Shops - Royal Mile and Grassmarket
Grassmarket Fair during the festival
kiltmakers on the Royal Mile
shopping on the Royal Mile
Victoria Street leading to the Grassmarket © Kenny Lam
The shops on the Royal Mile and Grassmarket are the ideal destination for unique and unusual gifts, from cutting-edge fashion to authentic and creative Scottish gifts.
Royal Mile
The Royal Mile isn’t just the best way to reach the city’s famous castle - it’s also the best destination for Scottish shopping in Edinburgh. In Royal Mile shops you can pick up an authentic kilt to treasure forever from Geoffrey (Tailor) Kiltmaker and Weavers, visit the Edinburgh Woollen Mill for classic cashmere jumpers and pop in to the Scottish gift shops for souvenirs.
You can also enjoy a bite to eat in one of the cafes, bars or restaurants and make the most of the attractions around the area, from Edinburgh Castle at the top to Canongate Kirk, right down to the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Grassmarket
Discover the unique but quaint side of shopping in Edinburgh, down behind the castle in the Grassmarket.
The shops in the Grassmarket represent the city and country’s creative side. These traditional cobbled streets are packed with Scottish designers and independent stores selling vibrant fashions, antique books and unique gifts.
Bohemian Victoria Street is full of charm, with its cobbled streets and brightly coloured buildings leading you down into the lively Grassmarket area, lying in the shadow of the dramatic Edinburgh Castle.
Explore the city’s leading independent hat shop, Fabhatrix, for innovative design, and delve in to Bill Baber Knitwear for an individual one-off garment, made by hand. The Grassmarket is also home to the vintage wonderland of WM Armstrongs, an Edinburgh institution which is filled to the rafters with unusual and striking pieces from the 1920s right through to the 1980s.
Why not sit and watch the world go by as you soak up the relaxed atmosphere at one of the Grassmarket’s many pavement cafes, restaurants and bars?
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