"Waverley Steps is a staircase which links Princes Street, Edinburgh and Waverley station. It was opened in 1902 as part of the development of the adjacent North British Hotel (the present-day Balmoral Hotel), which at the time belonged to the North British Railway Company together with Waverley station." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverley_Steps

Rafa

July 7, 2025

By the way: "Waverley Steps is a 1948 dramatised documentary film depicting a period of 30 hours in the life of people in Edinburgh, Scotland (...). The film's title is a reference to a flight of steps at Edinburgh's Waverley Station. However, the steps themselves do not feature in the film." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverley_Steps_(film)

Jim Taylor

July 22, 2025

This exit takes you right to Princes St. Well worth the climb.

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Location: New Town/Broughton, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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