Old Town to Leith
Naughty Dating Edinburgh: Flirt in the Festival City
Snug Old Town bars, New Town cocktails and Leith by the water: meet flirty Edinburgh singles all year round.
A Festival Every August, a Flirt All Year
Every August the Fringe takes over Edinburgh, and locals spend the month stepping round flyers on the Royal Mile. The rest of the year the city is yours: dark closes, snug bars and a skyline that makes any walk home feel like a scene from a film.
Naughty Dating gives Edinburgh grown-ups a discreet place to flirt, chat and line up a date that's a little more mischievous than dinner and a show. To everyone else you're a username from your nearest town, never a street address. As everywhere on Naughty Dating UK, it starts with a free profile.
Old Town, New Town or Down to Leith
The Old Town
Cobbles, closes and vaulted bars between the Royal Mile and the Grassmarket. The Bow Bar on Victoria Street is a one-room alehouse lined with single malts and old brewery mirrors, small enough that you'll be chatting properly before the first round is finished.
The New Town
Georgian streets, Rose Street's string of pubs and the cocktail bars along George Street. The Oxford Bar on Young Street is small, unfussy and known as Inspector Rebus's local, which hands you an opener if the chat stalls.
Leith
Down Leith Walk to the Shore, where old warehouses face the Water of Leith. Teuchters Landing, in the old waiting room for the Aberdeen ferry, has seats out by the dock and a whisky list long enough to see you through a slow, flirty evening.
For a first meet, pick somewhere you can hear each other and save the Cowgate clubs for later. Our naughty date ideas pick up where the first drink leaves off.
A Compact Capital With a Saucy Side
More than 20 Naughty Dating members live in Edinburgh. That's a select little crowd in a small, walkable capital, and the matching puts whoever's closest at the front of the queue. Stretch the distance and the search reaches Musselburgh, Dalkeith and Livingston too.
Shares of our members in Edinburgh, from our member records.
A shade over half are 35 to 44; under-35s and 45 to 54s make up about one in five each, and one in ten is 55 or over. Late thirties and early forties at heart, then, for all the students in the Fringe queues.
Glasgow is under an hour away by train, so add naughty dating in Glasgow to the mix, and heading south there's naughty dating in Newcastle. Or try naughty dating near me and all our locations.
Every Season Has Its Flirt
Long light evenings on the Meadows in June, the Fringe in August, a brisk walk up Calton Hill when the leaves turn, and a warm bar when the haar rolls in off the Forth. Edinburgh hands you an excuse for a date in every month of the year.
Trams, Night Buses and a Safe First Date
The tram runs from Newhaven down Leith Walk, along Princes Street and out to the airport, and Lothian's night buses keep going after the bars shut, so you can meet in town and get yourself home without relying on anyone.
- Chat on Naughty Dating first; if a match tries to rush you onto WhatsApp, the site will warn you.
- Look for a verified badge before you agree to meet.
- Choose a busy bar and tell a friend where you'll be.
- Watch your footing: Old Town closes are steep, and steeper after a dram.
Our safety page explains blocking and reporting, and our profile tips help you stand out before you ever meet.
Over a Dram: Your Edinburgh Questions
Does naughty dating in Edinburgh reach Livingston or Musselburgh?
Our Edinburgh figure covers the city itself, but you choose how far your matches reach, so widen your distance to bring in Musselburgh, Dalkeith or Livingston.
Can we meet up during the Fringe?
You can, but August is mobbed. Pick a bar away from the Royal Mile, get there early and plan your way home in advance, because the whole city is out.
How do I get home from Leith after a date?
The tram runs from the Shore up Leith Walk to Princes Street, and after midnight Lothian's NightBus takes over, with a route that starts from Ocean Terminal.
Fancy a daytime date instead of the pub?
Edinburgh is made for it. Climb Calton Hill for the view, wander the Meadows or meet for coffee in Stockbridge, and let the afternoon decide whether it turns into a drink.
Make Your Next Edinburgh Night a Naughty One
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