Edinburgh Places To Stay & Visit.

MsChazzer

I would love to go to Little Sparta, sometimes they run day trips on a coach during festival time, must look into that.

Sounds like you have similar taste to me, architecture wise I would recommend Scottish Parliament (across the road from Holyrood Palace), it's free to get into the public areas, you might have to pay for a tour though. A little way up the Royal Mile is the Scottish Poetry Library which is a lovely peaceful building that often has work by Ian Hamilton Finlay there.

The Botanics are lovely, and free to get into, apart from the glasshouses. The national art galleries are all good too. If you get through to Glasgow you'd probably enjoy the Burrell and the Hidden Gardens is one of my favourite places.

Don't know much about the Falkirk area but it's not far from Edinburgh or Glasgow, and the wheel is another thing on my list of things to do!

Cat72

Discount vouchers for attractions

Here are some vouchers for discount for some events- I will post them incase they are of any use to yourself or anyone else.
Royal britania 10% off

Also walkers crisps offer have a 2 for 1 at the camera obscura for the cost of a 6 pack of crisps.Here is a list of their 2 for 1 offers for places for edinburgh.

stumpycat

Rosslyn Chapel is fantastic, but I think they're trying to curb visitor numbers, so you have to make sure you're ahead of the crowds in August!
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/p/visit-the-chapel-I175/

I also vouch for the Camera Obscura - on a clear day it's amazing!

There's also lots of entertainment around on the High Street - there always has to be at least one Pan Pipe group! (though there has been a decline in 'living statues' as some of the nasty locals were nipping them on their way past! :rotfl:)

choille

Thanks all these are all great suggestions.

I hope we can cram some of these things in.

Zazie

You can find some free things to do in Edinburgh on the oracle website.
Sorry - as a new user I am not allowed to post links - hope you can google it.
Also if you want to eat out there are some good deals on the 5pm website.

choille

Thanks Zazie I will google these sites - especially the food one as that's what we are starting to talk about - how dear will the food be.....

Cheers.

alison74

http://edinburghlove.com/ is a good site, got festival reviews, free things to do and places to eat

Have fun

alison74

Load up on vouchers from the other thread

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-restaurant-deals


also wannaburger.com is in Edinburgh, High Street and West End and are doing any burger, fries and a drink for £5.95 at the moment

choille

Thanks Alison for that link on the festival - T'is very good.
Cheers.

alison74

You're welcome, it's mine