edinburgh vouchers

Kinski

GlynD wrote: »

*The Palace of Holyrood -more for the adults but has a brilliant bloodstain on the floor in Mary Queen of Scots bedroom, where David Rizzo was murdered hundreds of years ago.

They actually admitted a few years ago that it's no longer Rizzio's blood which had disappeared years and years ago but it is still the spot he was murdered, you could always go and see his grave in the Canongate kirkyard. I've always told people that the Castle is at the top of the mile and the palace at the bottom, it's easier for people who don't know the lay out of Edinburgh, giving tourists who only have a couple of days here to much information just confuses them when they have so much to try and see, much much easier to keep it simple.

Amys

This may be useful, there is a 15% discount if you buy the tickets in May

http://www.edinburgh.org/pass/

slbhill

normandleigh wrote: »

hi
coming up to edinburgh in august on a tight budget with 2 kids, has anyone seen any vouchers for the zoo, camera obscura or the real mary kings close please. or have any suggestions for anywhere good to take a 10 & 12 year old for a few hours TIA x

If you're a Tesco shopper you can use their clubcard "days out" vouchers for the Camera Obscura (or you could last I checked at least).

Somone else mentioned the Museum on the Mound, I have been & yes it's well worth a visit, it's set up by one of the big banks & is all about money. There are various interactive bits for kids (a safe to open, amongst other things), and a million pounds in cash on display which has a certain "wow" facor. I think it's slightly ironic that this museum (of all of them) is free

In August it will have great atmosphere... but be very overcrowded & overpriced. You win some, you lose some!

Kinski

Not been on a bus for ages but they sometimes have money of offers on the back of them

RaspberryFool

I'd second the idea of using the Edinburgh pass, http://www.edinburgh.org/pass/. These used to come with a Lothian bus pass but, sadly, you now have to buy these separately if required. You will probably only need the one or two day pass. Concentrate on the attractions in the city centre as, even with a car, the day is simply not long enough to get around to see the others that are further out.
It would probably benefit you to plan your day(s) in advance so that you can walk between the attractions and time the entrance to things like the underground tours.
HTH
RF

maggiesoop

(NEED TO PAY)

The Aerial Assualt Course,Ratho (about 40 mins from city centre) 100ft in the air! If you& your kids have got a head for heights, this is really brilliant fun!(about £9 each)

LaserQuest (Dalry Road, Edinburgh about 15 mins walk fromPrinces Street) 2 games for £8.


Freeof charge
BotanicGardens (with the biggest Glasshouse in Europe)
Childhood Museum in the High Street (RoyalMile)
Grassmarket(Check out Armstrongs great retro clothes shop)
Cramondvillage then when tide is out walk to Cramond Island
BruntsfieldLinks, free mini golf
Inverleith Park (lake with swans)
BlackfordHills – great views across the city
CaltonHill – great views again, just at theend of Princes Street
ClimbArthur Seat beside Holyrood Palace, more great views!
ScottishParliament building
NationalMuseum of Scotland, Chambers Street
Greyfriar’sGraveyard & Greyfriar’s Bobby (famous story/film of the policeman’s dog)
ElephantHouse Cafe (where J K Rowling wrote Harry Potter books)
(need to buy a coffee!)
StGiles Cathedral
Childhood Museum, Royal Mile
Gorgie Farm ( little mini farm, so sweet but don't expect Pandas!)

stormbreaker

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podperson

Kinski wrote: »

Not been on a bus for ages but they sometimes have money of offers on the back of them

At the moment there's £6 off entry to Edinburgh Dungeons on the back of bus tickets. Don't know if your kids would like something scary or not?