Scottish Sinfonia Venues
St Cuthbert's Parish Church
Getting Here
Being situated right at Edinburgh's "West End", St Cuthbert's is easily accessible by public transport - around twenty Lothian Buses services pass within a hundred yards or so! For those travelling by car, the Castle Terrace car park is just across Kings Stables Road.
More information about St Cuthbert's Parish Church and its history can be found on their website, and a Google map showing its location can be seen here.
Disabled and Wheelchair Access
The Kings Stables Road entrance provides level roadway access to St Cuthbert's Church.
The church is accessible to wheelchairs via a ramp leading to the main door, and there are male and female disabled toilets in the vestibule
on the ground floor. There is ample space within the ground floor seating area to accommodate persons in wheelchairs.
More about our venue
Since January 2011, all our concerts (and rehearsals) have taken place under one roof - that of St Cuthbert's Parish Church in Lothian Road. This marked the first time in the orchestra's (then) forty-year history that all rehearsals could be held in the actual concert venue. This brings enormous benefits: to the players, in not having to adjust to differing acoustics; and to the conductor, in not being forced to rebalance the orchestra on the concert day.
We believe it also brings substantial benefits to you - our valued patrons. In addition to there being a balcony on three sides of St Cuthbert's, the sight lines on both levels are far superior to our previous venue. We also hope to offer refreshments during the interval, and the toilet facilities are excellent also.
St Cuthbert's is a beautiful building, right in the centre of things - which, after all, is exactly where Sinfonia should be! We look forward to welcoming you, and we know that you will greatly enjoy the enhanced concert experience.
The Usher Hall
The Usher Hall is situated on Lothian Road, a few minutes walk from the west end of Princes Street. It boasts one of the world's finest acoustics for orchestral music. It is easily accessible on foot from central Edinburgh, the majority of local bus services pass close by, and there are several nearby car parks. Further information is available on the Usher Hall website.
Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk, in Edinburgh's Old Town, is situated at the top of Candlemaker Row (at the junction with George IV Bridge), and is overlooked by Edinburgh Castle. This historic church is within walking distance of Princes Street and Waverley Station, and it is close to both the Edinburgh Festival Fringe box office in the High Street, and to the Festival Theatre in Nicolson Street. Several bus services pass the door, including Lothian Buses services 2, 23, 27, 35, 41, 42 and 45, and additional services are a few minutes walk away in South Bridge and Lothian Road.
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map showing the location of Greyfriars Kirk in the centre of Edinburgh.
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