Is Edinburgh Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel experience

I felt safe the entire time, however I must say I didn't go out after 10 because I usually woke up at 8:30 to start doing and seeing stuff around town. So I don't know how it is at night. The things to do and see were great, most museums were free admision and the people there are very kind and helpfull. I'd recommend doing an underground tour in the old vaults, edinburgh castle and ofcourse the national scotish museum. I also made my own bag at the islander workshop, however do book it in avances since it sell out fast.

Solo travel experience

I love Edinburgh! I have been a few times during Christmas time 🎄 Activities: I reccomend going to the Christmas Market and googling different events they have in December as a part of Edinburgh Christmas. I have been to the castle once and I really reccomend it, if you're on the fence about it, I'd say it's worth the money, just take your time there and don't go too late in the day to be able to look at everything; I reccomend getting the audio tour thing to learn all the fun facts. I recommend hiking Arthur's Seat, taking a walk to Charlton Hill. Places to stay: I've stayed at 4 different locations in Edinburgh. My favourite place to stay is Castle Rock Hostel, the vibes are perfect, I felt safe and there are so many opportunities to meet people there. I've only stayed in the 4 bed rooms and it was great! If you want to stay at a hotel I reccomend Grassmarket Hotel, I've stayed there twice and it was great both times! I've also stayed at Kick Ass Greyfriars: I reccomend it, also a great place to meet people. A&O Edinburgh City: cheap and good accomidation, not as easy to meet people unless you're a bar vibe kind of person, because the communal area is a bar.

Group travel experience

I felt safe in Edimburg. People are really nice and curious. I went there with my friend and wondering around was so nice ! I definitely recommend this place if you travel alone you are going to feel safe because there is always a lot of people outside !

Group travel experience

I went to Edinburgh with another woman around my age and we had a great time! Our airbnb was located about 30 minutes from the Royal Mile, but with the public transportation, it was a quick and easy experience. Overall, we felt very safe. Edinburgh is a pretty small city that is very walkable. We went in July and there were definitely large crowds of tourists that made it hard to navigate around popular spots, but I was never a debilitating feature. Some of my restaurant recommendations include: - Nok’s Kitchen - Luckenbooth - Vittoria on the Bridge - Makar’s Mash Experience recommendations include - Edinburgh Castle - The Real Mary King’s Close - The Scotch Whisky Experience - Calton Hill Edinburgh is a beautiful medieval city with lots of charm, so I hope you enjoy your trip!

Solo travel experience

I went solo to Edinburgh and loved how walkable the city is and how friendly, always felt very safe. The historical buildings are everywhere and beautiful. Bus system easy to use. Food and craft beer was great.

Solo travel experience

Edinburgh is a small city so its really easy to walk everywhere, but there is also a tram. Its really safe and people are sooo friendly. It's a really vibrant city, and so so beautiful. I made a ton of friends and would love to come back.

Family travel experience

I traveled to Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and the Highlands of Scotland with my nearly 80 year old grandmother. She used a motorized wheelchair throughout the trip and while not all the streets were built for those scooters, the locals in each place were incredibly lovely and jumped in to help whenever I had to lift her scooter over curbs, onto buses, etc. I spent an evening wandering alone around the main part of the city of Edinburgh near the Royal Mile and felt completely safe. I also walked back from a bar to my hotel in St Andrews by myself well past midnight and felt totally comfortable. The people in each place we went were so friendly and welcoming. If you are able to, a tour of the Highlands is a must. The countryside is beautiful and worth spending a day exploring, and be sure to pet a Highland cow!

Solo travel experience

In Edinburgh, I felt extremely safe. It was supposed to be my first solo trip, and I fell in love with the city. The Royal Mile is really beautiful, but there are nice little shops and cafes outside the street. There is a great selection of vegan options. By bus, you can quickly reach a nature park where sheep roam. You might also want to take a look at the castle. While prices in Edinburgh are somewhat higher, they are significantly more affordable compared to London. The people are all super friendly.

Family travel experience

I love Edinburgh. I've been there probably 5 times and I've always felt extremely safe. It's very pedestrian-friendly, has a great bus system and you can go on trips to the highlands if you don't want to drive a car.

Solo travel experience

I went to Edinburgh by myself for the first time and I felt really safe there all the time. Everyone I talked to was really nice, and there were plenty of things to do. I was there in January, so it was getting dark already around 4:00 PM, but even then, when I was walking alone, I felt safe.

Edinburgh is a nice city with lot's to do. The buses are also driving late and the people are very nice. Even at night i always feel safe (when i stay away from drug addicts and suspicious people of course)

Edinburgh is very safe, even in the dark! I have walked alone at night for walks in the park, from downtown both old town and new. It is a very compact city to walk around in but there are also late buses, night buses and all night bus to and from airport. I have never been attacked, but I am cautious since I am a girl!

Solo travel experience

Edinburgh was my first solo trip. I travelled during the night by bus from London, did a free tour around the city, took a train to St Andrews and was back to Edinburgh for another free tour in the evening about ghosts and dark past of the city. That night I went to a pub that was recommended by the tour guy that used to be a church. Next day I did a day tour to the Highlands and I was back in the city by the evening to get my night bus back to London. Great trip. Great feeling of power and control over my life.

Solo travel experience

I stayed at Castle Rock hostel and had an amazing time! They had events planned for each night so was really easy to meet other travellers that way. Spent my day wandering around the city - it was quite expensive I had a low budget to be fair, so ended up buying groceries and making myself food for the most part. It was really easy to just walk everything was really close. I visited: Arthur’s seat, national gallery and museum, Dean village, and small parks and areas of the city that were very pretty!