Edinburgh - Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Gaelies: Dùn Èideann) is die hoofstad van Skotland geleë in die Sentrale gordel streek van die land. Met 'n bevolking van ongeveer 450 000 inwoners (1 miljoen in die stadsstreek) is Edinburgh kosmopolities en tog 'n unieke Skotse atmosfeer. Ou vulkane sorg vir 'n dramatiese natuurlike omgewing, met die imposante kasteel bo-op een. Onder sy beskerming kombineer die stad middeleeuse oorblyfsels, Georgiese grootsheid en 'n kragtige laag moderne lewe met hedendaagse avant-garde. Middeleeuse paleise, gotiese kerke en fassinerende historiese geboue skuur skouers met die beste van moderne argitektuur, soos die Huise van die Skotse parlement en die opgeknapte Nasionale Museum van Skotland. Dit word verskillende soorte 'Auld Reekie' of 'Athene van die Noorde' genoem, maar gewoonlik net 'Emmbruh', en bied uitstekende restaurante, winkels, kroeë, wilde en sagte klubs en 'n ongeëwenaarde program vir stadsfeeste dwarsdeur die jaar. Hogmanay, die Skotse Nuwejaar, begin die feestelikheid; In Augustus is die Tattoo, die Internasionale Fees en die Festival Fringe - die wêreld se grootste kunstefees.

Die Ou en nuwe dorpe van Edinburgh is gelys as Wêrelderfenisgebiede deur UNESCO in 1995. In 2004 word Edinburgh die eerste lid van die UNESCO kreatiewe stede inisiatief toe dit aangewys is a Stad van letterkunde.

Distrikte

55 ° 57′32 ″ N 3 ° 11′14 ″ W
Kaart van Edinburgh

 Ou stad
Middeleeuse hart van Edinburgh langs die Royal Mile, wat van die kasteel tot by Holyrood Palace loop. Die meeste van die baie bekende terreine is in hierdie omgewing.
 Nuwe dorp
Die ander helfte van die middestad is die Georgiër (laat 18de eeu) Nuwe dorp. Die kommersiële hart van die stad, dit is waarvoor shopaholics 'n streep maak, net soos kunstenaars en fotograwe wat hul deel wil kry van die slimste en mooiste geboue in die land. Die New Town strek tot by die grens van Stockbridge, en kan maklik herken word aan sy straatbeligting op die toneel. The New Town is geleë in sommige van die mooiste groen van Edinburgh, insluitend die groot Dean Gardens.
 Stockbridge en Canonmills
Eksklusiewe woonbuurt noord van die New Town, interessante onafhanklike winkels en die mees ontspannende plek in die stad - die Royal Botanic Garden.
 Leith
Edinburgh se onafhanklike hawegebied is 'n bestemming op sy eie.
 Oos
Die stranddistrik Portobello en die historiese dorpie Duddingston lê in die ooste van die stad.
 Suid
Dit is 'n gewilde deel van die stad vir studente, en daar is genoeg interessante eet- en drinkplekke. Verder uit is Edinburgh s'n Buitenspeelplek van die Pentland Hills, en die intrige Roslin-kapel.
 Wes
Edinburgh se uitstekende dieretuin is hier, plus die tempel van sport wat die Murrayfield-rugbystadion is.

Verstaan

Old Town van Edinburgh met Arthur's Seat en die Firth of Forth in die agtergrond.

Geskiedenis

Dit was 'n opwindende plek om 300-350 miljoen jaar gelede te wees, omdat vulkane in die streek gewoed en opgevlam het. Die grootste was wat ons nou Arthur's Seat noem, met kleiner kegels by Castle Rock, Calton Hill en elders. Toe het hulle uitgewis en deur ander rotslae begrawe. Veel later het die ystydperk gekom, die laaste ongeveer 20 000 jaar gelede. Groot gletsers uit die weste het die oppervlak weggeskuif, maar waar hulle Castle Rock getref het, moes hulle verdeel en rondvloei. Hulle het die Rots ongeskonde agtergelaat met 'n uitgespreide holte in die noorde, weste en suide, en 'n stert van kliprommel wat in die ooste van die land gestort is. Dit het 'n duidelike verdedigbare plek vir vroeë nedersetting geskep. Teen die 12de eeu was Edinburgh die hoofstad van Skotland; die ou stad het opgegroei met die kasteel aan die hoof, die Royal Mile strek oor die puinstert en die Holyrood-paleis aan sy voet.

En op en op het dit gegroei: die ruimte was beperk, sodat geboue hoër geword het, selfs in die Middeleeue, tien of meer verdiepings hoog. Maar daar is natuurlik geen hysbakke of gepompte water nie, en daar is gesorg vir sanitasie deur 'n venster oop te maak en te roep "Gardyloo!" en om swaartekrag die res te laat doen. Elke Middeleeuse stad het gestink, maar Edinburgh het bekend geword as 'Auld Reekie' uit die kenmerkende stank van riool wat gemeng is met rook uit steenkool, hier ontgin en verbrand is van vroeg af.

Edinburgh verloor 'n deel van sy belang na 1707, toe Skotland met Engeland verenig en die politieke mag in Londen weggeval het. Maar in die middel van die 18de eeu het dit herleef, toe dit uit die grense van die ou stad breek, deur 'n sierlike nuwe stad in die noorde te skep. Die tussenliggende middel, die "Nor Loch", is gedreineer, oorbrug en 'n grondheuwel dwars gestoot. Daar was soortgelyke uitbreiding aan die suidekant. In die Victoriaanse tyd was 'n industriële oplewing aangevuur deur die steenkoolneerslae in die ooste en deur skalieolie wat in die weste geproduseer is. Kanale en dan spoorweë het materiale en 'n arbeidsmag ingebring.

Glasgow het groter geword, maar Edinburgh het die kulturele hoofstad van Skotland gebly, en die Edinburgh International Festival is in 1947 van stapel gestuur. 'N Jaar later is die eerste militêre tatoeëring in die kasteel opgevoer en word dit gou 'n amptelike deel van die fees. In 1993 is die eerste Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party as 'n georganiseerde geleentheid gehou.

En vanaf 1998 is Edinburgh in 'n sterker sin weer 'n hoofstad, aangesien die Skotse wet (en die daaropvolgende wetgewing) 'n afgesette Skotse parlement en burgerlike regering tot stand gebring het. Dit, gebaseer in Edinburgh, is verantwoordelik vir die bestuur van Skotland, behalwe voorbehoude sake soos verdediging en buitelandse sake wat by die Westminster-parlement in Londen bly. Tussen 1999 en 2004 is die Skotse parlementsgebou (ontwerp deur Enric Miralles, die Spaanse Katalaanse argitek) opgerig. Die debat oor volle onafhanklikheid vir Skotland duur voort.

Oriëntasie

Edinburgh het twee belangrikste stekels, wat albei oos-wes loop. Die ruggraat van die ou stad is die Royal Mile, wat begin met die kasteel wat bo-op sy vulkaniese steen sit, en die Esplanade wat die beste uitsig oor die stad bied. Van hier af skuif die Royal Mile af na die ooste, met die naam Lawnmarket, High Street en Canongate, om by Holyrood Palace te eindig. George IV-brug strek suid van Old Town na die Universiteitskwartier, Meadows en Southside, terwyl die Mound and North Bridge noord strek tot by New Town.

Die nuwer ruggraat is Princes Street (een "s", geen apostrof, vernoem na die vorste seuns van George III). Princes Street Gardens vul die depressie tussen die straat en die Old Town-hoogtes, met die treinspore aan die basis en die Mound-kruising halfpad. Die roosterpatroon van die New Town begin met Princesstraat en strek noord, met Georgestraat en Queenstraat, die belangrikste boulevards. Die hoofspoorwegstasie Waverley en die hoofbusstasie St Andrew Square is naby die oostekant van Princesstraat. Die straat eindig in Waterloo Place, die historiese eindpunt van die A1 na Londen, A7 na Carlisle, A8 na Glasgow en A9 na John O'Groats - geen moderne motoris moet ooit aan hierdie aanwysings ag gee nie. Die klein heuwel net oos van Princesstraat met 'n ersatz Akropolis is Calton Hill, terwyl Arthur se Seat, die dreigende rand verder SE, is. Die Firth of Forth glinster na die noorde en smelt in die oop Noordsee.

Literêre tradisie

Edinburgh word genoem as 'n langlewende literêre hoofstad van die Engelssprekende wêreld.

Die groot Skotse historiese romanskrywer Sir Walter Scott is in die stad gebore en het sy groot monument in Princesstraat. Robert Louis Stevenson en Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was ook inboorlinge van Edinburgh. Edinburgh was ook die tuiste en inspirasie vir bekende moderne skrywers soos Muriel Spark (skrywer van Die premier van juffrou Jean Brodie), Irvine Welsh (skrywer van die roman van 1993) Treinspotting, in die gretige distrik Leith), Ian Rankin ('n misdaadskrywer wat veral bekend is vir die Inspekteur Rebus reeks, afspeel in Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Die agentskap nr. 1 vir die vrouespeurder en verskeie romans wat in die Skotse hoofstad afspeel) en J.K. Rowling van Harry Potter roem.

Klimaat

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Edinburgh se klimaat is die gemaklikste vir die reisiger van Mei tot September. Dit gesê, die weer in Edinburgh is altyd wisselvallig en besoekers moet sonskyn en reën verwag, ongeag die seisoen. Edinburgh word gewoonlik winderig terwyl dit ook reën, en pak dus 'n reënjas of 'n stewige sambreel in! Baie toeriste het 'n omgekeerde sambreel laat vaar weens die aanhoudende, sweepwinde. Somer, die belangrikste feesseisoen, kombineer lang dagligure met lang aande (dit is so ver noord dat dit selde donker word voor 10 of 11 in die nag!). Die winter kan bitter koud voel, met 'n kort daglig, maar sneeu is skaars en van 'n kort tydjie, en die meeste van Edinburgh se winterreënval kom in die vorm van koue reën en sneeu. Edinburgh het 'n oorvloed binnenshuise besienswaardighede en aktiwiteite wat die koue wintersdae laat verbyvlieg. Met ander woorde, bring 'n jas 'n groot seun, sal u nie bekommerd wees oor die koue in die winter nie, want soos baie moderne lande is alle geboue, insluitend die oue, warm, droog en geïsoleer.

Wanneer om te gaan

Edinburgh raak oorweldigend (akkommodasiegewys) gedurende die hooffeestydperke van die hoogsomer (Augustus tot vroeg in September) en Hogmanay (rondom Oujaarsdag / 1 Januarie). Besoekers moet op hierdie tye lank vooruit beplan om sentrale akkommodasie- en geleentheidskaartjies op hierdie tye te bespreek.

Besoekersinligting

Gaan in

Met die vliegtuig

1 Edinburgh Internasionale Lughawe (EDI IATA) (Ongeveer 13 km wes van die stad langs A8 af). Die lughawe van Edinburgh het uitgebreide Europese en binnelandse verbindings. Europese skakels sluit in Alicante, Amsterdam, Athene, Basel, Barcelona, Berlyn (Schonefeld en Tegel), Brussel, Boedapest, Burgas, Kopenhagen, Kurk, Dublin, Florence, Frankfurt, Genève, Helsinki, Istanbul, Madrid, Milaan (Linate en Malpensa), München, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Parys, Praag, Rome, Shannon, Stockholm en Zürich.
Binnelandse skakels sluit in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Derry, Oos-Midlands, Exeter, Islay, Eiland Man, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Kirkwall, Manchester, Londen (City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton en Stansted), Newquay, Norwich, Orkney, Southampton, Shetland, Stornoway, Sumburgh, en Sleg. Daar is geen vlugte na nie Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, of Newcastle aangesien die treinreise relatief kort is. Daar is verskeie non-stop verbindings vanaf Noord-Amerika; Boston, Chicago O'Hare, New York JFK, Newark Liberty, Philadelphia, Voorsienigheid, Toronto, en Washington DC.. Daar is ook vlugte vanaf Abu Dhabi en Doha. Vir beter interkontinentale skakels, reis via Manchester of Londen. Sien hierdie skakel vir 'n volledige lys van bestemmings met vlugte na en van die Edinburgh-lughawe.
As u 'n uitsig in die noorde het, kan u die Cat Stane halfpad langs die aanloopbaan sien as u taxi's. Dit is 'n klip uit die Bronstydperk wat deesdae binne die omheining van die lughawe is, en dit is die enigste manier waarop die publiek dit kan bewonder.
Die Edinburgh-lughawe is mediumgroot en modern, met die volledige reeks passasiersgeriewe, sowel op die land as op die lug. U kan hul Wi-Fi tot 2 uur gratis gebruik. Daar is 'n klein Marks & Spencer-supermark op die land. Die enigste drinkwaterfonteine ​​is onmiddellik aan die linkerkant wanneer u die belastingvrye winkel verlaat. Valutawissel land- en lugkant word deur ICE bedryf, met tariewe vir belangrikste geldeenhede ongeveer 20% laer as die amptelike koers: swak, maar gemiddeld vir 'n lughawe. As u dus 100 USD in £ verander en dan weer £ £ verander, kry u 60 USD. Edinburgh-lughawe (Q8716) op Wikidata Edinburgh-lughawe op Wikipedia (Mei 2018 opgedateer)

Flybe het in Maart 2020 begin en opgehou vlieg. Dit laat 'n gaping in die lugverbindings na Edinburgh, en dit is nie bekend watter roetes deur ander operateurs gaan haal nie. Hul kleiner vennoot Eastern Airways vlieg voort. Loganair word nie geraak nie omdat hulle nie meer in vennootskap met Flybe was nie.

Vervoer verder: busse na die stad en Glasgow, Fife en Wes-Lothian vertrek vanaf die haltes net buite die aankoms. Die tremstasie en pendelhuise na parkeerterreine buite die perseel is aan die oostekant van die terminale, anderkant die parkeerterrein met meerdere verdiepings. Daar is geen hoofspoorwegstasie nie; die naaste (Haymarket en Waverley) is in die middestad.

Die direkte bus na die middestad is Airlink (Diens 100). Dit loop vanaf die lughawe stop D via Haymarket en Princes Street na Waverley Bridge, net buite die hoofstasie en naby die busstasie. Dit is 'n kenmerkende helderblou dubbeldekkerbus wat elke 10-15 minute daagliks 24 uur ry en 20-30 minute duur. Volwasse tariewe is £ 4,50 enkel, £ 7,50 oop retoer (kinders £ 2 / £ 3 onderskeidelik). Betaal die bestuurder kontant (wys die rede hiervoor, die enigste stadsbusroete wat dit doen) of per kontaklose debiet- of kredietkaart. Die busse het gratis WiFi, aansluitings vir die laai van elektriese toerusting, kringtelevisie wat passasiers op die dek dek om hul bagasie te monitor en inligtingskerms met 'volgende stop'.

Vir die noordekant van die stad en Leith neem Skylink 200. Dit loop vanaf die lughawe stop B via Corstorphine tot by die Newhaven-strand en Leith Ocean Terminal - dit kom nêrens naby die middestad verby nie. Dit duur elke 30 minute, 05: 00-24: 00 in die rigting van Leith en 04: 00-23: 00 na die lughawe, en duur 'n uur. Dieselfde tariewe as Airlink 100, maar die presiese tarief is nodig.

Neem die suidekant van die stad Skylink 300. Dit loop vanaf die lughawe stop F via Sighthill en Slateford na Tollcross (hoofgebied vir klein hotelle en B & B's), die hoofkampus van die Universiteit van Edinburgh naby Old Town, Newington (meer B & B's), dan suid tot Prestonfield / Cameron Toll. Dit duur daagliks elke 20 min, 06: 00-23: 00 in die rigting van die stad en 05: 00-22: 00 na die lughawe. Die reis na die Universiteit en die Ou Stad duur 'n uur. Dieselfde tariewe as Airlink 100, maar die presiese tarief is nodig. Dit vervang Bus 35, gery in 2017. Dit het vroeër noordwaarts gedraai na Leith, maar dit het Bus 200 gedupliseer en is in die somer van 2018 ingekort.

Vir die suidelike rand van die stad neem Skylink 400. Dit loop vanaf die lughawe stop B via Gogarburn, South Gyle, Wester Hailes, Oxgangs, Kaimes, Royal Infirmary en Niddrie na Fort Kinnaird / Newcraighall naby Musselburgh - dit kom nêrens naby die middestad verby nie. Dit duur elke 30 minute elke dag van 05:30 tot 21:30. Dit vervang Bus 18, wat in Julie 2018 geplaas is.

In die aand Airlink 100 hardloop steeds na die middestad. Vir suidekant en Leith neem nagbus N22 van stop D. Dit kom in die stad langs Dundee St en Lothian Road, loop dan langs Princes St en af ​​na Leith Ocean Terminal. Dit duur elke 30 min. 00: 00-04: 00. Van die lughawe na Princes St neem dit 30 minute, en Leith 50 minute. Tarief is £ 3 (geen toegewings, presiese verandering nodig) vir a NAGkaartjie, geldig tot 04:30 op al die stad se nagbusse. Airlink-kaartjies is ook geldig op hierdie diens tot by Waverley Bridge.

Die Tram loop vanaf die lughawe na die middestad, neem 40 minute via Edinburgh Park, Murrayfield, Haymarket, en langs Princes St tot Waverley treinstasie en York Place. Volwasse tariewe is £ 6 enkelvoudig, £ 8,50 oop retoer, kind £ 3 / £ 4,50. As u dieselfde dag met die stad reis, oorweeg dit om 'n dagkaartjie te koop vir £ 9 (kind £ 4,50) wat geldig is vir alle busdienste per tram en dag. (Eenmalige tram plus enkele busgeld is goedkoper, maar presiese verandering word 'n probleem.) Koop kaartjies by masjiene by enige tramhalte binne 30 minute van die reis (kaarte word aanvaar, geen verandering is gegee nie) en bevestig u kaartjie voordat u instap. Trems ry daagliks elke 8-15 minute, na die middestad 06: 20-22: 45 en na die lughawe 05: 30-23: 30.

Of loop! As u net ligte bagasie het, is dit 'n goeie dag en u wil geld spaar, kan u die voetpad van 2 km tussen die lughawe en Ingliston Park & ​​Ride stap. Dit bring u binne die tarief vir die Stadsone, dus die enkel-tram-tarief na die middestad daal tot £ 1,70 volwassene, 80 p-kind, en 'n dagkaartjie vir alle trems en busse is £ 4 / £ 2. As u uit die stad kom, moet u nie net versoek word om 'n City Zone-kaartjie te koop en aan boord van die lughawe te bly nie, aangesien kaartjie-inspekteurs altyd hierdie afdeling patrolleer.

Uit die dorp: Busse ry vanaf die lughawe stop C aan Glasgow Buchanan-busstasie. Dit is die Citylink Air Dit duur 1 uur en £ 12 enkel en £ 20 terug. Dit duur daagliks van 06:00 tot 23:30, gewoonlik elke 30 minute; Oornag ry die N900-bus dieselfde roete.

Busse ry vanaf die lughawe stop G oor die ou Forth Road Bridge na Inverkeithing en Halbeath in Fife. Dit is die Stagecoach Jet 747 bus Dit neem 45 minute na Halbeath en kos £ 7,50 enkel en £ 14 vir 'n terugkeer binne 28 dae. Dit duur daagliks 24 uur, elke 20 minute bedags. Verander by Inverkeithing vir treine na Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen en Inverness.

First Bus 600 loop vanaf die lughawe stop E elke 30 minute in Wes-Lothian, via Ratho, Newbridge, Kirkliston, Winchburgh, Broxburn, Uphall, Livingston en Whitburn.

Plaaslike busse ry op die A8, 1 km (0,62 mi) suid van die lughawe. Dit loop vanaf Edinburgh tot in Ratho, Kirkliston, South Queensferry, Linlithgow, en Falkirk.

Met die trein

Ou besprekingsaal in Waverley Station
Wikivoyage het 'n gids tot Treinreise in die Verenigde Koninkryk

2 Edinburgh Waverley-treinstasie (EDB). Die hoofstasie vir Edinburgh. Dit word altyd plaaslik "Waverley" genoem, maar National Rail se webwerf herken nie die naam nie, en noem dit eenvoudig "Edinburgh". Waverley is in 1846 geopen en 1892-1902 herbou. Dit is 'n gesig op sigself, met kransgerubs wat dwars oor sy uitgebreide koepelvormige plafon en 'n ruigte ysterwerk beweeg. Dit lê aan die oostekant van Princesstraat tussen die Ou en Nuwe Dorpe, met die klowe van Calton Hill en die kasteel wat bo dreig terwyl u trein inry, en bedien meer as 14 miljoen mense per jaar. Baie fasiliteite by die stasie insluitend motorhuur, maar agtergeblewe bagasie is baie duurder (£ 7 per item per 24 uur) as die kassies by die hoofbusstasie naby St Andrew Square. Edinburgh Waverley-treinstasie (Q800716) op Wikidata Edinburgh Waverley-treinstasie op Wikipedia 

Waverley Station is 'n belangrike middelpunt vir die Skotse spoorwegnetwerk, met treine wat bestuur word ScotRail.

Van Glasgow daar is nie minder nie as vyf roetes:

  • die beste is vanaf Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High, 50 minute, elke 15-30 minute;
  • treine vanaf Queenstraat via Cumbernauld en Falkirk Grahamstoun, 70 minute, elke 30 minute;
  • stadige treine vanaf Helensburgh of Milngavie via Queenstraat (lae vlak), Airdrie en Livingston-Noord, 75 minute, elke 30 minute;
  • langafstandtreine vanaf Glasgow Central neem 'n uur per Motherwell na Edinburgh en ry af Engeland toe, plus stadige treine vanaf Ayr wat meer stop;
  • stadige treine vanaf Glasgow Central via Livingston South, 80 minute, per uur.

Vanuit die noorde: treine loop uurliks ​​vanaf Aberdeen en Dundee, elke twee uur vanaf Inverness via Aviemore en Perth, en elke 30 minute vanaf Roer.Die lyn tussen Aberdeen en Dundee was vir 12 weke gesluit ná 'n groot ongeluk en ernstige spoorongeluk naby Stonehaven op 12 Augustus 2020, maar dit is in November weer oop.

Van Londen:LNER dagtreine vanaf London King's Cross hardloop uurliks ​​die ooskus op, die vinnigste neem 4 uur en 20 minute, en hou verskillende stop by Peterborough, Grantham, Newark, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham en Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Baie van hulle gaan noordwaarts van Edinburgh na Glasgow Central, Dundee, Aberdeen of Inverness. Daar is 'n dagtydse Virgin-trein elke paar uur vanaf London Euston via die Midlands en Preston, 'n stadiger roete wat u slegs sou gebruik as u van Milton Keynes begin. Daar is ook 'n oornagtrein van Euston na Edinburgh, wat hieronder beskryf word.

Van die Middellande, vinnigste is om uurliks ​​te neem Maagdelike trein van Birmingham New Street in die rigting van Glasgow en verander by Preston, reistyd net meer as vier uur. 'N bietjie stadiger, maar om 'n verandering te vermy, is die Arriva Crosscountry trein, wat heen en weer beweeg vanaf Penzance via Plymouth, Exeter St David's, Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street, Derby, Sheffield, Wakefield Westgate, Leeds, York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne en Berwick-upon-Tweed, en gaan voort van Edinburgh na Glasgow Central.

Van Manchester:Transpennine Express loop elke paar uur vanaf Manchester lughawe via Piccadilly en Carlisle, neem vier uur, met baie ander verbindings deur by Piccadilly, Preston of Lancaster te verander.

Van die grense af treine ry elke 30 minute vanaf Tweedbank via Galashiels. Daar is geen deurlyn nie, maar Galashiels het verbindingsbusse vanaf Jedburgh, Melrose, Carlisle, Hawick en Selkirk.

Oornag: Die Caledonian Lowland Sleeper loop Su-F vanaf London Euston, vertrek omstreeks 23:30 om 07:30 aan te kom en u kan aan boord bly tot 08:00. ('N Ander gedeelte loop na Glasgow; hulle verdeel / sluit aan by Carstairs.) Die trein in die suide vertrek omstreeks 23:30 om Euston om 07:00 te bereik. U kan weer aan boord bly tot 08:00. Geen treine op Saterdagaand nie, en u kan nie met die Highland Sleeper reis nie, wat slegs 'n diensstop in Edinburgh maak vir die drie gedeeltes wat verdeel of weer gekombineer word. Nuwe rollende materieel is in 2019 op al die slaaproetes bekendgestel. Die kamers het twee slaapplekke en word soos hotelkamers verkoop: u betaal ekstra vir eenpersoon en u sal nie met 'n vreemdeling deel nie. Kaartjies kan by enige Britse hooflyn-treinstasie of aanlyn bespreek word: 'n enkelbed-tarief is ongeveer £ 140 vir een of £ 170 vir twee mense. U kan ook die sitkamer gebruik, enkel £ 45. As u 'n bestaande kaartjie vir 'n dagtrein het, moet u 'n slaapprogrammatuur koop. Pryse is dinamies - naweke en die fees sal meer kos as daar slaapplekke beskikbaar is. Bespreking is 12 maande voor u oop: u moet u e-kaartjie druk om aan te bied.

Haymarket-spoorwegstasie

3 Edinburgh Haymarket-treinstasie (HYM). Die stad se tweede hooflyn spoorwegstasie, 'n myl wes van Waverley. As u vanuit die noorde, weste of suidweste aankom, is Haymarket die beste stasie om te gebruik as u op pad is na die lughawe, die dieretuin of die moderne kunsgalery of as u akkommodasie aan die westekant van die stad is. Dit is op die belangrikste westelike busroetes en die tremlyn, met aanwysingsborde vir die volgende busse en trems. Die stasie is in 2013 herbou en het nou 'n groot, skoon lokaal. Straatkant (voor die kaartjiebeperkings) is 'n halfdosyn kaartjie-masjiene, 'n bemande kaartjiekantoor, 'n kitsbank, twee koffiekioskes, 'n M & S-koerant- en geriefswinkel en 'n Bike & Go-fietsdok-area. Aan die treinkant van die hindernisse is 'n personeelbank, byvoorbeeld vir ekstra tariewe. Daar is hysbakke sowel as trappe na die platforms, wat die geheimsinnige "Platform 0" insluit. Daar is baie kroeë en eetplekke rondom die stasie. Haymarket-treinstasie (Q800709) op Wikidata Edinburgh Haymarket-treinstasie op Wikipedia 

Beide Waverley- en Haymarket-stasies het kaartjieversperrings, dus u sal 'n kaartjie moet koop om die platformgebied te betree of te verlaat. As u op 'n onbemande stasie in 'n trein klim, kan u 'n kaartjie by die trein in die trein koop of by 'n kaartinspekteur naby die hindernisse: daar is gewoonlik 'n lang tou gedurende die spitstyd. Aan die einde van u reis word daar enkelreiskaartjies behou, dus kry u 'n kwitansie as u dit benodig. As u die groter kaartjie het wat nie in die versperring pas nie, moet u na die hek gaan wat beman word deur 'n personeellid wat u kaartjie sal nagaan en u deurlaat. As u nie 'n kaartjie het nie, moet u na die kaartjiekantoor agter die versperring (platform 14 by Waverley) gaan om een ​​te koop.

Daar is 'n paar klein voorstedelike stasies sonder personeel binne die stad - dit is afgesien van die nuwe tremnetwerk. Vanaf September 2017 is dit:

  • Gaan wes vanaf Waverley en Haymarket in die rigting van Linlithgow, Falkirk en Glasgow Queensstraat: Edinburgh Park (EDP) waar u 'n trem by die stasie se deur kan kry.
  • Gaan NW vanaf Waverley en Haymarket in die rigting van die Forth Bridge, Fife & Highlands: South Gyle (SGL) en Edinburgh Gateway (EGY), met 'n tram-wisselaar (buite, Gateway is onderteken as 'Park' wat verwarrend en verkeerd is).
  • Gaan SW van Waverley en Haymarket na Shotts en Glasgow Central: Slateford (SLA), Kingsknowe (KGE) en Wester Hailes (WTA).
  • Gaan oos vanaf Waverley in die rigting van Newcastle en na die Grens: Brunstane (BSU) en Newcraighall (NUUT), laasgenoemde met park and ride.

U sal dit slegs gebruik as u akkommodasie in die omgewing was, of as 'n parkeerplek, omdat dit nie naby die toeristebesienswaardighede is nie.

Met die motor

Per pad kan Edinburgh die meeste bereik word deur die M8-snelweg (vanaf Glasgow en die weste), M9 (vanaf Roer en noordwes), A90 / M90 (vanaf Perth, Dundee en Noord-Skotland), die A1 (vanaf Newcastle upon Tyne en Noordoos-Engeland) en A702 / M74 (vanaf Carlisle en Noordwes-Engeland).

Van Londen Die snelste roete na Edinburgh is die M1-snelweg, wat na die A1 (M) en die A1 vloei - 'n rit van 640 km (400 myl) en ongeveer 8-9 uur se ry. Meer skilderagtige roetes, met 'n korter kilometers en tydsgewys 'n bietjie stadiger, sluit in:

  • Volg A68 deur A1 (M) noord van Scotch Corner deur Wes-Auckland, Corrbridge en Jedburgh
  • Volg A696 verby die lughawe vanaf A1 (M) noord van Newcastle om by A68 naby Otterburn aan te sluit
  • Volg A697 deur A1 (M) by Morpeth deur Wooler en Coldstream

Edinburgh is nie 'n motorvriendelike stad nie, met baie sentrale strate wat afgesluit of doodloop vir privaat voertuie, insluitende Princesstraat. Dit kan net erger word, aangesien sensitiewe gebiede (byvoorbeeld feeslokale) verhard word teen voertuiggebaseerde terrorisme. En as u dink dat dit moeilik is om te ry, moet u net wag totdat u probeer parkeer. Daar is min daarvan, dit is duur en tydsbeperk, en die parkeerbewaarders is ywerig. Maandag tot Saterdag moet u 3-4 kilometer daarvandaan wees om gratis straatparkeerplek te vind. Daar is verskeie parkeerterreine met meerdere verdiepings in die middestad: veral sentraal is Castle Terrace vir die West End en Greenside aan die East End. St James Centre het gesluit en word gesloop. As u die dag besoek, is dit goedkoper en vinniger om die nuwe te gebruik parkeer- en rygerieween laat u motor op die rand van die stad. Daar is sewe hiervan: werk kloksgewys (oos> suid> wes), dit is Wallyford en Newcraighall wat die A1, Sheriffhall en Straiton bedien vir die SE-naderings, Hermiston en Ingliston vir die weste, en Ferrytoll net noord van die nuwe Forth Road Bridge vir Fife en die Noorde.

Met die bus

Langafstandbusse verbind Edinburgh na Engeland, Belfast en die res van Skotland. Busse na groot stede en dorpe in Skotland word hoofsaaklik bestuur Citylink, terwyl busse na Engeland hoofsaaklik bestuur word National Express met ander insluitend Megabus. 4 Edinburgh-busstasie Edinburgh Bus Station op Wikipedia is op die hoek van St Andrew Square, baie sentraal. Die hoofingang (wes) is in Noord-St Andrewstraat (langs Louis Vuitton; trems stop hier) en die agterste (oostelike) ingang is in Elderstraat. Linkse bagasie-sluitkaste hier is baie goedkoper as die bagasie-bagasiediens by Waverley, die hoofstasie (ongeveer 400 m suid, 5-10 min loop). Die busstasie is oop Su-Th 04:30–00:00 en F Sa 04:30–00:30.

Edinburgh-lughawe, wat vroeër beskryf is, verander laat in 2018 in 'n sekondêre busstasie. Dit is omdat die busse wat lughawe en stad verbind, baie verbeter is. Dit kan dus makliker wees om vanaf die buitenste dele van Edinburgh na die lughawe te ry en na die bus vir Glasgow of waar ook al te gaan, as om die tradisionele roete via St Andrew Square te neem. Tariewe is egter hoër op hierdie roete.

Per boot

Die Noordsee-veerbote van Rosyth na Europa is onderweg, en dus moet u na Edinburgh na die vasteland reis, dit sal deesdae beteken dat u na Newcastle, Hull, Harwich of die Kanaale hawens reis. Groot passasierskepe bel gewoonlik by Leith Docks, of sit buite in die Firth of Forth met passasiers wat per tender ingebring word. Hierdie vaartuie is op vaarte en bied geen punt-tot-punt-reis nie.

Veerbote na Noord-Ierland vaar vanaf Cairnryan, naby Stranraer. U kan 'n deurgangskaartjie koop tussen Belfast en Edinburgh (en ander bestemmings in Skotland en Ierland) per bus (Citylink), of per trein (ScotRail). Hoe dit ook al sy, dit is 'n reis van 7 tot 9 uur wat ongeveer £ 30 kos.

'N Baie stadige, maar skilderagtige bootrit na Edinburgh is nou moontlik langs die Union Canal, wat ten volle heropen is, met sy stadspunt by die Lochrin-kom. Aan die westekant verbind die Falkirk Wheel die Union-kanaal met die Forth-Clyde-kanaal en gaan tot in Glasgow.

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Op voet

Stap moet altyd u eerste keuse in die middestad van Edinburgh wees. Die sentrum is kompak - die meeste toerisme-aantreklikhede en toeriste-aantreklikhede is binne Ou stad (hoofsaaklik rondom die kasteel en Royal Mile) en Nuwe dorp, en is hoogstens 15 minute se stap uitmekaar. Om deur elegante of atmosferiese strate te stap, is een van die plesiere van die stad. Daar is egter 'n aantal heuwels om te navigeer; byvoorbeeld vanaf Princesstraat, op Die heuwel in die rigting van Edinburgh-kasteel 'n paar belangrike beenwerk benodig, maar dit is die moeite werd vir die uitsig op pad.

Met die bus

Die middelpunt is kompak, maar die golwe strek oor 'n paar kilometer; belangrikste besienswaardighede wat te ver is om te loop (veral met kinders), is die dieretuin, die Botaniese Tuine, Leith en die Britannia en die Pentland Hills. Die eerste keuse is gewoonlik die bus.

'N Lothian-bus

Edinburgh het twee hoofbusmaatskappye, Lothian Busse, wat in meerderheid besit word deur die stadsraad van Edinburgh, en Eerste, 'n privaat operateur. Hierdie twee maatskappye deel dieselfde bushaltes, maar die roetegetalle en kaartjies is nie uitruilbaar nie en bedryf verskillende tariefstrukture.

Lothian Busse is die grootste operateur in die stad en sy kenmerkende bordeaux en roomkleurige busse het net so 'n simbool van Edinburgh geword as sy geboue. Baie roetes het verskillende kleure busse, wat vinnig kan help om te identifiseer watter bus nader kom. Netwerk kaarte

Kaartjies vir die reis kan in die bus gekoop word en die presiese tarief (slegs munte) is nodig, aangesien geen verandering aangebring kan word nie. Kontaklose krediet- en debietkaarte kan ook gebruik word. Dit is die beste om 'n verandering te maak as rugsteun. A wye verskeidenheid kaartjies kan ook by Lothian Buses gekoop word reiswinkels (Waverley Bridge, Hanoverstraat of Dalkeith sentrum) en aanlyn insluitend, boekies van 20 kaartjie- en krapkaart-dagkaartjies. In 2020 enkelkaartjies vir Lothian-busse is £ 1,80 (90p vir jonger as 16 jaar) en is slegs geldig vir een reis, ongeag die afstand. As u van bus moet verander, moet u 'n ander kaartjie koop.

Meer gemaklik, Lothian Buses bied 'n heeldagkaartjie aan (DAGkaartjie) vir £ 4,50 (kinders £ 2,20) wat alle vervoer dek (behalwe besienswaardighede, lughawes en nagdienste). Gesinne met 2 volwassenes en tot 3 kinders kan dit koop GesinsDAGkaartjie vir £ 9,50. Die heeldagkaartjies is 'n uitstekende manier om die stad te besoek sonder die toerbusse, want u kan die hele dag op alle Lothian-busse en trems (behalwe die lughawe-stop) klim. U kan dit by enige busbestuurder, kaartjie-masjiene by enige tremhalte, by Lothian Buses-kantore of by die Lothian Buses-aanlynwinkel koop.

Busse ry die hele nag langs die hoofroetes, alhoewel dagkaartjies nie na middernag geldig is nie. As u na 18:00 begin reis, kan u dit oorweeg LAAT kaartjie vir £ 4,00 (geen toegewings nie) wat u toelaat om op enige dagdiens en die nagdiens te reis tot 04:30 die volgende dag. Van middernag tot 04:30 kan u 'n koop NAG enkel wat £ 3 kos (geen toegewings nie).

Lothian Busse s'n BusTracker diens bied "intydse" busdiensinligting. Elektroniese borde langs die hoofroete wat die wagtyd vir die volgende bus op elke rit by daardie stop aandui. Aanlyn is dit moontlik om die inligting vir elke bushalte in die stad te sien, nie net die stop met elektroniese borde nie. Elke stop het 'n unieke kode met agt figure, wat op die webwerf gelys word en ook by die stop vertoon word. U kan toegang tot Bus Tracker verkry via 'n selfoon op mobile.mybustracker.co.uk. 'N Gratis app met die naam "Edinbus" vir die iPhone en "My Bus Edinburgh" vir Android bied soortgelyke inligting met roetekaarte en 'n stoplokaal.

Die inligting by bushaltes en tydens die reis is skaars en kan verwarrend wees. Wees dus goed voorbereid en kyk vooraf na waarheen u wil gaan. By bushaltes is daar slegs algemene aanduidings waarheen die bus gaan, maar geen gedetailleerde lyste van alle stopplekke nie. Also the naming of bus stops can be confusing, a stop in one direction can have different name to the opposite stop in the other direction. On most buses there are no announcements for bus stops which makes it hard to know when to get off.

First buses mostly serve farther-flung areas to the east and west of the city. Route Maps

Edinburgh Coach Lines operate service 13, a bus of use to many visitors as it is the only route serving the National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery. Single tickets cost £1.70 for adults and 80p for children (under 16). Lothian Buses season tickets and day tickets are not valid on service 13.

Lothian buses that operate sightseeing buses in several different brandings. All have a policy that a sightseeing ticket is valid for 24 hours, so you can get around central Edinburgh quite handily using the sightseeing buses. Each sightseeing bus follows a different route around the city, but they all start and finish at Waverley Bridge, adjacent to Waverley Station on Princes Street. Tickets valid on one of the offered city routes cost £14 for adults, £13 for students/seniors, £6 for children (5-15) and £33 for families (2 adults 3 children). Die Grand24 ticket gives you access to all city tours for £20, £18, £7 and £46.

Met die trem

Trams on Princes Street

A tram line links St Andrew Square in city centre to Edinburgh Airport on the west. It passes through the New Town along Princes Street & Shandwick Place to Haymarket, then takes an off-road track through the western 'burbs. Thus it links the airport, rugby stadium, both main train stations, the bus station and Princes Street. It doesn't extend south (e.g. to Old Town) or north, where buses are the mainstay of public transport.

A single journey (excluding the airport) costs £1.80. Day tickets cost £4.50 and can also be used (or purchased) on Lothian Buses. A single to or from the airport costs £6.50. You need to buy a ticket before boarding the tram. The ticket machines at tram stops accept credit cards (minimum spend £3) and coins (5p to £2 coins, no change is given). Holders of the Scottish National Entitlement Card (free travel for locals over 60) can only travel free on the tram if their card was issued by Edinburgh Council. Die PLUSBUS rail ticket add-on allows you to travel on the tram, however the airport stop is excluded.

When the tram line finally opened in 2014, it was to widespread local scorn, as it was massively over-budget and long-delayed, with protracted disruption of city streets. Gradually it has won people over, but it's limited to the single east-west route. It had always been intended to run further, to Leith and Newhaven, but this was cut when the budget ballooned. In Sept 2017 the city council agreed to build this further section, with work being carried from 2019 to 2022. Cue for much pursing of lips and "lessons have been learned" and later disruption along Leith Walk.

Tram route map

Met die trein

You're most unlikely to use the train to get around within the city. It's more relevant for "Getting in" - see that section above - or for trips out to the likes of North Berwick, Dunbar, and Tweedbank - see "Go Next".

Met die motor

Central Edinburgh is a nightmare to drive in, particularly the Old Town with its tangle of medieval streets with their associated one way systems. The New Town fares slightly better, but the scourge "Blue Meanies" who mercilessly swoop on vehicles which may have only been illegally parked for a matter of minutes. It is best to take a bus and/or walk. park and ride facilities provide access to the city centre.

As many other cities in the UK, Edinburgh has a 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limit on many of the roads in the city centre.

Edinburgh operates a Controlled Parking Zone in the city centre. On-street parking is mostly for residents with a parking permit. However, some Pay and Display on-street parking bays are available for anyone. To find these bays, the Edinburgh Council provides an interactive and detailed map for on-street parking bays. It lists charges for different parking areas as well as days and times when the charges are required. Typically parking tickets are free of charge after 18:30 and before 08:30, and for the entire day on Sundays.

Parking fines are £40 and vehicles parked in an obstructive manner are liable to be towed away with a £150 release fee to be paid for its retrieval. Even the suburbs (especially Morningside, The Grange, The Meadows) have little parking available. Leith seems to fare a bit better for parking, but there's no guarantee.

Drivers should beware of trams and cyclists.

Met die taxi

Like most major British cities, Edinburgh offers a choice between Black Cabs, carrying up to 5 passengers, which can be hailed on the street, and minicabs, which must be pre-booked. Black cabs display an orange light above the windscreen to indicate that they are available to hire. It's usually quite easy to find a cab in and around the city centre, and on the main radial routes running out of the centre. There are also taxi ranks dotted around the city, where black cabs will line up to be hired. Taxi rank locations include:

  • Outside the main entrances of Haymarket and Waverley train stations.
  • Opposite the Caledonian Hotel and Sheraton Hotel (both near the West End), The George Hotel (east end of George Street) and the Crowne Plaza Hotel (High Street, Royal Mile).
  • St Patrick's Square, off South Bridge
  • Leith Bridge, close to The Shore and Commercial Quay, in Leith

The main taxi firms operating within the city are:

  • Central Radio Taxis, ☏ 44 131 229-2468. Black Cabs. 
  • City Cabs, ☏ 44 131 228-1211. Black Cabs. 
  • Edinburgh Taxi, ☏ 44 131 610-1234. Minicabs, saloon cars, MPVs with 8 seats and chauffeur driven vehicles. 
  • Festival Cars, ☏ 44 131 552-1777. Minicabs - mostly saloon cars but also have people carriers with up to 8 seats. Let them know the number in your party when you book. 

Per fiets

Die Edinburgh Innertube map gives a good overview of off-street cycle paths in and around the city centre. Many paths are along canals or rivers, through parks and on former railway lines.

Edinburgh is well connected to the National Cycle Network (NCN) and there are many routes around Edinburgh (see also OpenCycleMap) with a variety of places accessible within a days cycling - Glasgow, Roer, Falkirk, Musselburgh, en Dunbar - all of which have train stations for the return journey. The number 1 route which goes south from Edinburgh to Melrose in the borders and then east to Berwick-upon-Tweed (and then back on the train) can be done in one weekend with a variety of accommodation available for an overnight stay in the historic border town of Melrose.

Cycle hire

Edinburgh's official bicycle hire scheme is called Just Eat Cycles (named after its sponsor, a food ordering company; you're not supposed to eat the bicycles!) which started in September 2018. Bicycles can be rented out from physical docking stations that lock the bikes to racks but also from so-called virtual docking stations which are designated areas without physical racks, where bikes can be secured by an internal lock. They can be returned to the same or a different docking station (physical or virtual). There are 97 stations mostly in the city centre and inner suburbs.

You need an Android of iPhone app on a smartphone and a credit card to pay for a subscription. Three subscription durations are available:

  • £1.50 single trip for up to 1 hour
  • £3 daily subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within a 24 hour period
  • £90 yearly subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within 1 year
  • If your trip lasts more than 1 hour, you can extend your trip for £1 per 30 mins. Of course if you're still in the area and you've got a daily or yearly subscription, it's cheaper to return your bike after an hour and rent a new one for free.

Note that the single and daily subscriptions are cheaper than single trip bus tickets and daily bus tickets respectively.

To start, download the app, buy a subscription with a credit card, verify your phone number and look at the map in the app to see bicycles available nearby (the map is also available on their website). When you reach the bicycle, hire it in the app, it will tell you which bicycle to use, then press the button on the handle bars to unlock it (and unlock the internal lock in a virtual docking station).

Apart from the cycle hire scheme, you can rent bikes from the following places:

Sien

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik artikels
Entrance to Edinburgh Castle
Palace of Holyroodhouse

The major tourist sites in Ou stad insluit Edinburgh-kasteel at the West end of Royal Mile, a long straight street with lots of (tourist) shops, and the Scottish Parliament en die Palace of Holyroodhouse at the East end close to Arthur se sitplek. While walking along the Royal Mile, you can wander off into one of the many closes, which are narrow passages between houses that connect the higher and lower levels of Edinburgh Old Town.

Van Calton Hill in Nuwe dorp you have a great view over the city. You can spend some time walking along Princes Street, the major shopping street, stopping by the Scott Monument or at the free National Gallery of Scotland in the Princes Street Gardens.

If you want to spend some time indoors, there are many museums and galleries which are generally free, except for special exhibitions. Most museums are in the Ou stad including the large Nasionale Museum van Skotland, die Museum vir kinderjare en die People's Story Museum.The national art galleries are the National Gallery of Scotland en The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in die Nuwe dorp, en Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in West Edinburgh. Also of note are the Stadskunsentrum, die Fruitmarket Gallery en Stills in die Ou stad.Furthermore, there are a number of independent galleries in the St Stephen StreetStockbridge en Dundas Street gebied van Nuwe dorp.

If you are staying in Scotland a little while, it might be worth getting a Historic Scotland Membership. Passes last for a year, and cost £58 for adults and £46 for concessions (including full-time students). They provide unlimited access to about 70 paying sites in Scotland, including Edinburgh's Castle and Craigmillar Castle. You also get a lot of discounts for their shops, a quarterly magazine, and 50% off all English, Welsh and Manx historical sites.

Edinburgh Doors Open Day is an annual event, co-ordinated by the Cockburn Association, where many important and/or historic buildings across the city open up their doors to the public at no charge. Many of the buildings are not normally accessible so this can present a unique opportunity to see some of the city's lesser-known architectural marvels. It usually takes place on the last weekend in September. Brochures with details of the participating sites, opening times, access details etc., can be picked up from city libraries in the run up to the day, or downloaded from the website.

Doen

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik artikels

Performing arts

Edinburgh has an excellent concert en theatre life. Die Usher Hall (Lothian Road, Ou stad) has weekly orchestral concerts all year round with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Die Queen's Hall (South Clerk Street, Suid) is home to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The Lyceum (Lothian Road, Ou stad) offers theatre performances. Die Feesteater (Nicolson Street, Ou stad) frequently hosts opera en ballet. Europe's largest theatre, the 3000-seat Edinburgh Playhouse (top of Leith Walk, Nuwe dorp) hosts major West End shows. For a cheaper option, the excellent Bedlam Theatre (Ou stad) regularly puts on good student theatre and is the home to Scotland's oldest improvised comedy troupe, The Improverts.

Experience traditional Folk Music at one of the pubs in the Ou stad of Leith which host regular sessions.

Outdoor activities

  • Walk along the Water of Leith, a small river that meanders through Edinburgh, providing a peaceful haven from the busy city. Check out the Leith of Stockbridge and Canonmills sections of the route.
  • Climbing Arthur se sitplek, the extinct volcano, is a popular activity as well and rewards you with great views over the city (Ou stad).
  • If you have more time, then you should go hiking in the Pentland Hills for a (half) day trip (Suid).

Festival season

The Hub on the Royal Mile, the former Tollbooth Kirk is the headquarters of the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh in the summer becomes "festival city" when a huge number of major national and international arts festivals are hosted by the city. Most of these occur virtually simultaneously in August (or end of July). These cater for a wide variety of interests and include:

  • Edinburgh International Festival. In August. The original that spawned all the rest. Founded in 1947 and still seen as more "high-brow" than any of its offspring. Surprisingly, tickets are often priced more reasonably than for many Fringe shows. Some events have preview performances at a much lower price. The final concert at the end of the festival takes place in the Princes Gardens and features an extensive firework show coordinated with the music. Get tickets early in advance if you want a seat. But it's also great to watch the fireworks and listen to the music for free on Princes Street. 
  • Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In August. One of the iconic images of Edinburgh for millions worldwide is the yearly Tattoo, kilted pipers skirling below the battlements of Edinburgh Castle. Although tickets sell out well in advance, persevering individuals are likely to find one or two tickets still for sale due to cancellations. Just be prepared to ask, ask, and ask again! There are usually fireworks at the end of the shows which can also be seen from e.g. the Grassmarket area. (Maart 2020 opgedateer)
  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe). In August. As the name might suggest, this festival developed on the fringe of the main International Festival and offers more alternative performances, with an emphasis on comedy and avant-garde; it is now the largest arts festival in the world. Many shows offer cheaper preview tickets on the first two days of the festival or a 2-for-1 ticket special on two selected dates. There are a few sub-festivals that are part of the Fringe such as the Assembly Festival, Summerhall Festival en CtheFestival. Part of the Fringe are also many free events (with donation if you liked the show) across the city grouped mostly under the PBH's Free Fringe of Free Festival. (Augustus 2020 opgedateer)
  • Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. 10 days in July. Festival of about 150 concerts in 11 venues. (Februarie 2019 opgedateer)
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival. In August. Takes place in a temporary village of marquees at Charlotte Square Gardens (West End of George Street, Nuwe dorp). 
  • Edinburgh Art Festival. In August. Some permanent outdoor commissions which can be seen all year, and temporary exhibitions and events during the festival. 
  • Edinburgh Mela. End of August. Multicultural festival held in Leith. 
  • Edinburgh International Television Festival. End of August. Predominantly a "closed shop" for industry professionals only. 

One important thing to decide when planning a trip to Edinburgh is whether you wish to go at festival time, which runs from early August through to mid-September. Hotel rooms in and around the city are noticeably much more expensive then, and you will need to book well (at least six months!) in advance.

Christmas and Hogmanay

Edinburgh in the winter festive season is also huge with various concerts and other activities taking place starting a couple of weeks before Christmas and running up to a week into January. Princes Street Gardens play host to a Big Wheel, outdoor ice rink en verskillende festive markets. As in most of the rest of Scotland, Hogmanay, the New Year celebrations, are the main focus of the festive season rather than Christmas. One night before on December 30, a torchlight procession takes place with Calton Hill as final destination where fireworks will be on display. On the night itself whole sections of central Edinburgh are roped off and accessible only by ticket for the Hogmanay street party, which takes place across several stages and is easily the largest in Scotland. Hogmany and Edinburgh fit together like hand and glove. On day one of the new year, you can watch or if you are brave enough take part in the Loony Dook in South Queensferry (people taking a dip in the ice-cold River Forth).

Other annual events

  • Edinburgh International Science Festival. Takes place annually in March or April. Emphasis on "hands-on" science. 
  • Beltane Fire Festival, Calton Hill, Nuwe dorp. Fire Festival marking the beginning of summer (evening of April 30). The festival has its origins in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of the same name, which was held to herald the coming of spring and to celebrate the fertility of the countryside. Drums, dancing, semi-nudity, pagan ritual, home-brew and lots of fire and fireworks. Crowds of around 12,000 enjoy the ceremony and spectacle every year. For the full traditional experience stay awake until dawn and head across to Arthurs Seat to wash your face in the dew. 
  • Hidden Door. Annual non-profit art, music, theatre, etc. event taking place in unused spaces in the city that change from year to year. End of May/beginning of June. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
  • Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Ou stad. Around the end of May the Edinburgh College of Art opens its doors and exhibits the works on art, design and architecture of their students. A similar event, the Masters Degree Show, takes place in August as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. Sien die ECA event calendar vir besonderhede. Vry. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
  • Imaginate Festival. Every May/June, an international festival of children's theatre. 
  • Meadows Festival. A free festival in the Meadows (Suid) on a weekend in early June with lots of food stalls, second-hand merchandise and live music. 
  • The Royal Highland Show is a Highland Games & Gathering, Agricultural Show and much else, held at Ingliston (west, towards the airport) over a weekend in mid-June. The next event is Sat 22 - Sun 23 June 2019.
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival. Now moved to June from its former slot in August, so that it no longer clashes with all the others! Centred around the Filmhouse Cinema on Lothian Road, though other cinemas take part too. 
  • Samhuinn Fire Festival, Royal Mile, Ou stad. Fire Festival marking the beginning of winter (evening of October 31). Procession and enacted fight between the King of Summer and Prince of Winter with great accompanying percussion. Free, donations are collected. 
  • Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night). Evening of November 5. With ticketed fireworks (£6.50) in the Meadowbank Sports Centre (Oos). Can be seen (for free) from several locations in the city. 
  • St Andrew's Day. Celebrate St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day on November 30. There are many free events on the nearest weekend in Edinburgh. Historic Scotland opens many of its sites for free (free tickets are required and can be booked aanlyn). 

Bioskoop

Go to the cinema. Edinburgh has a number of cinemas covering mainstream, foreign language and arthouse films. Most interesting are the Filmhuis en Cameo (Ou stad) and the Dominion (Suid).

Sport

  • Watch Rugby Union. The top matches are the internationals, played at Murrayfield Stadiumwest of the centre. Highlight of these are the 6 Nations games played Jan-March each year between Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy and England. They only play each other once each year, so in even-numbered years England and France visit Murrayfield, while in odd-numbered years Wales, Ireland and Italy are the visitors. City and stadium are packed when these games are in town, so be sure to book accommodation and / or match tickets well in advance.
Week in week out during winter there are club rugby matches, where you'll often see the international famous names in action. The city's professional club Edinburgh Rugby play in the Pro-14, the Celtic super-league of mostly Irish and Welsh clubs; their home ground is Murrayfield. Top tier of Scottish competition is the Premiership, and Edinburgh teams in this are Boroughmuir (Meggetland, Colinton), Currie (Malleny Park, Balerno), Heriot's (Goldenacre), Watsonians (Myreside Road, Merchiston) and (hanging on by their fingertips) Edinburgh Accies (Raeburn Place). Tickets will be no problem, just rock up at the stadium.
  • Watch football: Edinburgh has three professional soccer teams. Hibernian ("Hibs") play at Easter Road Stadium in Leith in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish soccer. Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts") play at Tynecastle Park near Murrayfield west of the centre in the Scottish Chaampionship, the second tier. Edinburgh City play at Ainslie Park in Pilton, 3 miles north of city centre, in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier.
  • Catch an American Football match at the Edinburgh Wolves's home venue of Meadowbank Stadium (Oos).
  • Swim in the Royal Commonwealth Pool, used for the Commonwealth Games in 1970, 1986 and for the diving in the 2014 Glasgow games.
  • Horse racing: this is held at Musselburgh five miles east of the city. There's flat-racing in summer and jumps in winter.

Leer

Edinburgh University, Old College

Edinburgh is host to a number of higher and further education organisations including 4 Universities. Some offer summer schools of a week or more on topics such as creative writing or printmaking.

Universities

Colleges

  • Edinburgh College of Art. ECA is part of the University of Edinburgh and offers education in the areas of art, design, (landscape) architecture and history of art and music. 
  • Edinburgh College. Offers courses for UK and international students throughout the year and also runs an English Language summer school accredited by the British Council. 

Private language schools

Edinburgh is a popular destination for language students, looking to learn English, or build on their existing English language skills. Most schools offer a "homestay" option where accommodation is with a local family, which can be a great introduction to Scottish life. Language schools in the city include:

Other resources

Koop

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik artikels
  • Princes Street (Nuwe dorp), north of the castle, is the main shopping street in Edinburgh. It runs through the middle of the city from the train station to Lothian Road. It contains large chain stores such as HMV for music, Topshop and H&M for clothes, tourist oriented shops, and department stores.
  • There are many more upmarket shops, restaurants and bars on Georgestraat (Nuwe dorp), which runs parallel to Princes Street.
  • Cockburnstraat (pronounced "co-burn") in the (Ou stad) has many small alternative shops selling music, novelty toys, underground clothing, body piercings and spiritual items.
  • Die Royal Mile (Ou stad), especially the higher end near the castle, has many tourist-oriented shops selling Scottish souvenirs from postcards to whisky and kilts.
  • Victoriastraat (Ou stad) is a nice street which is well worth a visit. You can find colourful buildings and interesting boutiques which are worth having a look at.
  • Victoria Street also leads onto the Grasmark (Ou stad), a street which gives stunning views of the castle, which dominates right over it, and is also full of interesting and nice shops, as well as several pubs and restaurants. The Grassmarket is definitely well worth visiting.
  • Multrees Walk (also known as The Walk), for high-end labels such as Vidal Sasoon, Armani, Vuitton, Harvey Nichols or Calvin Klein (Nuwe dorp).
  • Other malls include Princes Mall or St James Mall which are both just off Princes Street, and Ocean Terminal in Leith.
  • Take home a bottle of Scotland's finest export, a single malt whisky.
  • Daar is baie charity shops that sell second-hand products. On Nicolson Street (Ou stad) you can find quite a few.

Eet

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik articles
Edinburgh Rock

Edinburgh is a great city for the food lover. Daar is 'n vast selection of eateries scattered throughout every part of the city, catering for all tastes, prices and styles - from fast-food to Michelin-starred grandeur. Just be careful around the castle and in the Grassmarket area, where many restaurants are tourist traps. Rose St, running parallel to Princes St is a pedestrian precinct that has a huge number of pubs offering a variety of pub fare food. As well as the centre of Edinburgh, it is also worth checking out Leith en die Westelike punt when looking for a place to eat.

There are quite a few restaurants that have a BYOB policy which means you can bring your own wine or beer for consumption during your meal. Some charge a corkage fee per bottle. Be sure to check and ask before you start drinking.

The Scots are well known for having a penchant for fried food which has resulted in such gastronomic delights as deep fried pizza, deep fried hamburgers, deep fried Black Pudding (a type of blood sausage), deep fried haggis and deep fried Mars bars, which are not just a myth. If you're up to it, be sure to drop by a chippy (fish and chip shop) and experience these Scottish delights. Edinburgh chippys are unique in the UK for offering salt'n'sauce as standard in place of the salt'n'vinegar usually provided elsewhere in the country. The sauce is a kind of runny, vinegary version of HP of Daddys style brown sauce. Most chippys will provide vinegar on request if you prefer, but you really should try salt'n'sauce at least once!

Edinburgh Rock is a soft confectionery, made from sugar and cream of tartar with various flavourings and colours, including peppermint and ginger. It can often be seen in tourist shops in tartan boxes.

Drink

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik articles
Part of the wall in the lounge of the Scotch Whisky Experience

For a non-alcoholic beverage give Scotland's second national drink a try Irn-Bru. It's a great cure for hangover.

As for Scotland's first drink, you will find Die Scotch Whisky Experience at the top of the Royal Mile, which offers an interactive "tour" of the history and practice of whisky distilling. For a less touristic experience simply enjoy your whisky in one of the many pubs. The closest single malt whisky distillery to Edinburgh is the Glenkinchie Distillery out in the country towards Haddington. The North British Distillery in Edinburgh (near Murrayfield) produces grain whisky which is all used in blending and the distillery is not open for visits.

There are a few gin distilleries opened in and around Edinburgh producing Pickering's Gin, Edinburgh Gin of NB Gin (van Noord-Berwick).

The two major local beer breweries are the Caledonian Brewery en Stewart Brewing. Smaller local breweries are the Eden.Mill in St Andrews en Barney's Beer.

There are lots of (traditional) kroeë all around the city and many of them offer - next to all the standard choices - a changing selection of guest ales. The bartenders can usually give you detailed taste information about each guest ale and are often willing to let you try a small sample. Most pubs also have a great selection of whiskies. Try to avoid obvious tourist trap pubs around the Grasmark, Ou stad en die Royal Mile. Some of them tend to be very popular with visiting stag and hen parties.

Lots of modern clubs are around Cowgate en Lothianweg including Base, Gig en Diva. Georgestraat in die Nuwe dorp hosts many of Edinburgh's trendier bars. George IV-brug in die Ou stad is another trendy style bar area. Other night clubs around the city include Espionage, Opal Lounge, Sjanghai, Bacaro, The Hive, en Why Not.

There are establishments to suit all tastes scattered throughout every pocket of the city. Be careful, some of the more local pubs can be a little rough around the edges, especially in Leith.

Slaap

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's distrik articles

Edinburgh has been established as a tourist destination for centuries, and so there is a huge choice of accommodation available for travellers. If you're planning a visit during festival time (Aug), around Christmas and New Year, or on the weekend of a Scotland home game in the 6-nations Rugby (Mar/Apr, 2 or 3 matches per year), then you will find that all types of accommodation get booked up well in advance, and a premium may be applied to the room-rate. It's not impossible to get somewhere to stay at short notice at these times, but you won't be able to be fussy and it will probably be expensive. The average cost of hotel accommodation in Edinburgh is higher than anywhere else in Scotland.

For those on a budget, there are cheap youth hostels available with prices from £10 and above. The private/independent hostels centre around the Cowgate area, the lower Royal Mile and its side streets. The hostels of the HI affiliated Scottish Youth Hostel Association can be booked on-line and are an especially good deal during summer, when the SYHA rents student accommodation as summer hostels: Single rooms in the city centre for a very modest price.

There are guest houses and small hotels dotted around almost every part of the city, however there are high concentrations in 2 areas, namely around Newington Road and Minto Street on the Suid side, and on Pilrig Street and Newhaven Road in Leith. Both areas are within a brisk 15-20 minute walk of the city centre and both have excellent round-the-clock bus services. If arriving in town without having booked accommodation, it may be worth heading for one or other of these areas and looking out for the "Vacancies" signs, though probably not during the festival or around Hogmanay.

Some of the guest houses and even hotels can be booked for as little as the hostels at certain times of year, while more upmarket accommodation ranges from boutique B&Bs, with just a few rooms, lovingly run by a family, to world-renowned large 5-star hotels.

Another good alternative for accommodation is self-catering holiday apartments. Edinburgh has a wide offer of short term holiday apartments steps away from its main tourist attractions. It is a great opportunity to experience the city as a local. Apartments can be booked on-line. For summer months, especially August, it is highly recommended to book well in advance as most tourists tend to make their bookings in February for this period.

Due to the excellent and frequent rail links between the two cities, savvy travellers can cut the costs by basing themselves in Glasgow, where deals in mainstream chain hotels are easier to come by - and you get the advantage of being able to "do" both cities - bear in mind of course when your last train leaves!

Verbind

Internet

Multiple internet cafés and hotspot venues exist throughout Edinburgh (see distrik articles for details).

  • Free Wi-Fi is available in many places across the city such as coffee shops, department stores, larger high street shops and supermarkets.
  • Many of the municipal libraries throughout the city have PCs with free internet access and free Wi-Fi.
  • ScotRail offers free Wi-Fi on some trains and train stations including Edinburgh Park, Hooimark, en Waverley Station.
  • There is also free Wi-Fi on all Edinburgh trams and some Lothian Busse.
  • Die Airlink bus between the airport and the city centre provides free Wi-Fi as well.
  • On some of the Stagecoach express buses, there is free Wi-Fi, too.

Area code

The dialling code for the whole of the Edinburgh area is 0131. To call from overseas, dial 44 131 XXX XXXX.

Mobile networks

The main mobile networks are EE, Vodafone, Three and O2. However there are a host of MVNOs that use the infrastructure of these networks, these often offer plans tailored towards expat communities and tourists who wish to call abroad, the main players are LycaMobile, Lebara and Giffgaff. Most of these SIM cards can be picked up in local shops and supermarkets.

Bly veilig

In general Edinburgh can be considered a veilig destination for visitors, but like all other major cities, it pays to remain attentive and use some common sense.

  • Try not to get too drunk: if you have had too much, it might be wise to get a taxi home. There are taxi ranks all around the City Centre.
  • Night buses (which depart from Waverley Bridge next to the train station) are affordable and safe alternatives to taxis, but stay on the lower deck. Night buses cost £3.50 for unlimited travel on a single night, so for groups of three or more travelling moderate distances, taxis can be more cost effective for single journeys.
  • Like most other cities, there are some rundown areas. For its size, Edinburgh does not have many, but there are still some suburbs that are better avoided by anyone who is unfamiliar with the area such as the following: Niddrie en Craigmillar in the southeast of the city, Sighthill en Wester Hailes in the west, and Muirhouse en Pilton in the north.

Polisie Skotland

In an emergency call 999.

For a list of police stations check the official webpage. In order to contact a local police station call 101.

  • 3 St Leonards Police Office, 14 St Leonards Street (East of the Meadows). 

Bly gesond

In emergency, dial 999 (preferably from a landline, a free call from any phone including payphones), 112 also works.

For advice on non-emergency medical problems, you can ring the free 24-hour NHS 24 service on 111 or for textphone users 18001 111 (the old number 0845 424 2424 is being phased out).

Hospitals and clinics

  • 4 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (R.I.E.), 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road (On the southern fringe of the city, it can take up to 30 min from the city centre in a bus or taxi), ☏ 44 131 536-1000. 24 hour opening. The R.I.E. hosts the main Accident and Emergency (A&E) facility for the city. 
  • 5 Minor Injuries Clinic, Crewe Road South (at Western General Hospital), ☏ 44 131 537-1330. Daily from 08:00-21:00. No appointment is necessary. Last patient admission 30 min before closing time. 

Apteek

During normal shopping hours (M-F 09:00-17:30, Sa 09:00-12:30), you won't have any problem locating a pharmacy as they are dotted all around the city. Any row of local shops will usually include one. Common brands include Boots (city centre branches in the Nuwe dorp at 11 Princes St, 101-103 Princes St and 48 Shandwick Pl; in die Ou stad at 40-44 North Bridge), Alliance en Numark.

Outside of these hours you will face more of a challenge. There are no 24 h pharmacies in the city. In the city centre the best option is probably the Boots branch at 48 Shandwick Pl (western extension of Princes Street), M-F 07:30-20:00, Sa 08:00-18:00, Su 10:30–16:30.

Some of the major supermarkets include a pharmacy counter, but the pharmacy does not necessarily follow the same opening hours as the supermarket. The pharmacy counter within the Tesco supermarket at 7 Broughton Road in Canonmills is quite close to the city centre and opens M-Sa 08:00-20:00 and Su 10:00-17:00.

Om 'n apteek te vind wat op 'n Sondag oop is of wat laat oop is, skakel NHS inlig by 0800 22 44 88 (daagliks tussen 08: 00-22: 00) of tjek aanlyn by NHS24.

Hanteer

Oppas

  • Super Mums Kindersorgagentskap, 6 Glencairn Crescent, EH12 5BS, ☏ 44 131 225-1744, 44 7748 964144. Besprekings 24 uur diens. Babasorg is 24 uur per dag beskikbaar teen 'n uurlikse tarief (minimum 3 uur) en reiskoste huis toe. Veeltalige sitplekke is ook beskikbaar. Slegs kaartbetalings. (Jul 2015 opgedateer)

Konsulate en adjunk-hoë kommissies

Baie lande loop konsulate in Edinburgh (Statebondslande noem dit adjunk-hoë kommissies). Sommige van hulle kruis tussen Haymarket en die West End van Princesstraat (bv. Melville St / Cres, Rutland Sq en Lothian Rd). Die dienste wat in Edinburgh aangebied word, verskil baie en die beste is om die konsulaat (of die ambassade in Londen) te bel voordat u dit besoek. Daar is ook 'n paar konsulate in Glasgow.

Wasgoed

Herstel van klere

  • Oscars, 371 Leith Walk, ☏ 44 131 553-3662. Herstelwerk, vervanging van ritssluiters, soomjies verkort ens. 
  • Huttons Skoenherstelwerk, 11 Elgin Ter (Net buite Easter Rd naby sy aansluiting met London Rd), ☏ 44 131 661-6164. M-F 08: 00-17: 30, Sa 08: 00-13: 00. Tradisionele skoenmakers is sedert 1923 gestig. Die huidige eienaar is die derde generasie van sy familie wat die onderneming bestuur. 

Kontantmasjiene

Byna alle geldmasjiene in Edinburgh sal Skotse banknote afgee (sien meer inligting Geldeenheid (Skotland)), maar daar word 'n paar hier gelys wat gewoonlik Bank of England-note het, wat handig kan wees as u Skotland verlaat:

  • HSBC, 118 Princes St.. 
  • NatWest, 8 George St. 
  • Barclays, Princesstraat 10-15. (dit is bekend dat dit soms Skotse notas het) 

Gaan volgende

Edinburgh is so goed verbind dat byna enige plek in Skotland (en verder) 'n redelike kans is.

Binne 'n maklike daguitstappie vind:

  • South Queensferry - net anderkant die noordwestelike rand van die stad, die plek van die kontrasterende ingenieurswonders Forth Bridges (twee paaie en een spoor). 'N Hele paar hotelle hier en met goeie vervoerverbindings na die middestad kan dit 'n goeie basis vir besoekers wees.
  • Oos-Lothian - onmiddellik oos van die stad, bied golwende groen platteland, goue sandstrande, tientalle gholfbane en meer jaarlikse sonskynure as enige ander deel van die Verenigde Koninkryk. Die gebied het 'n aantal skilderagtige dorpies en klein dorpies.
    • Noord-Berwick - Seekos, duisende voëls op die Bass Rock en die 14de eeu Tantallon-kasteel.
    • Gullane - Uitstekende strand, gesteun deur sandheuwels, en 'n wonderlike gholfbaan
    • Musselburgh - Vir roomys en perdewedrenne
    • Dunbar - Aangename hawestad bekend as die geboorteplek van natuurbewaarder John Muir
    • 1 Die Museum of Flight, East Fortune-vliegveld, Oos-Lothian (Ongeveer 30 minute ry al langs die A1 in die rigting van Dunbar. Dit is ook naby die Drem-stasie in Edinburgh Noord-Berwick lyn), ☏ 44 300 123 6789. Apr-Oct: daagliks 10: 00-17: 00; Nov-Mrt: Sa So 10: 00-16: 00. Dit is die tuiste van 'n aantal historiese vliegtuie van regoor die vluggeskiedenis, insluitend British Airways Concorde G-BOAA. Onthou om vooraf te bespreek om in Concorde te gaan kyk, aangesien die kaartjies gewoonlik op die dag uitverkoop is. Nog 'n goeie trekpleister (en die moeite werd om te kyk) is die De-Havilland Comet 4C, 'n aangepaste weergawe van die Worlds eerste vliegtuigvaartuig. £ 10 volwassenes, £ 8 konsessie, £ 5 kinders (vanaf 5 jaar). 
    • 2 Glenkinchie-distilleerdery, Pencaitland, Tranent, Oos-Lothian, EH34 5ET (Neem 113. OosKoustBusse vanaf Princesstraat na Pencaitland (£ 2,60 enkele reis of £ 5-dagkaartjie slegs geldig op EastCoastBuses), wat effens minder as 1 uur duur - van daar is dit ongeveer 3-5 km (1,9–3,1 myl) na die distilleerdery: klim af by die vulstasie / Spar-supermark en volg die fietsbordjie na die "Pencaitland Railway Path". Sodra u op die pad is, loop u afdraand totdat u by 'n brug bo u is. Neem die trappe om oor daardie brug te gaan. Van daar af kan jy die skoorsteen van die distilleerdery sien. Hierdie lekker stap duur ongeveer 30-45 min. Alternatiewelik bied die distilleerdery ook twee tot drie keer per dag 'n pendeldiens vanaf Waterloo Place, Edinburgh (naby Princesstraat en North Bridge). U moet vooraf skakel om plek te bespreek. Gaan die besonderhede op die webblad na of vra die telefoon. Die pendeldiens kos £ 22 en dit sluit die kaartjieprys vir die standaardtoer in.), ☏ 44 1875 342012, ✉. Mrt-Okt: daagliks 10: 00-17: 00; Nov-Feb: daagliks 10: 00-16: 00. Die Glenkinchie-whisky is 'n laagland-whisky en word bevorder as een van die ses Klassieke Malts. Ongeveer 80% van die geproduseerde whisky word gebruik vir vermenging. Die distilleerdery is die naaste Single Malt-distilleerdery aan Edinburgh, ongeveer 25 km (16 myl) suidoos. Standaard toer: volwassenes £ 10, konsessie (60, geen studentekorting) £ 7. (Oktober 2017 opgedateer)
  • Wes-Lothian - Die gebied wes van die stad. Oor die algemeen minder mooi as sy oostelike eweknie, maar het 'n paar bestemmings wat die moeite werd is.
    • Linlithgow - 'n Groot klein stadjie vir 'n daguitstappie vanaf Edinburgh met sy paleis en skakels na Mary, Queen of Scots. Dit is 'n kort rit per motor op die M9. Daar is ook gereeld per trein vanaf Waverley-stasie (stop ook by Haymarket).
    • Livingston - Een van die Skotse New Towns, dit is een van Skotland se gewildste winkelsentrums, net 'n kort rit vanaf Edinburgh op die M8 of A70. Daar is ook bus- en treindienste na die nuwe stad.
  • Falkirk - Sien die Falkirk Wheel opheffing van bote tussen die Union-kanaal en die Forth- en Clyde-kanaal; sien die Kelpies, twee yslike perdekopstrukture van ongeveer 30 m hoog; bereikbaar per fiets op die Nasionale fietsnetwerkroete 754 (ongeveer 50 km (31 myl))
  • Peebles - Vir die grootste sentrum vir bergfietsry in Skotland Glentress Forest; bereikbaar per bus binne ongeveer 1 uur.
  • Roer - Miniatuur Edinburgh met sy kasteel op 'n steen en antieke strate.

Nog binne 'n daguitstappie, maar die moeite werd om langer te bly, is:

  • Glasgow - Die grootste stad van Skotland is 75 km wes van Edinburgh en is maklik bereikbaar per trein (sien hierbo), bus (vanaf die hoofbusterminaal) of via die M8-snelweg. Dit is ideaal vir inkopies en het 'n paar uitstekende museums en galerye.
  • Fife - 'n Oorwegend landelike graafskap met pragtige ou dorpies en dorpies regdeur. Dit is die kus wat oor die Firth of Forth gesien kan word vanaf enige hoogtepunt in die stad. Dit is maklik om via die tweelingweg- en spoorbrug oor die Forth te kom. Die A90-padbrug is in September 2017 geopen en die padbenaderings is verander, wat moontlik nie op ouer kaarte verskyn nie.
    • Dunfermline - Maak 'n uitstekende daguitstappie. Was lanklaas die hoofstad van Skotland. Dit is maklik per motor via die Forth Road Bridge bereikbaar. Daar is 'n halfuurlikse rit per trein vanaf die Waverley-stasie (wat ook by Haymarket stop).
    • Aberdour - Aberdour, beskryf as 'The Jewel of Fife', is 'n historiese en ongelooflike aantreklike kusdorpie, 40 minute ry noord van Edinburgh. Aberdour Castle is 'n moet-sien, sowel as die Silver Sands-strand met die Blouvlag. Daar is ook verskeie kroeë, restaurante en boetiekwinkels.
    • Culross is 'n bekoorlike 17de-18de-eeuse dorpie oos van die brûe.
    • 'N Rondleiding deur Fife moet ook die Falkand-paleis en die klein hawens van die Oos-Neuk neem voordat u verder gaan St Andrews: Antieke universiteitsdorp, voormalige kerklike hoofstad van Skotland, en die tuiste van die Koninklik en Oud - die regerende liggaam van Golf.
  • Dundee - Eers 'n vuil industriële stad, nou verjong, met 'n wonderlike omgewing langs die rivier die Tay.

Verder weg (maar 'n gek kan 'n dagreis maak):

  • Isle of Arran - 'n Eiland in die Firth of Clyde, SW van Glasgow, met 'n veerbootrit van Ardrossan van een uur. Klim op Geitkap, stap of fiets die heuwelagtige paaie, sien staande klippe by Machrie Moor. (Die kasteel is gesluit tot 2019.) Proef die Arran Whisky-distilleerdery, die Arran-brouery en Arran-kaas.
  • Aberdeen vir 'n grys, graniet-ervaring; poort na Royal Deeside en Glenshee-skipiste.
  • Die Hebrides - Die beste keuses is Skye, Islay en Mull - sien bladsy op Binne Hebrides vir hul voor- en nadele.
  • Orkney en Shetland vlieg ten minste daagliks vanaf Edinburgh.
  • En dan is daar die hele Engeland voor jou! Probeer om te sien op pad na Londen Newcastle-upon-Tyne en York.
Roetes deur Edinburgh
Glasgow ← Livingston ← W UK-snelweg-M8.svg E → EINDIG BY HERMISTON GAIT (Edinburgh City Verbypad)
Roer ← Linlithgow ← NW UK-snelweg-M9.svg SE → smelt saam met M8
Perth ← South Queensferry ← N UK-snelweg-M90.svg S → smelt saam met M9
EINDIG BY PRINSESSTRAAT ← W Britse pad A1.svg E → Musselburgh → Newcastle-upon-Tyne
EINDIG BY PRINSESSTRAAT ← N Britse pad A7.svg S → Dalkeith → Carlisle
Ayr ← Lanark ← SW Lang Whang NE → EINDIG OP HAYMARK
Kilmarnock ← Livingston ← SW Britse pad A71.svg NE → smelt saam met Britse pad A70.svg
Hierdie stadsgids vir Edinburgh is 'n bruikbaar artikel. Dit bevat inligting oor hoe u daarheen kan kom en oor restaurante en hotelle. 'N Avontuurlustige persoon kan hierdie artikel gebruik, maar verbeter dit gerus deur die bladsy te redigeer.