
  • 1235 Bus

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Education

Transports

Entertainment

Daily life

Medical

Tourism

Education

Transports

Shopping

Entertainment

Medical

Tourism

Transports

Shopping

Entertainment

Medical

Tourism


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