QUEENSFERRY and DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

                            THE HAWES INN 

The Hawes Inn stands at the east end of the promenade, almost under the Forth Bridge. Its main claim to fame is its association with the novel ‘Kidnapped’ by R.L. Stevenson, but it has been in use for well over two hundred years, as a changing house for stage coaches, with travellers taking the ferries north. During the building of the Forth Bridge the Inn gained another reputation, being a main source of ‘refreshment’ for the many workers on the bridge, resulting in accidents which may otherwise not have occurred. The original building was extended during the 18^th and 19^th centuries, and is now a restaurant with some guest bedrooms.