Portobello - Central (James Street) Beach

A beach resort about 4 miles east of Edinburgh city centre.

Beach type: Sand

Nearest town: Edinburgh

Local authority: City of Edinburgh Council

OS Grid Reference: NT313738

Awards

Marine Conservation Society Recommended

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Weather

Forecast for Saturday 20 April

06:00

Chance of rain	4%
Max temp.	9°C
(feels like	8°C)
Wind 1mph, gusting to 2mph.	SSW
Pressure	1031
Humidity	79%
UV Index
Air Quality

09:00

Chance of rain	4%
Max temp.	14°C
(feels like	14°C)
Wind 1mph, gusting to 1mph.	NW
Pressure	1031
Humidity	62%
UV Index
Air Quality

12:00

Chance of rain	0%
Max temp.	17°C
(feels like	16°C)
Wind 1mph, gusting to 2mph.	NNW
Pressure	1030
Humidity	53%
UV Index
Air Quality

15:00

Chance of rain	0%
Max temp.	20°C
(feels like	19°C)
Wind 1mph, gusting to 3mph.	ENE
Pressure	1029
Humidity	47%
UV Index
Air Quality

18:00

Chance of rain	4%
Max temp.	17°C
(feels like	16°C)
Wind 2mph, gusting to 3mph.	W
Pressure	1028
Humidity	56%
UV Index
Air Quality

21:00

Chance of rain	4%
Max temp.	15°C
(feels like	14°C)
Wind 2mph, gusting to 3mph.	SSW
Pressure	1028
Humidity	66%
UV Index	n/a
Air Quality

Accomodation near Portobello - Central (James Street) Beach

Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs

• Edinburgh Beachfront B&B

  On the promenade in Edinburgh’s Portobello district, this Victorian town house has free Wi-Fi and parking. The city centre is a 15-minute bus journey away. Details...

• Abercorn Guest House

  
  A 4-star guest house, Abercorn is 5 minutes’ walk from the beach and 10 minutes’ drive from Edinburgh city centre. It offers elegant rooms with free Wi-Fi, cooked breakfasts and free parking. Details...

• Rockville Hotel

  The family-run Rockville Hotel is situated in a seaside suburb of Edinburgh, within 5 miles from the city centre. It offers picturesque views across the Firth of Forth as well as free private parking and free Wi-Fi. Details...

• Aaran Lodge Guest House

  
  Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Aaran Lodge Guest House offers accommodation in Edinburgh. A flat-screen TV, as well as an iPod docking station are provided. You will find a kettle in the room. Details...

• BEST WESTERN Kings Manor

  
  This family-run hotel in Edinburgh offers free Wi-Fi, a 20-metre swimming pool and a gym. Portobello Beach is just 10 minutes’ walk from the building. The railway station is 5 minutes' walk from the hotel. Details...

• Milton House

  
  Located opposite Portobello Park, Milton House features a private garden, and free parking on its cobbled driveway. A bus stop is adjacent to the B&B and offers buses into Edinburgh city centre which take 10 minutes. Details...

Self-catering

• Links View

  Links View is a two storey apartment with views towards the Firth of Forth, in the town of Musselburgh six miles from Edinburgh. The apartment has a third floor double, with the remainder of the accommodation on the second floor, comprising of a double room, a single room with pull-out stacker bed, a bathroom, kitchen and sitting room with dining area. Details...

• 35 Barony Street

  35 Barony Street is a Georgian self catering apartment in the New Town area, just a ten minute walk from Princes Street in the city of Edinburgh. Details...

• 5 Bellevue Crescent

  5 Bellevue Crescent is a Georgian self catering apartment just a ten minute walk from Princes Street in the city of Edinburgh. This all first floor self catering apartment sleeps four people and has two bedrooms, consisting of one double and one twin bedroom, as well as a family bathroom. Details...

• Rockville

  Rockville is a semi-detached cottage on the beach front in Leven, Fife. The cottage has one king-size double bedroom on the first floor with an en-suite shower room, while the rest of the property is set on the ground floor. Details...

• Largo Bay View

  Largo Bay View is a lovely apartment in an end-terrace cottage situated yards from the beach in the fishing village of Lower Largo, near St Andrews. Set over the first and second floors, this cottage sleeps four people in two bedrooms, consisting of one double and one twin, as well as a first floor bathroom. Details...

• Brook Cottage

  Brook Cottage is a terraced cottage in the hamlet of Newton of Falkland, near the town of Falkland in Fife, Scotland. The cottage sleeps six people in three lower ground floor bedrooms - a king-size double, a double and a twin. Details...

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