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Handsel
🛍️ShoppingClosed · Opens tomorrow 10:00 AM$$ · Mid-range

Handsel

5.0 ·

Seek out Handsel, a small Edinburgh gift shop packed with unique finds. Browse presents, locally inspired prints and picture frames, and pick up a souvenir you won't see elsewhere.

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Full description

Handsel is a compact gift shop that reviewers describe as a treasure trove of unique presents, discovered by many while hunting for something specific. Beyond gifts, it offers picture frames and framing, with one customer praising an expertly framed Leith lino cut at a decent price.

Service is described as friendly and helpful. At around 20 minutes per visit, it is an easy stop for a distinctive souvenir or present with a local flavour, and it tends to be found by those wandering off the main routes.

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Address

336 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5BR, UK
Website
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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

20 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

  • Bring a print or artwork if you want it framed, reviewers praise the framing work
  • look for locally themed art such as Leith lino cuts
  • open 10:00 to 18:00, with a short visit of around 20 minutes.
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Reviews

Really happy with my framed Leith lino cut. Expertly framed, really decent price and looks great in my flat! Good customer service as well, very helpful and friendly.

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Shelley Romein

2/5

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