The Royal Mile is the street between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. It is actually 1.7 miles in length. The street itself is not named the Royal Mile but actually several streets connected (Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate). We traveled to Edinburgh the first week in August. A comedy festival was going on at the time. Much... more

Royal Mile deserves a walk everyday of your stay in Edinburgh. There is always something new to discover. With a castle on one end and Holyrood Place and a beautiful park on the other, there are dozens of things to from one end to the other. Be sure to stop at The Nutcracker Christmas Shop. They have the cutest christmas... more

Goes all the way from the Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and is a reasonable walk. It is a Scottish mile (i.e. 1.8 kms long as opposed to a 'normal' mile of 1.5 km). The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (from the Castle to Holyrood) Castle Esplanade, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand. Don’t... more

We visit Edinburgh nearly every August to see the Festival. The drive from Lancashire over Shap and Beattock and through Biggar is probably one of the easiest and most scenic in Britain. The mile itself is the route from the castle to the royal palace at Holyrood. It slopes down between high sided stone buildings with small windows. It seems... more

If I had to choose one favorite thing about the Royal Mile it would have to be the beautiful buildings up and down the entire mile. I was in Edinburgh for 2 weeks and I had noooo complaints. This was the most beautiful place I had ever been. Everything was just so pretty to look at. The people were so... more

The Royal Mile was worth the visit. It was 1 mile long road that had stores, castles & palace along the road. It was nice to walk down the history lane. more