Edinburgh

markandkate

We are off to Edinburgh over Easter and I am really looking forward to seeing the Royal Yacht Brittania which is berthed at Leith nearby

fluffyb

We are off to Edinburgh too this weekend and staying a week :j

Have only been there for a couple of days before and visited the castle, the whisky experience,a guided bus tour and Mary Kings Close all of which were really enjoyable

This time I want to visit a couple of the museums, Royal Yacht Brittania,Arthurs Seat and a few other places I am going to be busy.

I hope you enjoy your trip too

smk77

Dynamic Earth is fairly interesting if you like that kind of thing

http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk/

davmail

The Dome,old bank,lovely bar,expensive,but worth it.
Go to South Queensferry,see the rail and road bridges,short bus trip from Edinburgh.

Blue264

fluffybishop wrote: »

Have only been there for a couple of days before and visited the castle, the whisky experience,a guided bus tour and Mary Kings Close all of which were really enjoyable

Off up there again myself in a couple of weeks, combination of work and visiting a friend.
Try to get a bus tour that will take you to the top of Calton Hill. The views from there are quite something. The one I got last time also took us around St.Mary Loch which was lovely too and gives you a real feel of how isolated Edinburgh was at for much of it's history.
I visited the Edinburgh Vaults Experience last time and though this is all staged it gives you a good historical grounding for the night walks in the city. I'd do the Mary Kings Close walk on the first night then the Vaults walk on the second. Besides getting to see the 'underworld' of Edinburgh, you also get a great history lesson delivered by young actors who really know their stuff, which did surprise me. The Vaults have twice featured on 'Most Haunted' now and they are interesting and quite spooky. The walk was well worth the £12 we paid each and we were in the pub by 9.30.
Personally, I like a quick afternoon pint in the smallest pub in Scotland of Flesh Market Close, then up to the Castle at dusk because the walk back down the Royal Mile when all the lights come in is great.

A few of the best pubs in town (by my reckoning) are Deacon Brodies on the Mile, Nicol Edwards down the side of the Radisson by the entrance to the vaults, Bannermans on Cowgate, Under The Stairs on Merchant St and Pivo on Calton Road (down the steps facing the King James Hotel).

Have fun!

Krfc07

The zoo is really good aswell!

Must go see the castle and the royal mile

Enjoy

virgo149

The Castle and the Royal Yacht Britannia were highlights for me when I visited Edinburgh last year - walk or bus it everywhere, driving is a nightmare.