Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Sightseeing

World famous
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
1961 locals recommend
World famous
World famous
462 locals recommend
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Canongate
462 locals recommend
World famous
Tours from Edinburgh to various interesting parts of Scotland.
285 locals recommend
Edinburgh
285 locals recommend
Tours from Edinburgh to various interesting parts of Scotland.
Tours from Edinburgh to various interesting parts of Scotland.
85 locals recommend
The Other Place
2-4 Broughton Rd
85 locals recommend
Tours from Edinburgh to various interesting parts of Scotland.

Everything Else

Haymarket Railway Station. The airport bus and the tram also stop here.
132 locals recommend
Haymarket
132 locals recommend
Haymarket Railway Station. The airport bus and the tram also stop here.
Bicycle hire, sales and service.
18 locals recommend
Biketrax
2 Lochrin Pl
18 locals recommend
Bicycle hire, sales and service.
Nearby multi-storey car park. £24 for 24 hours. On-street parking in Grassmarket costs £2.60/hour, max 4 hours, but is free between 6.30 pm and 8.30 am and on Sundays.
22 locals recommend
NCP Car Park Edinburgh Castle Terrace
Castle Terrace
22 locals recommend
Nearby multi-storey car park. £24 for 24 hours. On-street parking in Grassmarket costs £2.60/hour, max 4 hours, but is free between 6.30 pm and 8.30 am and on Sundays.
The main railway station. The departure point for the airport bus is on Waverley Bridge.
269 locals recommend
Edinburgh Waverley Station
Princes Street
269 locals recommend
The main railway station. The departure point for the airport bus is on Waverley Bridge.
Reliable taxi company - tel. 0131 228 1211.
24 locals recommend
City Cabs (Edinburgh) Ltd
1 Atholl Pl
24 locals recommend
Reliable taxi company - tel. 0131 228 1211.

Food Scene

Good value Italian food.
Made In Italy
42 Grassmarket
Good value Italian food.
Good value French food
51 locals recommend
Petit Paris
38-40 Grassmarket
51 locals recommend
Good value French food
Sottish cuisine
87 locals recommend
Howies Restaurant
10-14 Victoria St
87 locals recommend
Sottish cuisine

Drinks & Nightlife

Good range of real ale and whiskey - not too touristy.
79 locals recommend
The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
79 locals recommend
Good range of real ale and whiskey - not too touristy.
Good ice-cream right on the door step.
131 locals recommend
Mary's Milk Bar
19 Grassmarket
131 locals recommend
Good ice-cream right on the door step.
Reasonably priced beer and food - popular with students.
11 locals recommend
The Chanter
30-32 Bread St
11 locals recommend
Reasonably priced beer and food - popular with students.

Shopping

Jewellery shop.
Purple Glamour
15 Grassmarket
Jewellery shop.

Essentials

A wide range of interesting cheeses, fresh bread etc.
35 locals recommend
I.J Mellis Cheesemonger
30 Victoria St
35 locals recommend
A wide range of interesting cheeses, fresh bread etc.
A good range of real food, organic, fresh bread etc.
165 locals recommend
Real Foods
37 Broughton St
165 locals recommend
A good range of real food, organic, fresh bread etc.
Good range of groceries near the flat - open 8 am to 11 pm.
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
Good range of groceries near the flat - open 8 am to 11 pm.
A good butcher, well known for its sausages and black pudding.
70 locals recommend
Crombies of Edinburgh
97 Broughton St
70 locals recommend
A good butcher, well known for its sausages and black pudding.

Getting Around

travelinescotland.com is a good site for all sorts of public transportation around Scotland.
Traveline Scotland
travelinescotland.com is a good site for all sorts of public transportation around Scotland.
lothianbuses.com has all the information you need for buses and trams in Edinburgh.
32 locals recommend
Lothian Buses Travelshop
27 Hanover Street
32 locals recommend
lothianbuses.com has all the information you need for buses and trams in Edinburgh.