Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Sightseeing

Historic and picturesque area on the waterfront in Leith, with a plethora of cafes, restaurants and bars. There is a good market on a Sunday next to Customs House.
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Shore
Shore
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Historic and picturesque area on the waterfront in Leith, with a plethora of cafes, restaurants and bars. There is a good market on a Sunday next to Customs House.
Brilliant view of the castle, surrounded by bars, food joints and cool independent shops including Armstrongs Vintage. Good wee market on a Saturday.
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Grassmarket
10 Grassmarket
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Brilliant view of the castle, surrounded by bars, food joints and cool independent shops including Armstrongs Vintage. Good wee market on a Saturday.
Lovely area with great bars, restaurants and the best charity shops! Sunday food market is great. I recommend walking along the Water of Leith to the beautiful Dean Village.
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Stockbridge
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Lovely area with great bars, restaurants and the best charity shops! Sunday food market is great. I recommend walking along the Water of Leith to the beautiful Dean Village.
Lively street in Edinburgh's Old Town with interesting shops. Takes you from Princes Street area to the Old Town.
Cockburn Street
Cockburn Street
Lively street in Edinburgh's Old Town with interesting shops. Takes you from Princes Street area to the Old Town.
Beautiful colourful street leading off the Grassmarket in the Old town with some great shops.
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Victoria Street
Victoria Street
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Beautiful colourful street leading off the Grassmarket in the Old town with some great shops.
Road that takes you from the city centre to Leith, with many bars, shops, cafes and restaurants. Not much of a tourist hot sopt so visit here for a taste of authentic Edinburgh life!
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Leith Walk
Leith Walk
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Road that takes you from the city centre to Leith, with many bars, shops, cafes and restaurants. Not much of a tourist hot sopt so visit here for a taste of authentic Edinburgh life!
Famous cobbled street popular with tourists, with the Castle at the top and the Palace at the bottom. Busy and teeming with street performers in the summer months. I recommend exploring all of the closes (little lanes) that lead off the main street, where you can find cool courtyards and surprises. Beware - bars and cafes around here are a bit more expensive.
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St Mary's Street station
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Famous cobbled street popular with tourists, with the Castle at the top and the Palace at the bottom. Busy and teeming with street performers in the summer months. I recommend exploring all of the closes (little lanes) that lead off the main street, where you can find cool courtyards and surprises. Beware - bars and cafes around here are a bit more expensive.

Parks & Nature

Easygoing hill with amazing views over the city. Great place for watching sunsets and fireworks!
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Calton Hill
Calton Hill
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Easygoing hill with amazing views over the city. Great place for watching sunsets and fireworks!
Edinburgh's favourite park, in the heart of the city and where everyone heads on a sunny day for barbecues, beer and fun!
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The Meadows
Melville Drive
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Edinburgh's favourite park, in the heart of the city and where everyone heads on a sunny day for barbecues, beer and fun!
Great walk with a rewarding view over the city. It can get really busy on nice days as it's in the middle of the city. I recommend sensible footwear and a warm top!
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Arthur's Seat
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Great walk with a rewarding view over the city. It can get really busy on nice days as it's in the middle of the city. I recommend sensible footwear and a warm top!
Hill in the South of the city. Much quieter that Arthur's Seat and offers a stunning view of Edinburgh and over to Fife on a clear day.
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Pentland Hills Regional Park
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Hill in the South of the city. Much quieter that Arthur's Seat and offers a stunning view of Edinburgh and over to Fife on a clear day.
Botanic Gardens. Free entry and lovely cafes!
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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Botanic Gardens. Free entry and lovely cafes!
Edinburgh's seaside town! Get and ice cream and play at the amusements then jump the waves on the beach. Swimming in the North Sea is only for the brave, even on hot days! Along the promenade you can find the old Victorian swimming pool if you really need to swim! Portobello itself has some great bars and cafes.
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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Edinburgh's seaside town! Get and ice cream and play at the amusements then jump the waves on the beach. Swimming in the North Sea is only for the brave, even on hot days! Along the promenade you can find the old Victorian swimming pool if you really need to swim! Portobello itself has some great bars and cafes.

Entertainment & Activities

Dry ski slope on the Pentland Hills in the South of the city. Great views and a good day out if you love to snowboard or ski and it's not snowing!
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Hillend
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Dry ski slope on the Pentland Hills in the South of the city. Great views and a good day out if you love to snowboard or ski and it's not snowing!
Awesome independent cinema.
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Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
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Awesome independent cinema.
Independent cinema.
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Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
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Independent cinema.
Great wee independent cinema.
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Dominion Cinema
Newbattle Terrace
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Great wee independent cinema.
Arts venue with a calendar of events and markets - check out their site for upcoming events: http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/category/whatsoncat/
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Out Of The Blue Drill Hall
36 Dalmeny St
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Arts venue with a calendar of events and markets - check out their site for upcoming events: http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/category/whatsoncat/
Arts venue with a calendar of events and exhibitions, plus its own brewery! Check out their site for upcoming events: http://www.summerhall.co.uk/category/events/upcoming-event/
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Summerhall
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Arts venue with a calendar of events and exhibitions, plus its own brewery! Check out their site for upcoming events: http://www.summerhall.co.uk/category/events/upcoming-event/
Board game cafe!!
Tabletop cafe
244 Canongate
Board game cafe!!

Getting Around

City Centre Train Station. Here's the 2 best ways to get to the house from Waverley Train Station > TAXI: Take the Market Street exit where there is a taxi rank. Address is 19 Lawrie Reilly Place. It's new so taxi drivers don't always know it so here's the script: "go along Albion Road past the stadium to where it intersects Lochend Butterfly Way and turn in to the right, towards the back of Sainsburys and continue in to the cul-de-sac." BUS: Take the Princes Street exit and cross the road. Take the 1 towards Easter Road and get off at Brunswick Road. Then walk along Albion Road and follow the above taxi instruction. It's about a 5minute walk from the bus stop to house.
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Waverley Railway Station
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City Centre Train Station. Here's the 2 best ways to get to the house from Waverley Train Station > TAXI: Take the Market Street exit where there is a taxi rank. Address is 19 Lawrie Reilly Place. It's new so taxi drivers don't always know it so here's the script: "go along Albion Road past the stadium to where it intersects Lochend Butterfly Way and turn in to the right, towards the back of Sainsburys and continue in to the cul-de-sac." BUS: Take the Princes Street exit and cross the road. Take the 1 towards Easter Road and get off at Brunswick Road. Then walk along Albion Road and follow the above taxi instruction. It's about a 5minute walk from the bus stop to house.
Buses TO house from tram stop.
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Dublin Street (Stop YH) station
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Buses TO house from tram stop.

Arts & Culture

Modern Art Gallery. Great destination and place to spend some time after a walk along the Water of Leith.
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Gallery of Modern Art station
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Modern Art Gallery. Great destination and place to spend some time after a walk along the Water of Leith.
Cool wee museum with toys and games from forever ago.
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Museum of Childhood station
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Cool wee museum with toys and games from forever ago.
Free entry and worth a visit even just for the cool architecture and a trip to the rooftop where you can get an amazing view over the city.
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National Museum of Scotland
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Free entry and worth a visit even just for the cool architecture and a trip to the rooftop where you can get an amazing view over the city.

Shopping

Quirky clothing store with some vintage items, for girls.
Pie In The Sky Ltd
47 Cockburn St
Quirky clothing store with some vintage items, for girls.
Wee shop selling awesome art prints and jewellery.
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The Red Door Gallery
42 Victoria St
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Wee shop selling awesome art prints and jewellery.
Great vintage clothing store for men and women. A fun place to check out!
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Armstrongs Vintage
81-83 Grassmarket
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Great vintage clothing store for men and women. A fun place to check out!
Quirky, awesome independent second hand book shop.
Edinburgh Books
145-147 West Port
Quirky, awesome independent second hand book shop.
Cool wee independent shop selling books and vinyl.
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Elvis Shakespeare
347 Leith Walk
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Cool wee independent shop selling books and vinyl.
Independent record shop with pre-owned vinyl, CDs and also books.
VoxBox Music
21 St Stephen St
Independent record shop with pre-owned vinyl, CDs and also books.

Essentials

A&E department.
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Old Dalkeith Rd
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A&E department.
Nearest supermarket to the house, with pharmacy.
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LloydsPharmacy In Sainsburys
Moray Park Terrace
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Nearest supermarket to the house, with pharmacy.