City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Spiritual Centre


Church or place of worship

St James Scottish Episcopal Church

St James Scottish Episcopal Church
57b Inverleith Row
Edinburgh EH3 5PX

Built in 1888, St James (aka St James the Less Episcopal Church) host a number of live music events throughout the year.

St Paul's and St George's Church

St Paul's and St George's Church
10 Broughton Street
Edinburgh EH1 3RH

St Paul's & St George's is a Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) church with a congregation from across the city.

King's Hall

King's Hall
41A South Clerk Street
Edinburgh EH8 9NZ

Renovated traditional church building owned by the Community Church since 1985, which is also used as a venue for festivals and events.

Fairmilehead Parish Church Halls

Fairmilehead Parish Church Halls
Frogston Rd West
Edinburgh EH10 7AA

Fairmilehead Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh serving a community of over 12,000.

Juniper Green Parish Church

Juniper Green Parish Church
498 Lanark Road
Edinburgh EH14 5BQ

Active Church of Scotland church serving communities of Juniper Green and Baberton Mains.

Kirk O'Field Parish Church

Kirk O'Field Parish Church
138-140 Pleasance
Edinburgh EH8 9RR

The Kirk o'Field is best known as the site of the mysterious murder in 1567 of Lord Darnley, Mary Queen of Scots second husband.

Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Culture Centre

Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Culture Centre
St Andrew Place Leith
Edinburgh EH6 7EG

Based in a spacious former Church building with capacity of 500. The Hindu temple is run by a small Excecutive Committee.

Chaplaincy Centre

Chaplaincy Centre
1 Bristo Square University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh EH8 9AL

Around 2,500 people pass through the chaplaincy centre each week. Used by the university during the hours of 9.30am to 5pm, and from 6pm to 9pm for events held by community and student groups.

St Ninian's Church

St Ninian's Church
39 Comely Bank,
Edinburgh EH4 1A

Small, active church, with a community used church hall in Comely Bank area.

Bruntsfield Church

Bruntsfield Church
Leamington Terrace
Edinburgh EH10 4JU

Evangelical christian church

Destiny Centre Gorgie

Destiny Centre Gorgie
52 Gorgie Road
Edinburgh EH11 2NB

A 600-seat capacity auditorium offering both a full-size cinema screen and stage area, with onlooking cafe for beverages and snacks.

Inchcolm Island

Inchcolm Island
Abbey Front

Inchcolm Island is a tiny island in the Firth of Forth, between Edinburgh and Fife to the North. It is best known for its ancient and well preserved Augustinian Abbey. The Abbey is currently looked after by Historic Scotland, who run sightseeing, boat trips to the island from April to October.

Central Hall

Edinburgh Methodist Central Hall
2 West Tollcross
Edinburgh EH3 9BP
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Methodist Church and concert venue. Hundred-year-old stained glass in the art nouveau style and a great acoustic.

Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart

Church of the Sacred Heart Edinburgh EH3 9DJ

A Society of Jesus (Jesuit) community has been established at the Church of the Sacred Heart since the parish was formed in 1859.

St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral

Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral
61 York Place
Edinburgh EH1 3JD
St Mary's Cathedral far shot

The Roman Catholic, metropolitan cathedral in Edinburgh, an impressive building at the top of Leith Walk.

Isle of May

Isle of May Reserve Isle of May
Isle of May

The Isle of May National Nature Reserve is a long rocky island with sheer cliffs and caves at the mouth of the Firth of Forth. It is home to thousands of grey seals, the fourth largest breeding group in the UK, who feed in the rich kelp forests surrounding the island.

Saughtonhall United Reformed Church

85-87 Saughtonhall Drive
Edinburgh EH12 5TR

Saughtonhall Church was formed in 1929 and is a local community based church, part of the UK wide United Reformed Church.

Craiglockhart Parish Church

Craiglockhart Parish Church
Craiglockhart Drive North
Edinburgh EH14 1HS

Church of Scotland Church to the South West of the City Centre. On the bus route for Colinton Road and Slateford Road (number 4 stops outside) and train (Slateford Station).

Church of the Sacred Heart

Church of the Sacred Heart
28, Lauriston St West Port
Edinburgh EH3 9DJ

1860 Roman Catholic church, located between the Grassmarket and Tollcross, on the edge of Edinburgh's historic Old Tow

Gorgie Parish Church

Gorgie Parish Church
190 Gorgie Road
Edinburgh EH11 2NX

Part of the Church of Scotland, Gorgie Parish Church conducts weekly services and also operates as a venue during the Fringe.