Arts & Culture · Our pick in Edinburgh

The Fruitmarket

Gallery·Old Town

Contemporary art

About The Fruitmarket

The Fruitmarket is a contemporary art gallery at 45 Market Street, with a café and bookshop.

Why it's on our list

  • Contemporary art

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Fruitmarket before you go.

Hotels nearby

The closest hotels in our guide to The Fruitmarket, as the crow flies.

  1. Market Street HotelOld Town50 m1 min walk
  2. The Scotsman HotelOld Town100 m1 min walk
  3. The BalmoralNew Town200 m2 min walk
  4. Cheval The Edinburgh GrandNew Town300 m4 min walk
  5. Gleneagles TownhouseNew Town350 m4 min walk

All hotels

What’s nearby

Distances from The Fruitmarket are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest tram stops and railway stations

  1. Edinburgh WaverleyRail100 m1 min walk
  2. St Andrew SquareTram400 m5 min walk
  3. Princes StreetTram450 m6 min walk

Key sights

  1. St Giles’ Cathedral200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
  2. National Museum450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
  3. Edinburgh Castle700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
  4. Holyroodhouse1.2 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
  5. Arthur’s Seat1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
  6. Royal Botanic Garden2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
  7. Britannia3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
  8. Edinburgh Airport11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 34 min

Main railway stations

  1. Edinburgh Waverley100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
  2. Haymarket1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min

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