Guidebook for Edinburgh

Naomi
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Sightseeing

A stroll across the Park and you can visit the Palace of Holyrood for lots of Scottish/English Royal history.
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Palace of Holyrood
Canongate
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A stroll across the Park and you can visit the Palace of Holyrood for lots of Scottish/English Royal history.
Visible from all around the Castle is the focal point of the City. Walk across the park and up the Royal Mile to get there, or take a bus.
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Эдинбургский замок
Castlehill
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Visible from all around the Castle is the focal point of the City. Walk across the park and up the Royal Mile to get there, or take a bus.
A trip round the Royal Yacht is surprisingly interesting. You get a real sense of what it was like with the Royal Family living on board. Our Grandparents particularly loved this.
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Королевская яхта Британия
Ocean Drive
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A trip round the Royal Yacht is surprisingly interesting. You get a real sense of what it was like with the Royal Family living on board. Our Grandparents particularly loved this.

Parks & Nature

Go through the gate over the road and you are straight into Holyrood Park. Walk immediately up and over the park to find St Margaret's Loch with ducks and geese, and the bottom of the walk up to St Anthony's Chapel.
Queen's Drive
Queen's Drive
Go through the gate over the road and you are straight into Holyrood Park. Walk immediately up and over the park to find St Margaret's Loch with ducks and geese, and the bottom of the walk up to St Anthony's Chapel.
Stand on Arthur's Seat for amazing views across the city, the Firth of Forth and towards the Pentland Hills. Wear good walking shoes at it gets a bit "scrambly" at the top.
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Артурс-Сит
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Stand on Arthur's Seat for amazing views across the city, the Firth of Forth and towards the Pentland Hills. Wear good walking shoes at it gets a bit "scrambly" at the top.
If you want some downtime from city sightseeing then we are only 2 miles from the sandy beaches of Portobello. If you want to walk, head through Lochend Park to the Restalrig Railway Track Path and turn right. Alternatively catch the bus. Portobello has a range of really lovely cafes and ice cream shops.
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Променад на пляже Портобелло
1 Promenade
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If you want some downtime from city sightseeing then we are only 2 miles from the sandy beaches of Portobello. If you want to walk, head through Lochend Park to the Restalrig Railway Track Path and turn right. Alternatively catch the bus. Portobello has a range of really lovely cafes and ice cream shops.
The place the whole of Edinburgh will end up on a Sunny day. Great for BBQ's, an amazing play park for kids, playing tennis or playing pitch and putt on Bruntsfield Links.
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Медоус
Melville Drive
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The place the whole of Edinburgh will end up on a Sunny day. Great for BBQ's, an amazing play park for kids, playing tennis or playing pitch and putt on Bruntsfield Links.
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Королевский ботанический сад Эдинбурга
Arboretum Place
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Food Scene

Offers gluten free alternatives. Very convenient for breakfast or coffee
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Red Kite Cafe
7-8 Cadzow Pl
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Offers gluten free alternatives. Very convenient for breakfast or coffee
A 15 minute stroll across the park and up Canogate for the best Hog Roast - choose apple sauce, haggis and other options for a delicious lunchtime roll. Take it back to the park and eat sitting looking at Arthur's Seat for a super picnic.
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Oink Scottish Hog Roast
82 Canongate
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A 15 minute stroll across the park and up Canogate for the best Hog Roast - choose apple sauce, haggis and other options for a delicious lunchtime roll. Take it back to the park and eat sitting looking at Arthur's Seat for a super picnic.
It has a lovely skittle alley and is a perfect pub for drinks or tasty food after walking the Crags/Arthur's Seat.
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The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The Causeway
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It has a lovely skittle alley and is a perfect pub for drinks or tasty food after walking the Crags/Arthur's Seat.
Funky, light very interesting food.
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the dogs
110 Hanover St
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Funky, light very interesting food.
This is street food served in the basement of the Mosque. It is extremely good curry and the proceeds go to community projects. This is heaving throughout the term as students always eat their lunches here. Don't be fooled by the 'Mosque Kitchen' which is on Nicolson Street in a swanky building. This is NOT the original Mosque.
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The Original Mosque Kitchen & Cafe
50 Potterrow
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This is street food served in the basement of the Mosque. It is extremely good curry and the proceeds go to community projects. This is heaving throughout the term as students always eat their lunches here. Don't be fooled by the 'Mosque Kitchen' which is on Nicolson Street in a swanky building. This is NOT the original Mosque.
Great curry house!
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Khushi's
10 Antigua St
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Great curry house!

Essentials

Open til 10.00pm every day a well stocked supermarket will have all the groceries you will need. There is also a PHARMACY if you need any health advice or medications.
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Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park Terrace
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Open til 10.00pm every day a well stocked supermarket will have all the groceries you will need. There is also a PHARMACY if you need any health advice or medications.

Getting Around

+44 131 777 7777 is the number to ring to get a Taxi at anytime of day or night anywhere in the city.
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Эдинбург
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+44 131 777 7777 is the number to ring to get a Taxi at anytime of day or night anywhere in the city.
There are numerous bus stops near us for getting around the city. We would recommend downloading the App "Transport for Edinburgh". This gives live information about buses, routes, and times. It has a very good planning option which will give you detailed information about the best route to get from A to B. You will need exact fare for the buses as they don't give change. I suggest downloading the app 'm-tickets' which works with the 'Transport for Edinburgh' app and allows you to purchase many tickets using your card.
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Lothian Buses Travelshop
31 Waverley Bridge
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There are numerous bus stops near us for getting around the city. We would recommend downloading the App "Transport for Edinburgh". This gives live information about buses, routes, and times. It has a very good planning option which will give you detailed information about the best route to get from A to B. You will need exact fare for the buses as they don't give change. I suggest downloading the app 'm-tickets' which works with the 'Transport for Edinburgh' app and allows you to purchase many tickets using your card.

Shopping

"Never knowingly undersold" John Lewis is one of our favourite shops for everything from household goods to designer clothes. Its about 20 minutes walk (or 5 mins bus) straight along the A1. Try having coffee in the top floor cafe for views of the town, and the building site that will soon become a super new shopping mall. 2 year old Bertie especially loves watching the cranes.
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John Lewis & Partners
60 Leith St
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"Never knowingly undersold" John Lewis is one of our favourite shops for everything from household goods to designer clothes. Its about 20 minutes walk (or 5 mins bus) straight along the A1. Try having coffee in the top floor cafe for views of the town, and the building site that will soon become a super new shopping mall. 2 year old Bertie especially loves watching the cranes.
For anything you may have forgotten. This store is extremely cheap if you find yourself in need of anything.
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Primark
137 High St
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For anything you may have forgotten. This store is extremely cheap if you find yourself in need of anything.
Find many of the designer shops here including Harvey Nichols which has many of the designers based inside of it.
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Multrees Walk
Multrees Walk
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Find many of the designer shops here including Harvey Nichols which has many of the designers based inside of it.

Entertainment & Activities

The Omni centre has a multi-screen Cinema and a range of bars and restaurants, so is a great place for a night out.
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Omni Centre
Greenside Row
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The Omni centre has a multi-screen Cinema and a range of bars and restaurants, so is a great place for a night out.
Pitch and put golfing. Take a club and a ball and just play, or you can hire very cheaply from the Golf Tavern.
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Брантсфилд-Линкс
Melville Drive
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Pitch and put golfing. Take a club and a ball and just play, or you can hire very cheaply from the Golf Tavern.
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Edinburgh Zoo station
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Камера-обскура и Мир иллюзий
549 Castlehill
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