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I am off to Edinburgh shortly on a short break and was wondering if anyone had any tips for entertainment, places to eat and places to visit ( we have been before so done the castle and the Royal mile )
We do not want high end restaurants just good food.
fireman328
25-06-2009, 22:26
Turn round and head for England ASAP
Turn round and head for England ASAP
Thats not very helpful :nono::nono:
Get on a train and come to Glasgow instead. ;)
How long are you up here for?
The parliament building is seemingly quite worthwhile, if only to gasp at them spending so much money on a building which is a monstrosity outside.
Cobbydaler
25-06-2009, 22:32
If you're into Rankin's Rebus do a literary walk...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/article6538104.ece
http://www.rebustours.com/
Thats not very helpful :nono::nono:
Get on a train and come to Glasgow instead. ;)
How long are you up here for?
The parliament building is seemingly quite worthwhile, if only to gasp at them spending so much money on a building which is a monstrosity outside.
3 days Derek and by train.
joglynne
25-06-2009, 22:36
I assume you have checked out the Edinburgh Tourist Board site.
http://www.edinburgh.org/
moaningmags
25-06-2009, 22:37
Glasgow's definitely better. The people are friendlier for starters.
Glasgow's definitely better. The people are friendlier for starters.
It is SWMBO who wants to go to Edinburgh and you know how implacable women are when they have something set in their minds.:D
Glasgow's definitely better. The people are friendlier for starters.
And if you don't agree we'll chib ye! :ninja:
3 days is a decent time. I've not been over to Edinburgh for leisure purposes for a while but Britannia down in Leith is quite good. The inside of the parliament is impressive.
Aside from that you have the usual pubs, clubs and shopping.
Oh and Glasgow a short train ride away ;)
Holyrood house at the other end of the royal mile
the camera obscura is good if it's a nice day
Edinburgh Dungeon is good fun if you like that sort of thing
it's a good walk up to Arthur's seat if the weather is nice
Calton Hill/Edinburgh's shame is worth a walk to also.
food - there's an all you can eat Chinese food near the train station, it's not amazing quality, but not bad
We went to 2 vegetarian restaurants, one off the royal mile, was very good, and teh other was ok, the other side, near Hard Rock Cafe.
moaningmags
25-06-2009, 22:43
That's ok then, if she hates it she'll blame you anyway :D
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And if you don't agree we'll chib ye! :ninja:
Aye but in a friendly way of course :D
Oh and Glasgow a short train ride away ;)
That sounds like a plan for a day trip, any pointers of where to go.
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That's ok then, if she hates it she'll blame you anyway :D
We have been before to Edinburgh and what Derek says sounds like a good idea as Glasgow is only a train ride away.
That sounds like a plan for a day trip, any pointers of where to go.
Loads. Depends what you like, loads of shopping, museums, pubs, etc.
Personally if you like museums at all you can get the train to Queen St, jump on the underground and get off in the West End for parks, museums, pubs etc.
Public transport in Edinburgh city centre is all screwed up as well at the moment. They've dug up Princes Street and Leith Walk to put tram lines in.
Get down to Waverley Station and take one of the express shuttles to Glasgow. They depart every 15 minutes and will have you in a far more interesting and lively city in one hour flat.
The Kelvingrove gallery and museum in the west end is worth a visit. It currently has the touring Doctor Who exhibition. :D Glasgow Science Centre is ideal if you have kids. Even if you don't it's worth popping in there to go up the science tower and take in the view from the top.
If you want to sell Glasgow to SWMBO, point out to her that Edinburgh only has one shopping street and it only has shops down one side. Glasgow's city centre shopping area is absolutely vast. At least one survey has ranked it top in the UK outside of central London.
+1 for:
a strole out to Arthur's seat - fantastic views
camera obscura - great views - less strolling
I'll throw in:
botanical gardens - if you like that sort of thing
a trip out to Queensferry to view the Forth Bridges - we went by bike
Thank you all so far for all the suggestions;)
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