visiting edinburgh

mrcheap64

we are going to edinburgh next week
are there any discounts available for attractions or hotels
would like to visit castle, zoo
any comments on points of interest would be helpfull along with best places to eat
thanks

Edinburghlass_2

You've been all round the boards but should have started with the Scotland Board, link in my signature

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=65495

mrcheap64

thanks finally got there
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kathrynvaughan

mrcheap64 wrote: »

we are going to edinburgh next week
are there any discounts available for attractions or hotels
would like to visit castle, zoo
any comments on points of interest would be helpfull along with best places to eat
thanks

Hi, We did Edinburgh in a day (whirl-wind tour!),and had a fantastic time. Started off with Arthurs Seat (a walk), Back down to the Royal Mile, Up to The Castle (but no time to go around it unfortuately!), down to Princes Street for lunch (plenty of places), back up to the Royal Mile (there is a lot of walking and up and down in Edinburgh! - especially as we didnt plan it all that well!), then (and this was my main point), visited 'Mary Kings Close'. Fantastic - really, really interesting and well worth the visit. Cant remember how much, but they have a web-site. Its the streets of Edinburgh that were built originally underneath the Royal Mile -and they are still there today. Absolutely incredible - and I'm not a huge fan of history type attractions - but really fascinating to see this street and houses still there.
Next time (and there will be a next time!), we'll spend more time and visit more places, but I'd go there again like a shot.

Fit_Like

Re the Zoo there were free entry to zoos on the side of Kellogs packets - I managed to get one a few weeks ago in my local shop and it allowed me my hubby, my 5 year old and 2 year old into the zoo for £17 - excellent value - you need to pay £3 odd for the car park

stamford

HBOS Money Museum - on the Mound. free of charge entry but regrettably no free samples

http://www.museumonthemound.com/