Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice bar nearby with good food.
130 locals recommend
The Fountain
131 Dundee St
130 locals recommend
Nice bar nearby with good food.
Nice bar nearby with good food.
126 locals recommend
The Caley Sample Room
42-58 Angle Park Terrace
126 locals recommend
Nice bar nearby with good food.
Good bar with outside seating at the canal basin.
101 locals recommend
Akva
129 Fountainbridge
101 locals recommend
Good bar with outside seating at the canal basin.
One of many bars to choose from in the George Street/Rose Street area.
72 locals recommend
Copper Blossom
107 George St
72 locals recommend
One of many bars to choose from in the George Street/Rose Street area.

Parks & Nature

Nice quiet park (with small play park) & access to canal path leading towards the city centre.
50 locals recommend
Harrison Park
42 Harrison Gardens
50 locals recommend
Nice quiet park (with small play park) & access to canal path leading towards the city centre.
Climb a volcano in the middle of a city, with great views.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Climb a volcano in the middle of a city, with great views.
Great views over the city.
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
Great views over the city.
Botanic Gardens, which you could get to by walking along the Water of Leith from Roseburn if you felt energetic - would be around 1hr walk from the flat and would pass the Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Village, or you can get a bus to Princes Street and then change halfway along to get a 23 or 27 down from the Mound.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Botanic Gardens, which you could get to by walking along the Water of Leith from Roseburn if you felt energetic - would be around 1hr walk from the flat and would pass the Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Village, or you can get a bus to Princes Street and then change halfway along to get a 23 or 27 down from the Mound.
It's maybe not the warmest here but there's a nice walk along the beach not for away in Portobello. Get a 26 bus from Shandwick Place next to Haymarket Station.
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
It's maybe not the warmest here but there's a nice walk along the beach not for away in Portobello. Get a 26 bus from Shandwick Place next to Haymarket Station.

Food Scene

Great for brunch.
87 locals recommend
Piecebox
2 Polwarth Cres
87 locals recommend
Great for brunch.
Indian restaurant with the biggest naan breads in town.
11 locals recommend
The Guru Edinburgh
4-8 Lochrin Buildings
11 locals recommend
Indian restaurant with the biggest naan breads in town.
Great steaks
16 locals recommend
Chop House Bruntsfield
88 Bruntsfield Pl
16 locals recommend
Great steaks
A good Chinese restaurant 10 minutes walk from the flat.
37 locals recommend
Taste Good
69-71 Slateford Rd
37 locals recommend
A good Chinese restaurant 10 minutes walk from the flat.
A good Italian restaurant nearby.
121 locals recommend
Locanda de Gusti
102 Dalry Rd
121 locals recommend
A good Italian restaurant nearby.
Michelin restaurant next to the castle.
192 locals recommend
The Witchery by the Castle
352 Castlehill
192 locals recommend
Michelin restaurant next to the castle.
Michelin star restaurant by Tom Kitchin in the Shore, Leith.
278 locals recommend
The Kitchin
278 locals recommend
Michelin star restaurant by Tom Kitchin in the Shore, Leith.

Entertainment & Activities

Cinema, 10-pin bowling, casino, trampoline centre, laser station, crazy golf, gym & restaurants.
130 locals recommend
Fountain Park
130 Dundee St
130 locals recommend
Cinema, 10-pin bowling, casino, trampoline centre, laser station, crazy golf, gym & restaurants.
A cosy little farm very close to the flat that children might enjoy a quick visit to.
54 locals recommend
Gorgie City Farm
54 locals recommend
A cosy little farm very close to the flat that children might enjoy a quick visit to.
The original Obscura lens projector with some fun other puzzles & illusions - next to the Castle.
437 locals recommend
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
549 Castlehill
437 locals recommend
The original Obscura lens projector with some fun other puzzles & illusions - next to the Castle.
A free short hole golf course - free to play but you can hire clubs from the Golf Tavern bar right next to the 1st tee.
75 locals recommend
Bruntsfield Links
Melville Drive
75 locals recommend
A free short hole golf course - free to play but you can hire clubs from the Golf Tavern bar right next to the 1st tee.

Essentials

Small supermarket - Sainsbury.
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
Small supermarket - Sainsbury.
Small supermarket - Co-op.
122 locals recommend
Co-op Food
114 Dalry Rd
122 locals recommend
Small supermarket - Co-op.
Large supermarket - Sainsbury.
211 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park Terrace
211 locals recommend
Large supermarket - Sainsbury.
Small supermarket - Aldi.
52 locals recommend
ALDI
100 Gorgie Park Rd
52 locals recommend
Small supermarket - Aldi.
Small supermarket - Lidl
229 locals recommend
Lidl
Dalry Road
229 locals recommend
Small supermarket - Lidl

Getting Around

Bus stop on Gorgie Road for no 1, 3, 4, 25, 33 & 44 towards Princes Street, Waverley Station, the Castle. Only 3,33,4,44 for Haymarket Station. Download 'Edinburgh Bus Tracker' app - only 0.6MB - for live bus times so you know when one is due before you leave the flat.
Tynecastle station
Bus stop on Gorgie Road for no 1, 3, 4, 25, 33 & 44 towards Princes Street, Waverley Station, the Castle. Only 3,33,4,44 for Haymarket Station. Download 'Edinburgh Bus Tracker' app - only 0.6MB - for live bus times so you know when one is due before you leave the flat.