South Queensferry
South Queensferry, also known simply as Queensferry or The Ferry, is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
South Queensferry, also known simply as Queensferry or The Ferry, is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian, it is now administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
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Worth seeing in and around South Queensferry
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Forth Bridge
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1.1 km · railway bridge in eastern Scotland · Wikipedia - 02Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and, at the time, was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States.
1.4 km · bridge in east central Scotland · Wikipedia - 03Dundas Castle
Dundas Castle is a 15th-century castle, with substantial 19th-century additions by William Burn, near South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland. The home of the Dundas family since the Middle Ages, it was sold in the late 19th century and was the residence of politician and businessman Sir Jack Stewart-Clark.
2 km · castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Barnbougle Castle
Barnbougle Castle is a historic tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny. It lies within the Earl of Rosebery's estate, just north-west of Dalmeny House.
4 km · castle in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Dalmeny House
Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817.
3.9 km · house in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Deep Sea World
Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark.
2.1 km · aquarium in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Priory Church
The Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Priory Church or St Mary's Episcopal Church, is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The church building was constructed in the mid 15th century for the Carmelite Order.
100 m · church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Queensferry Lifeboat Station
Queensferry Lifeboat Station can be found on Hawes Pier, sitting in the shadow of the Forth Rail Bridge, in South Queensferry, a town and former Royal Burgh on the south shore of the River Forth estuary, within the boundary of the city of Edinburgh, historically West Lothian, in north-east Scotland. A lifeboat station was established at South Queensferry by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1967.
800 m · building in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Ferrytoll Park and Ride
Ferrytoll Park and Ride is a bus park and ride scheme for Edinburgh and Fife located in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The park and ride is situated near the Forth Road Bridge, is adjacent to the M90 at Ferrytoll interchange, and has over 1000 parking spaces.
3.7 km · bus park and ride scheme · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The bridges are most visitors' first sight of South Queensferry - you'll see them as you come in to land at Edinburgh Airport.
- 01Forth Bridge
This cantilever railway bridge, completed in 1890, carries the East Coast Mainline railway from London to Aberdeen.
- 02Forth Road Bridge
Opened in 1964, this suspension bridge carried the A90 until replaced in 2017 by the new bridge.
- 03Queensferry Crossing
This cable-stay road bridge, opened in 2017, carries the M90.
- 04St Mary's Episcopal Church
Built around 1450 as a priory for the Carmelite Friars, but falling into disuse until restored in 1889 when it became Episcopal (Anglican).
- 05Hopetoun House
South Queensferry, EH30 9RW (2 miles west of town),.
- 06Dalmeny House
South Queensferry, EH30 9TQ (follow signs off B924, the old ferry road),.
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Things to do
A self-guided walking route loops for 2 miles around the historic High Street, harbour and piers. John Muir Way is a long-distance hiking trail along the shore. Eastbound the path starts near Hawes Inn, follow Longcraig Rd. Good views out across the Firth, the bridges are soon lost to view as you turn the headland towards Dalmeny.
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Where to eat
Queens Spice at
- 01High St is an Indian open M
Orocco Pier, 17 High Street, EH30 9PP, info@oroccopier.co.uk.
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Getting to South Queensferry
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 5 km · Glasgow (GLA), 66 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 92 km
- Stations
- North Queensferry railway station, 2.5 km · Dalmeny railway station, 1.1 km
- Glasgow → South Queensferry55 km · quickest by road, 1h 18m · £6–8
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → South Queensferry94 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £10–14
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → South Queensferry159 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · £19–26
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Queensferry
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Queensferry. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Edinburgh, follow A90 west then branch off onto B924, the old road to the ferry.
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Next door to South Queensferry
South Queensferry is 13 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- North Queensferryvillage in Fife, Scotland, UK2.4 km
- Dalmenyvillage in Edinburgh, Scotland1.9 km
- Newtonvillage in West Lothian, Scotland, UK3.7 km
- Jamestownvillage in Fife, Scotland, UK3.2 km
- Queensferry High Schoolsecondary school in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK800 m