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Visit Queensferry

A hidden treasure not to be missed….

 

Queensferry welcomes all visitors; please take the five minute stroll from the Hawes Pier to our High St then through our much loved, beautiful historic town. Lots of unique independent shops, cafes and restaurants.

At the promenade we have the RNLI Queensferry Shop, Maid of the Forth Shop, the Honey Pot Creative Cafe (underneath the UNESCO World Heritage Site Forth Bridge),17th century Hawes Inn, award winning The Bikers Cove, Caledonia Scotia Kiltmakers, Skullduggery, The Railbridge Bistro.
Up the hill at the top of Hawes Brae – The Ferry Brewery.

Queensferry High St

The High St is only 50 metres stroll from the promenade past the Guardian of the Bridges, first Maurizio’s SQ and The Anchor Inn then award winning independent shops, including Best Gift Shop in Edinburgh 2018 and again for 2019 – Maisies, LouLou’s Ice cream, coffee & traditional sweet shop, The Little Parlour, Joyce Paton Fashion Boutique, Sea Kist ,Boë Gin to start you off on a trail with more great shops such as Allium, Harbour Lane Studio, Ferry Fair Book Shop and Queensferry Hardware.
Cafes, pubs and restaurants – The Manna House Bakery – South Queensferry ,The Ferry Tap, The Boathouse, South Queensferry, Orocco Pier – South Queensferry, Stag Head Hotel, The Little Bakery, Rooms at Ravenous Beastie, Queens Spice Indian Restaurant, Graziano’s Takeaway, Bamboo Restaurant and Takeaway, South queensferry and Good Fortune.
Queensferry Museum, Queensferry harbour, historic buildings and the 600 year old medieval Carmelite Priory Church. Take a small detour through the steps between The Black Castle and Ferry Tap to the Hawthornbank Walled Garden, newly renovated by GreenFerry.
Port Edgar Marina Ltd. is a short stroll further under the Forth Road Bridge where you will find the new Scotts restaurant, Down the Hatch SQ, Beacon Stores . Take a walk through The Vat Run and up to The Forth Bridges unmissable viewpoint or a walk over the Forth Road Bridge for even more great views.

 

Browse our Facebook page for more pictures; information on historic buildings, shops, restaurants, cafes, accommodation, what to see in Queensferry, land and water activities, boat trips, and walking tours.
…and haste ye back. 💕

 

 

Getting here 

Road

Queensferry sits on the southern coast of The Forth at the north west boundary of Edinburgh, south of the Queensferry Crossing, Forth Road Bridge (non-motorway traffic only) and the Forth Bridge. Accessible via the M90 from north, A90 from south and east, M9 from north west and M8 from the west.

The High St is currently on a one way system from west to east, no vehicle access from Hawes Promenade end. Cycles are permitted access both directions. 

Parking is available at Hawes Promenade and Hawes Brae for traffic approaching from the east. All other traffic is advised to use parking areas such as The Forth Road Bridge car park (short walk downhill), The Binks, Port Edgar (one hour limit or charges apply), on street Bo’ness Rd.

Please Note : The town can get extremely busy at weekends and peak periods, please limit vehicle travel through the town by parking at the side of town you arrive and avoid the one way diversion delays.    

Bus

Serviced by Lothian Country (43), Stagecoach East Scotland (various Fife buses), First Bus (63).

Train

Dalmeny Station sits on the UK’s East Coast Mainline and is around 15 mins walk to the Hawes Promenade (steps and country paths).

Walk/Cycle

The John Muir Way runs right along Queensferry High St running east/west, the Forth Road Bridge has pedestrian walkways and cycle lanes, the B800 has a cycle lane from Kirkliston and the NCN1 and NCN76 run through Queensferry. The High St currently has widened pavements under the Spaces for People project.

Taxi

Local taxi firms are available.

Air

Edinburgh International Airport is around 15mins drive away and connects by the Stagecoach 747 bus.

Sea

Queensferry has a historic harbour, Hawes Pier, Longcraig Pier and a marina at Port Edgar. Arriving by cruise ship? Visit here for details on getting around: https://www.cruiseforth.com/…/getting-around-south…/

Accommodation

Dakota Edinburgh

Hawes Inn

Orocco Pier Hotel

Premier Inn

Ravenous Beastie

Staghead Hotel

The Queens

Forth Reflections

The Nook

Things to do

Walks & cycles

Benchmark & Sundial Walk. Courtesy of Queensferry Heritage Trust

The Rosebery Estate Shore Walk

Hopetoun Grounds

Dundas Castle Walk

Forth Road Bridge Walk

Other walks from AllTrails

Dalmeny Estate loop

The Vat Run

John Muir Way

On the water

Forth Boat Tours

Maid of The Forth

Edinburgh Boat Charters

Port Edgar Watersports

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