Guidebook for Edinburgh
Parks & Nature
gateway to the lovely Water of Leith
12 locals recommend
Water of Leith Conservation Trust and Visitor Centre
24 Lanark Rdgateway to the lovely Water of Leith
Harrison Park
42 Harrison GardensHolyrood Park
Queen's DriveFood Scene
Piecebox
2 Polwarth Cresthe food is great and it's friendly and relaxed
Cafe Grande
182-184 Bruntsfield Plfood is good and it's got a good atmosphere
Nando's
Dundee StreetDrinks & Nightlife
It's also an excellent restaurant and has a great range of beers, wines and whiskies
126 locals recommend
The Caley Sample Room
42-58 Angle Park TerraceIt's also an excellent restaurant and has a great range of beers, wines and whiskies
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StA great independent cinema, with a friendly and laid back bar
Bennets Bar
8 Leven StIt's an iconic Victorian pub, beloved by Edinburgh folk
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest RdFolk music most nights, great atmosphere
Dirty Dick's
159 Rose StGreat haggis!
Famous haunt of Scottish poets in the past, also features in Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus novels. Many whiskies, worth a visit
23 locals recommend
The Oxford Bar
8 Young StFamous haunt of Scottish poets in the past, also features in Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus novels. Many whiskies, worth a visit
Arts & Culture
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill Iconic, fascinating, awe inspiring
Fasciting insights into Scottish history, particularly Mary Queen of Scots
329 locals recommend
Palace of Holyrood
Canongate Fasciting insights into Scottish history, particularly Mary Queen of Scots
Everything you'd like to know about Scotland's history in a beautiful building, with exciting and accessible presentations, suitable for all the family
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
Everything you'd like to know about Scotland's history in a beautiful building, with exciting and accessible presentations, suitable for all the family
Shopping
Bruntsfield Place ,- independent shops selling locally sourced foodstuffs, gifts and clothes as well as handy supermarket
Bruntsfield Place
Bruntsfield PlaceQuirky independent shops, restaurants, cafes
Armstrongs Vintage
81-83 GrassmarketEdinburgh's most famous vintage clothing store.
Essentials
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkOpen from 6am until midnight every day
Suds R Us
20 Polwarth GardensOpen 6 days a week
Getting Around
Condor Car & Van Hire
45 Lochrin PlUseful if you want to go out of Edinburgh
Haymarket station
Nearest Mainline Station, with trains across Scotland
Biketrax
2 Lochrin Pl