facebooktwitterpinterest
mobil menu

The Nelson Monument

  1. Edinburgh
  2. Edinburgh Museum

Reviews, get directions and contact details for The Nelson Monument

The Nelson Monument

Story

The Nelson Monument is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along Princes Street from the west. The monument was built between 1807 and 1815 to commemorate Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and his own death at the same battle. In 1853 a time ball was added, as a time signal to shipping in Leith harbour. The monument was restored in 2009.The Royal Navy's White Ensign and signal flags spelling out Nelson's famous message "England expects that every man will do his duty" are flown from the Monument on Trafalgar Day each year.

Address: 32 Calton Hill, Edinburgh EH7 5AA, UK
Phone: 0131 556 2716
State: Edinburgh
City: Edinburgh
Zip Code: EH7 5AA

opening times

Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

Update Info

related searches: The nelson monument edinburgh tours, The nelson monument edinburgh tickets, The nelson monument edinburgh history, The nelson monument edinburgh facts, The nelson monument edinburgh opening times, Calton Hill, Nelson Monument London, Nelson's monument
Similar places near
The People's Story The People's Story 373 meters Awesome, intimate museum. What I love about this country is that "small" doesn't mean...
Museum of Edinburgh Museum of Edinburgh 397 meters Free entry. Ideal place for family events or just a casual visit. They have a part (f...
John Knox House John Knox House 455 meters It's an interesting building. However 2 floors mainly host panels telling the story o...
Museum of Childhood Museum of Childhood 486 meters Went May bank holiday 2018 with two young kids. I think best description is "it's OK"...
City Art Centre City Art Centre 562 meters Visited in the snowy Easter holidays with my three year old granddaughter. Absolutely...
Dynamic Earth Dynamic Earth 672 meters We had a wonderful time here. It's been done really well. We never felt rushed or ove...
Museum Collections Centre Museum Collections Centre 704 meters Good
Museum On The Mound Museum On The Mound 826 meters Have passed this building many times. It was a very dreary wet day and we popped in t...
The Writers' Museum The Writers' Museum 878 meters The museum has the details of three legendary Scottish writers - Robert Burns, Willia...
Surgeons' Hall Museums Surgeons' Hall Museums 885 meters I was able to catch the bus into Edinburgh and visit the Surgeon's Hall Museum which ...
Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Gallery 901 meters AMAZING art paintings, sculptures and space design! And the fact that is free was ext...
National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Scotland 902 meters Exploring the National Museum of Scotland was an incredible journey through history, ...
The Anatomical Museum, The University of Edinburgh The Anatomical Museum, The University of Edi... 1 km A very interesting museum to visit if it is open. Only one room but a lot of material...
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Mu... 1 km Advertised as free on the website but told need to pay entrance fee for castle. Havin...
National War Museum National War Museum 1 km Enjoyable for all ages had a nice time with friends and family here
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Mod... 3 km Two buildings separated by Belford Road house The Scottish National Gallery of Modern...
Cockburn Geological Museum, The University of Edinburgh Cockburn Geological Museum, The University o... 3 km Really enjoyed being able to visit this institution while in Edinburgh - they have qu...
Natural History Collections, The University of Edinburgh Natural History Collections, The University ... 3 km
Reviews
Good views if you feeling fit ,after walking up the hill there is lots more steps that go to the top after £5 fee ,very windy up the top the day we were there
8 years ago (29-03-2018)
I visited Calton Hill in Edinburgh, it’s a nice small hill which you can still get Amazon view of Edinburgh. Looking down and over to see the views of Dynamilc Earth, Arthur Seat, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh Castle and many more to see. The best bit of all is when I went up The Nelson Monument and that’s even a spectacular view, more higher up also it has a small museum inside which was interesting. The only thing I was wondering about is how am I ment to get down once I’m up there because the steps are like a stair case going all around and there was a lot of steps lol. Once I was up there, the view of Edinburgh and beyond blow me away, it was fantastic to walk round in a circle and to see everything. Once coming down I was very causios but I took it very slowly taking each step to get down.  After getting to the bottom I went and had a peak a the small museum in The Nelson Monument. Overall my visit to Carlton Hill / The Nelson Monument was outstanding and we’ll recommended if your visiting Edinburgh.
8 years ago (08-04-2018)
Definitely the best views of Edinburgh, Leith and more all around. Not too many steps to the top. The small museum is interesting too.
8 years ago (18-03-2018)
The view of the city is incredible but the monument was surrounded by construction sites, which didn't look very nice
8 years ago (28-04-2018)
360-degree views and a few monuments to explore. You can walk here from Edinburgh castle if you don’t mind the hill, it’s worth it for the view.
8 years ago (02-04-2018)
Comment on this business

The Nelson Monument map

to add The Nelson Monument map to your website;



Copyright 2025 | All rights reserved.

You can use our top contact for adding and editing your business's contact details.
0.0036 Loaded in seconds

We use cookies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to show you personalized content and targeted ads, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. Privacy Policy