Inside Edinburgh - my personal guidebook of where to go and what to see
Natural beauty and views
Fantastic huge gardens which are open with pre booked slots during Covid.
Ideal for a picnic. Walkable from the flat approx 1/2 hour through the beautiful Georgian New Town. Or free parking on-street nearby.
Book your entry slot here
https://www.rbge.org.uk/reopen
Note: gardens are free but there is a fee to visit the glasshouses, if they are open.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceFantastic huge gardens which are open with pre booked slots during Covid.
Ideal for a picnic. Walkable from the flat approx 1/2 hour through the beautiful Georgian New Town. Or free parking on-street nearby.
Book your entry slot here
https://www.rbge.org.uk/reopen
Note: gardens are free but there is a fee to visit the glasshouses, if they are open.
Amazing extinct volcano in parkland taking up around a quarter of the city centre area - a unique feature. Well marked walking trails of all ability levels. Summiting and descending will take at least a couple of hours, some routes much more. Cycleways at base. Car free at weekends. FREE
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Arthur's Seat
Amazing extinct volcano in parkland taking up around a quarter of the city centre area - a unique feature. Well marked walking trails of all ability levels. Summiting and descending will take at least a couple of hours, some routes much more. Cycleways at base. Car free at weekends. FREE
Cramond is a small village on the shoreline of the Firth of Forth.
It has a small beach. There is a pub and views
There is a small island, Cramond Island, which is accessible via a causeway for only some hours of the day. It is very important to check the tide times before you cross to the island, they are posted on noticeboards by the causeway, and to wear suitable clothing.
If you miss the time window for the tides to cross to the island, do not be sad, as there are many lovely walks inland along the River Almond.
Cramond Causeway
Unnamed RoadCramond is a small village on the shoreline of the Firth of Forth.
It has a small beach. There is a pub and views
There is a small island, Cramond Island, which is accessible via a causeway for only some hours of the day. It is very important to check the tide times before you cross to the island, they are posted on noticeboards by the causeway, and to wear suitable clothing.
If you miss the time window for the tides to cross to the island, do not be sad, as there are many lovely walks inland along the River Almond.
Calton hill is part of the World Heritage site and is beyond the east end of Princes Street. It is the perfect place for photography of views over the whole city and has often been used by painters to capture the city. The Scottish Parliament (an amazing modern building) and Holyrood Palace lie at the foot of the hill. On the hill are the National Monument, the Nelson Monument, the Robert Burns Monument and the City Observatory.
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Calton Hill
Calton HillCalton hill is part of the World Heritage site and is beyond the east end of Princes Street. It is the perfect place for photography of views over the whole city and has often been used by painters to capture the city. The Scottish Parliament (an amazing modern building) and Holyrood Palace lie at the foot of the hill. On the hill are the National Monument, the Nelson Monument, the Robert Burns Monument and the City Observatory.
Sightseeing
A must see for history, views and the heart of old Edinburgh
Currently advance booking is required. Open from 9.30 daily, closing at 6pm, last entry 5pm
Adult admission (pre booked timeslot for entry) £15.50
Over 60s £12.40
Child 5-15 years £9.30
Under 5s - free
Areas currently open to visitors
All external spaces eith visitor access
The Great Hall
Part of the Royal Palace
St Margaret Chapel
Mons Meg
One o clock gun
Scottish National War Memorial
Redcoat Cafe (takeaway only)
Red Food Truck and ice cream van
Audio guides available to hire
Plan your visit
Www.edinburghcastle.scot/planyourvisit
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Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillA must see for history, views and the heart of old Edinburgh
Currently advance booking is required. Open from 9.30 daily, closing at 6pm, last entry 5pm
Adult admission (pre booked timeslot for entry) £15.50
Over 60s £12.40
Child 5-15 years £9.30
Under 5s - free
Areas currently open to visitors
All external spaces eith visitor access
The Great Hall
Part of the Royal Palace
St Margaret Chapel
Mons Meg
One o clock gun
Scottish National War Memorial
Redcoat Cafe (takeaway only)
Red Food Truck and ice cream van
Audio guides available to hire
Plan your visit
Www.edinburghcastle.scot/planyourvisit
Visit the UK’s only Giant Pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) !
82 acres and 2500 amazing and endangered animals
Opening hours 10.00-18.00 daily
Tickets must be booked in advance at
Www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
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Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Rd Visit the UK’s only Giant Pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) !
82 acres and 2500 amazing and endangered animals
Opening hours 10.00-18.00 daily
Tickets must be booked in advance at
Www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
A working royal palace in the heart of Edinburgh - the Queen’s official private residence in Scotland
Pre booking for tickets is required at
Www.tickets.rct.uk
Free multimedia guide
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Palace of Holyrood
CanongateA working royal palace in the heart of Edinburgh - the Queen’s official private residence in Scotland
Pre booking for tickets is required at
Www.tickets.rct.uk
Free multimedia guide
A warren of underground streets, hidden under Edinburgh city centre when the Georgian New Town was built. Find out what life was really like in 17th century Edinburgh and walk along Edinburgh’s only preserved 17th century street. A unique glimpse into the city’s past. Very popular and highly rated by visitors.
One hour underground tour, arrive at least 15 minutes before your booking time, there is an exhibition to see while you wait. Visitors must be able to climb some steps
Open 7 days a week from 10 am
Tickets : Adult £16.95 (pre booked)
Senior or student with ID £14.95
Child 5-15 years £10.25
NOT SUITABLE FOR INFANTS UNDER 5
Family ticket 2 adults and 2 children - £49.00
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The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StA warren of underground streets, hidden under Edinburgh city centre when the Georgian New Town was built. Find out what life was really like in 17th century Edinburgh and walk along Edinburgh’s only preserved 17th century street. A unique glimpse into the city’s past. Very popular and highly rated by visitors.
One hour underground tour, arrive at least 15 minutes before your booking time, there is an exhibition to see while you wait. Visitors must be able to climb some steps
Open 7 days a week from 10 am
Tickets : Adult £16.95 (pre booked)
Senior or student with ID £14.95
Child 5-15 years £10.25
NOT SUITABLE FOR INFANTS UNDER 5
Family ticket 2 adults and 2 children - £49.00
Our national museum. Great for a wet day. If I’m honest it is good but not superb, but very interesting.
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National Museum of Scotland
Our national museum. Great for a wet day. If I’m honest it is good but not superb, but very interesting.
Visit Scotland official Tourist information Centre located in the City Chambers on the High Street. An ideal place to book tickets and pick up free information about all kinds of visitor attractions, destinations and activities in Edinburgh and all over Scotland. NOTE: there are other private tourist info kiosks in some shops but this is the independent official government one and they will eg sell tickets for a range of operators, not just one, so you have the best choice of options and the widest range of information.
Limited opening hours at present
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Edinburgh VisitScotland iCentre
249 High StVisit Scotland official Tourist information Centre located in the City Chambers on the High Street. An ideal place to book tickets and pick up free information about all kinds of visitor attractions, destinations and activities in Edinburgh and all over Scotland. NOTE: there are other private tourist info kiosks in some shops but this is the independent official government one and they will eg sell tickets for a range of operators, not just one, so you have the best choice of options and the widest range of information.
Limited opening hours at present
Our National Gallery in the centre of Edinburgh - just a short walk from the flat at the other end of Princes Street Gardens.
The sister Gallery of Modern Art - Modern One, a little further out than the main gallery, is also open.
Both venues require pre booked free tickets for a timeslot.
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Nasjonalgalleriene i Skottland
The MoundOur National Gallery in the centre of Edinburgh - just a short walk from the flat at the other end of Princes Street Gardens.
The sister Gallery of Modern Art - Modern One, a little further out than the main gallery, is also open.
Both venues require pre booked free tickets for a timeslot.
Arts and crafts
World renowned tapestry studio and centre for arts, craft and design, established 1912. Exhibitions and events.
Gallery and shop Open Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00
Tapestry studio viewing balcony open Mon-Fri 12.00-15.00, Sat 10.00-17.00
Pre booked tickets required for special exhibitions - book at www.dovecotstudios.com
Address
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
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Dovecot Studios
10 Infirmary StWorld renowned tapestry studio and centre for arts, craft and design, established 1912. Exhibitions and events.
Gallery and shop Open Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00
Tapestry studio viewing balcony open Mon-Fri 12.00-15.00, Sat 10.00-17.00
Pre booked tickets required for special exhibitions - book at www.dovecotstudios.com
Address
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
Amazing sculpture park near Edinburgh
Pre booked tickets required -book at
Www.jupiterartland.org
Cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, contactless cards only, no cash payments
Getting here:
Jupiter Artland
Bonington House Steading
Nr Wilkieston
Edinburgh
EH27 8BY
Take bus X23 or X27 from stop PQ, which is just outside the main Edinburgh Waverley train station on Princes Street. Journey time 35-45 minutes
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Jupiter Artland
Amazing sculpture park near Edinburgh
Pre booked tickets required -book at
Www.jupiterartland.org
Cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, contactless cards only, no cash payments
Getting here:
Jupiter Artland
Bonington House Steading
Nr Wilkieston
Edinburgh
EH27 8BY
Take bus X23 or X27 from stop PQ, which is just outside the main Edinburgh Waverley train station on Princes Street. Journey time 35-45 minutes
A local gallery in Edinburgh’s seaside town of Portobello. They stock paintings by me, but also a wide range of other artists and craftspeople. Excellent bakery nearby.
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The Velvet Easel Gallery
298 Portobello High StA local gallery in Edinburgh’s seaside town of Portobello. They stock paintings by me, but also a wide range of other artists and craftspeople. Excellent bakery nearby.
Neighbourhoods
Stockbridge is to Edinburgh what Hampstead is to London. Well to do, interesting architecture, trendy with lots of small independent shops, along with the river running through it.
You can reach it via a pleasant walk through the Georgian New Town.
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Stockbridge
Stockbridge is to Edinburgh what Hampstead is to London. Well to do, interesting architecture, trendy with lots of small independent shops, along with the river running through it.
You can reach it via a pleasant walk through the Georgian New Town.
Edinburgh is a unique city, small and hilly, and that produced a medieval burgh in which houses were built from local stone, up and up, because the city could not easily spread outwards due to topography and the marshy Nor Loch (which was where Princes Street Gardens are now). It also made it defensible, enclosed within city walls.
When the decision was made to drain the Nor Loch and open up the city to the north, building a grand New Town in Georgian times, it was done because building collapses and disease outbreaks had made the Old Town Edinburgh’s shame. The speed of adoption of the light and airy New Town allowed the Old Town to mostly survive, left to the poor and light industry and commerce.
Some areas of the Old Town have been lost since that time, but most remains intact, an amazing World Heritage Site. Ironically, the New Town itself has also been granted World Heritage status, making Edinburgh almost unique in this dual accolade.
The Old Town is made up of medieval street patterns and sandstone and granite buildings, built sometimes six or seven storeys high. Most of these buildings were always multi occupancy and some were very overcrowded. A feature of the Old Town is the “Closes”, pedestrian alleyways and tunnels that pepper the Royal Mile, some of themcut-throughs to roads, others ending in courtyards or gardens. Not all are accessible, as they were generally private, but many can be explored.
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Edinburgh Old Town
Edinburgh is a unique city, small and hilly, and that produced a medieval burgh in which houses were built from local stone, up and up, because the city could not easily spread outwards due to topography and the marshy Nor Loch (which was where Princes Street Gardens are now). It also made it defensible, enclosed within city walls.
When the decision was made to drain the Nor Loch and open up the city to the north, building a grand New Town in Georgian times, it was done because building collapses and disease outbreaks had made the Old Town Edinburgh’s shame. The speed of adoption of the light and airy New Town allowed the Old Town to mostly survive, left to the poor and light industry and commerce.
Some areas of the Old Town have been lost since that time, but most remains intact, an amazing World Heritage Site. Ironically, the New Town itself has also been granted World Heritage status, making Edinburgh almost unique in this dual accolade.
The Old Town is made up of medieval street patterns and sandstone and granite buildings, built sometimes six or seven storeys high. Most of these buildings were always multi occupancy and some were very overcrowded. A feature of the Old Town is the “Closes”, pedestrian alleyways and tunnels that pepper the Royal Mile, some of themcut-throughs to roads, others ending in courtyards or gardens. Not all are accessible, as they were generally private, but many can be explored.
Determined to leave the ramshackle and claustrophobic Old Town behind, a new Georgian city was planned and constructed to the north of the drained Nor Loch (now Princes Street Gardens).
Wide streets, squares and crescents, elegant Georgian architecture with huge windows and grand entrances were constructed, and the properties were immediately popular with the well to do.
Today, this World Heritage site allows for lovely city walks, as well as being an ideal route to walk from the City Centre to the Botanic Gardens.
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Edinburgh Old Town
Determined to leave the ramshackle and claustrophobic Old Town behind, a new Georgian city was planned and constructed to the north of the drained Nor Loch (now Princes Street Gardens).
Wide streets, squares and crescents, elegant Georgian architecture with huge windows and grand entrances were constructed, and the properties were immediately popular with the well to do.
Today, this World Heritage site allows for lovely city walks, as well as being an ideal route to walk from the City Centre to the Botanic Gardens.
Portobello or Porty for short, is Edinburgh’s seaside. It is quirky and busy and great fun. The cafes on the seafront are good though a little expensive - but you get the view! For a cheaper option, the High Street, one block back has many good value options.
Get here by bus from the centre of town. Bring a bucket and spade!
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Portobello
Portobello or Porty for short, is Edinburgh’s seaside. It is quirky and busy and great fun. The cafes on the seafront are good though a little expensive - but you get the view! For a cheaper option, the High Street, one block back has many good value options.
Get here by bus from the centre of town. Bring a bucket and spade!
Beach and old fishing port plus amazing historic and very popular ice cream parlour on the High Street (Luca’s)
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Musselburgh
Beach and old fishing port plus amazing historic and very popular ice cream parlour on the High Street (Luca’s)