Hidden Door specialises in finding forgotten spaces for our arts festival, which can mean they’re not always on your radar. If you’ve found this page, you’re a step closer to finding us…
The Paper Factory is a 15.5-acre site occupied by the former Saica paper and cardboard manufacturing facility on the western edge of Edinburgh. The site features a mix of warehouses, factory floors, offices and outhouses.
Address: 1 Turnhouse Road, Edinburgh EH12 8NP.
The venue might feel a little out of the way, but with bus, tram and train connections within a 5 minute walk of the venue, there are lots of options, including late-night services to get you home safely. See below for full details.
The Paper Factory is well served by a variety of public transport links, with frequent bus, tram and train services all stopping nearby, making it easy to reach within minutes from the city centre.
We’ve even partnered with Lothian Buses to provide additional late-night buses.
The site is also easily accessed from Fife, Glasgow and the west via Edinburgh Gateway and Edinburgh Park train stations.
We’ve teamed up with Lothian Buses who are putting on extra services, making sure you can get to and from the festival with ease, even in the wee hours. They’ve also built a special route planner just for us:
From Edinburgh City Centre, you can catch:
From the north or west of the city:
You can also reach us via:
Hidden Door runs until 1am each night, but don’t worry – it’s a breeze to get back into town.
Lothian’s Airlink 100 runs to central Edinburgh regularly throughout the night, with additional services at 00:15 and 01:15 just for our festival-goers. The “Maybury Road” stop is just a few minutes walk from our venue.
Scottish CityLink 900 (for late returns to Glasgow):
For a speedy route from the city centre or further afield, Edinburgh Gateway is the closest train station, with quick links to and from Waverley Station, Haymarket, Fife, as well as nearby connections to the West via Edinburgh Park.
Trains run until around 23:30 and are only about 10 minutes from central Edinburgh. Plan your journey with the Traveline website.
The Edinburgh Gateway tram stop is a 5-10 minute walk from the venue and connects you with:
Trams run until 22:56, offering a hassle-free option if you plan to leave a little earlier.
Edinburgh’s growing network of cycle paths makes biking a great option. From the city centre, cycle west along the A8 (Corstorphine Road) or use quieter parallel routes. Head toward Maybury Junction, The Paper Factory is just off Turnhouse Road.
From the city centre, it’s a quick 15–20 minute ride. Drivers might not know the venue, so ask to be dropped near Maybury Casino, then walk down 30 seconds along Turnhouse Road to our entrance.
Handy local numbers:
Arriving by car? The Paper Factory is just off the A8 and A902, easily accessible from the west and the bypass. On-site parking is reserved for Blue Badge holders only – if possible please contact us in advance for details.
If you’re planning to park nearby, please be considerate of our neighbours.
We’ll have the usual offering of delicious hot street food and drinks.
We use derelict, undiscovered and temporary sites for our events, which means some areas may not be fully accessible. But by working with accessibility advisors, with every venue we transform, we do all we can to ensure safe access to as much of the festival as possible for anyone with disabilities.
Please do contact us at hello@hiddendoorarts.org if you have any questions or would like to discuss access with a member of the team before your visit.
Well-behaved dogs are very welcome to visit our events during the daytime, we just ask that they are kept on a lead. Support/guide dogs are of course welcome at all times and in all areas.
We are working with the local council and the community near our venue to make sure our event is a positive experience for everyone. We have designed the festival layout to ensure that noise and disruption is limited. If you have any questions or would like to get in touch you can email us at Neighbours@hiddendoorarts.org.
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