Torchlight procession road closures
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay takes place from 29 December to 1 January.
To allow events to take place, the city council will have temporary restrictions across the city centre. The closures will start today (Wednesday 27 December) and end on Tuesday 2 January.
The restrictions will affect:
- parking
- waiting
- loading
- unloading
- pedestrian access.
Please note that these planned closures and restrictions may be subject to change.
Road closures
From 8am on Wednesday 27 December to 5pm on Tuesday 2 January
Castle Street from Princes Street to Rose Street will be closed.
From 7pm on Saturday 30 December to 10am on Monday 1 January
- Frederick Street from Princes Street to Rose Street
- Princes Street from South Charlotte Street to The Mound and Hanover Street to South Saint David Street
- Waverley Bridge
From 5pm on Sunday 31 December to 6am on Monday 1 January
- Bank Street
- Castle Street from Rose Street to George Street
- George IV Bridge – the northbound side of the road from Chambers Street to Royal Mile
- Hanover Street from Princes Street to George Street
- Meuse Lane
- Mound
- Mound Place
- North Bank Street
- Princes Street from the Mound to Hanover Street and South Saint David Street to North Bridge
- Ramsay Gardens
- Ramsay Lane
- Register Place
- South Saint Andrew Street
- South Saint David Street
- Saint Giles Street from North Bank Street to the safety barrier
- West Register Street Lane
- West Register Street
From 7pm on Sunday 31 December to 3am on Monday 1 January
- Hope Street Lane
- Lothian Road southbound from Princes Street to Castle Terrace and northbound from the West Approach Road to Princes Street
- Shandwick Place from Stafford Street to Princes Street
- South Charlotte Street
From 7pm on Sunday 31 December to 6am on Monday 1 January
- Cockburn Street
- Frederick Street from Rose Street to junction of Hill Street and Thistle Street
- George Street from Frederick Street to Hanover Street
- Market Street – 30 metres east along from Waverley Bridge
- North Castle Street from George Street to junction of Young Street and Hill Street
- Rose Street
- Rose Street North Lane
- Rose Street South Lane
Streets closed to pedestrians
From 7pm on Sunday 31 December to 10am on Monday 1 January
- Castle Street from Princes Street to George Street
- Frederick Street from Princes Street to George Street
- Hanover Street from Princes Street to George Street
- Market Street from Waverley Bridge to the Mound
- Mound
- Mound Place
- North Bank Street
- Princes Street from South Charlotte Street to North Bridge
- Ramsay Gardens
- Ramsay Lane
- Mound precinct – pedestrian area beside the National Galleries.
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