Hotels in South Queensferry
Queensferry, sometimes also called South Queensferry, sits on the south shore of the narrowest part of the Forth Estuary east of Grangemouth, looking across to North Queensferry, its twin on the Fife shore. As an obvious place to cross the river when heading into Fife from Edinburgh it is likely that settlements either side of the river here, and ferries between them, date back into antiquity.
Queensferry is defined by the road and rail bridges that lie either side of it. But it is so much more as well. At times it has been an important trading and fishing port in its own right and the town still offers an environment that can transport you back to an earlier time more readily than most places in Scotland. If, that is, you can catch it in a rare traffic-free moment: cars are constrained by the narrowness and twistiness of Queensferry's High Street, and as a result intrude far more than elsewhere.
Queensferry offers one of the most interesting collections of buildings you are likely to find anywhere. Oldest is St Mary's church, which dates from 1441. The oldest house is "Black Castle", built on the High Street in 1626. When the sea captain it was built for was lost with his ship, his maid was accused of paying a beggar woman to cast a spell on him. Both women were burned for witchcraft. The nearby Tolbooth was built in the 1600s, though the tower dates back only to 1720.
The High Street itself has an unusual stepped cross section designed to cope with the town's steeply sloping site above the shore. This has led to elevated pavements on the inland side of the street, again adding to the atmosphere. For all the very obvious reasons, plus its proximity to Edinburgh, Queensferry is an extremely popular place and at times can be a crowded one. It is worth making an effort to try and catch it at a quiet time: that way you can still catch glimpses of the Queensferry of the 1700s that Robert Louis Stevenson featured in "Kidnapped".
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Location: South Queensferry
Distance: 1.03 miles
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Prices From: £79.00
Location: South Queensferry
Distance: 1.30 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £99.00
Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 1.93 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £84.00
Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 2.87 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £90.00
Location: Inverkeithing
Distance: 2.93 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £30.00
Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 3.43 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £110.00
Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 3.47 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £96.68
Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 4.01 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £60.00
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