forth bridge

nutty1

Hasbeen wrote: »

Popular choice is to take train from Edinburgh Waverley to North Queensferry ( crossing the "Forth Bridge" rail bridge )


Then walk over to the Forth Road Bridge and walk back across to South Queensferry seeing the "Forth Bridge" in all its length.


At South Queensferry there is the inns to take refreshment and also boat tours of the Forth islands to partake, before venturing back up to Dalmeny station for the train back to Edinburgh.

is there anything at north queensferry to do

pogofish

kathrynt wrote: »

is there anything at north queensferry to do

Deep Sea World.

Look at the bridges/historic town.

The smallest working lighthouse in the country

Spot the locations for the great many films and TV progs that used it.

agrinnall

And for refreshments in NQ

http://ferrybridgehotel.net/

nutty1

pogofish wrote: »

Deep Sea World.

Look at the bridges/historic town.

The smallest working lighthouse in the country

Spot the locations for the great many films and TV progs that used it.

great thanks, what programmes use it, where is thee smallest light house and is the bus/train stop near the historic town

nutty1

agrinnall wrote: »

And for refreshments in NQ

http://ferrybridgehotel.net/

looks lovely, is it near bus/train stop

agrinnall

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Ferrybridge+Hotel,+1+Main+St,+North+Queensferry,+Fife+KY11+1JG,+United+Kingdom/Church+of+Scotland+North+Queensferry,+North+Queensferry,+Inverkeithing,+Fife,+United+Kingdom/@56.011154,-3.3965118,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4887cfc5db7de0c3:0x169fc25c35e3d665!2m2!1d-3.394247!2d56.009718!1m5!1m1!1s0x4887cfc88fe88831:0x9ecfb6655fb5866f!2m2!1d-3.394126!2d56.012584!3e2

nutty1

agrinnall wrote: »

There are in fact two and a bit bridges now, work on the third one is starting to appear well above the waterline now.

OP, I would suggest that you get a train one way and the bus the other, so that you experience both of them and get a view of both. My choice would be train from Edinburgh to North Queensferry, descend from the station to get a birds eye view of the rail bridge, then return to the station (steep climb) to get a train to Inverkeithing, and from there get a bus back across the road bridge. If there's a bus from Inverkeithing that takes you into South Queensferry that would give you views from the south shore too.

Check out public transport here http://www.travelinescotland.com/welcome.do

thanks, is there a bus and train ticket you can buy do you know

azzabazza

kathrynt wrote: »

great thanks, what programmes use it, where is thee smallest light house and is the bus/train stop near the historic town

The smallest lighthouse is just a few yards further on from the hotel. See map in previous post.

pogofish

kathrynt wrote: »

thanks, is there a bus and train ticket you can buy do you know

No 87 from Dunfermline to N.Queensferry stops at the Ferrytoll Park and Ride just at the North end of the Bridge.

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_21427_87%20Fife.pdf


And buses from all points North and South stop at the Ferrytoll:

http://www.ferrytoll.org/htmlpages/index.html


Or train from Edinburgh - the Fife Circle Line is the one to look for as it stops at all the local stations.

Its not a big place - and it all focuses on the old ferry slip - You will soon find everything walking around.

Films - The thirty Nine Steps and the recent TV drama Low Winter Sun come to mind but there are more.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/northqueensferry/

And if you see Gordon Brown going about, don't worry, he lives there.

agrinnall

kathrynt wrote: »

thanks, is there a bus and train ticket you can buy do you know

I'm not sure that there is a combined ticket that covers both bus and train, you'll probably need to buy them separately.