Must-see church · City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Canongate Kirk
Canongate Kirk is a church in City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Canongate Kirk: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Canongate Kirk
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Canongate Kirk — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 55.95187, -3.17964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Canongate Kirk
- The People's Story Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh · ~0 km · Must-see
- Museum of Edinburgh · museum · City of Edinburgh · ~0 km · Must-see
- Nelson Monument · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~0 km · Must-see
- National Monument of Scotland · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~0 km · Must-see
- The King's Gallery · museum · City of Edinburgh · ~0 km · Must-see
- Political Martyrs' Monument · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Dugald Stewart Monument · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- The Royal Mile · trek · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Palace of Holyroodhouse · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Holyrood Abbey · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Life Church Edinburgh · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Brassfounders Column · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- St Giles' Cathedral · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- St Paul's & St George's · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- National Museum of Scotland · museum · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Scott Monument · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Edinburgh Central Mosque · dargah · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Augustine United Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
Other churches near Canongate Kirk
- Life Church Edinburgh · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- St Giles' Cathedral · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- St Paul's & St George's · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Augustine United Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Southside Community Centre · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- The Magdalen Chapel · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- New Town Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- Meadowbank & Willowbrae Church of Scotland · church · City of Edinburgh · ~1 km · Must-see
- St Margaret's Chapel · church · City of Edinburgh · ~2 km · Must-see
- Edinburgh Castle · church · City of Edinburgh · ~2 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Canongate Kirk open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Canongate Kirk yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Canongate Kirk?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Canongate Kirk?
Nearby: The People's Story Museum (museum, 0 km), Museum of Edinburgh (museum, 0 km), Nelson Monument (fort, 0 km), National Monument of Scotland (fort, 0 km), The King's Gallery (museum, 0 km), Political Martyrs' Monument (fort, 1 km).
Is Canongate Kirk worth visiting?
Canongate Kirk is listed as a must-see church in Scotland on Spotwander.