Lawnmarket 

Lawnmarket on Royal Mile is slightly wider than Castlehill but mirrors its neighbours of Castletown and the High Street with attractions.

Gladstone's land is a well restored seventeenth century mansion, in nearby Lady Stair's Close is the Writers' Museum giving recognition to the likes of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

• Nearby Brodie's Close is named after one of Scotland's most sinister occupants: Deacon William Brodie who was a pillar of the community by day and robber by night. He was eventually executed on a gallows that he designed. Deacon Brodie's Tavern is a welcoming pub on the corner of the close and a pleasant break from the crowds.