Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Cuckoo's Bakery
150 Dundas Stvery near, good light food, and cakes, tea and coffee
Great Italian restaurant and bar, food and service excellent and great atmosphere. In a huge old banking hall, with real Italian buzz, and wonderful fresh food from Italy. great cocktails and coffees.pavement table for good weaher
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Contini George Street
103 George StreetGreat Italian restaurant and bar, food and service excellent and great atmosphere. In a huge old banking hall, with real Italian buzz, and wonderful fresh food from Italy. great cocktails and coffees.pavement table for good weaher
Just up the hill, great gallery but also great cafeteria style restaurant for lunch and afternoon teas. Wonderful soups and salads, light and airy cafe, and all attached to a very interesting gallery
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Schottische Nationalgalerie für Porträts
1 Queen StJust up the hill, great gallery but also great cafeteria style restaurant for lunch and afternoon teas. Wonderful soups and salads, light and airy cafe, and all attached to a very interesting gallery
Parks & Nature
beautiful garden in the city with many tearooms and restaurants, and lovely walks.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Placebeautiful garden in the city with many tearooms and restaurants, and lovely walks.
Wonderful park and ancient volcano in the centre of the city, surrounded by parkland great walk to the top with fabulous panoramic views. Holyrood Palace and the Parliament are at the entrance to the park and also great places to visit.
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Arthur's Seat
Wonderful park and ancient volcano in the centre of the city, surrounded by parkland great walk to the top with fabulous panoramic views. Holyrood Palace and the Parliament are at the entrance to the park and also great places to visit.
City beach with great walk along the sea front, swimming in the sea or in the swimming pool. Good cafes and shops. can be reached by bus, by bike or by car.
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Portobello
City beach with great walk along the sea front, swimming in the sea or in the swimming pool. Good cafes and shops. can be reached by bus, by bike or by car.
not really a hiking trail, but safe traffic free walks or cycles all round the north side of the city- to Leith with its shops and cafes, to Cramond and to the Modern Art Galleries.
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Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith Walkwaynot really a hiking trail, but safe traffic free walks or cycles all round the north side of the city- to Leith with its shops and cafes, to Cramond and to the Modern Art Galleries.
Arts & Culture
Great museum, with history of Scotland and lots of interactive exhibits for children and adults too. you can walk up, or a 23 or 27 bus from round the corner will take you up to the museum.
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National Museum of Scotland
Great museum, with history of Scotland and lots of interactive exhibits for children and adults too. you can walk up, or a 23 or 27 bus from round the corner will take you up to the museum.
Free, just up the hill, great collection. Good paying exhibitions too. great cafe and restaurant, with open air seats for good weather.
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdFree, just up the hill, great collection. Good paying exhibitions too. great cafe and restaurant, with open air seats for good weather.
Great collection, lovely walk along the water of Leith from Stockbridge Village just along the road is possible or there are free buses from the National Gallery in town to both of the modern art galleries which are next to one another.
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdGreat collection, lovely walk along the water of Leith from Stockbridge Village just along the road is possible or there are free buses from the National Gallery in town to both of the modern art galleries which are next to one another.
Shopping
lots of lovely little shops for everything- books, food, bread, wine,
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Stockbridge
lots of lovely little shops for everything- books, food, bread, wine,
bookstore the Golden Hare plus lovely second hand and vintage clothes, cafes and beauticians. all within 10 minutes walk
Saint Stephen Street
Saint Stephen Streetbookstore the Golden Hare plus lovely second hand and vintage clothes, cafes and beauticians. all within 10 minutes walk
Essentials
you can get everything you need here - organic food, bread, essentials, ready meals, deli counter, wine, beer, toiletries, cards,
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Margiotta Dundas Street
122-124 Dundas Styou can get everything you need here - organic food, bread, essentials, ready meals, deli counter, wine, beer, toiletries, cards,
Getting Around
23 and 27 buses will take you nearly everywhere you would want to go. Up town and further afield to the university, the Meadows, and to Morningside and Bruntsfield
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Bus stop station
23 and 27 buses will take you nearly everywhere you would want to go. Up town and further afield to the university, the Meadows, and to Morningside and Bruntsfield
the main railway station with trains north south east and west across Scotland and to England.
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Waverley Bahnhof
the main railway station with trains north south east and west across Scotland and to England.
Entertainment & Activities
Vue Cinemas
61/11 Leith St