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Free Parking near the Royal in Edinburgh

Wizard_of_Id
Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
in Scotland
Does anyone know of any free parking within about a mile of the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh?

I don't know the area at all OR the bus system but I have 2 appointments there in the next 10 days with the second one likely to be all day and I baulk at the charges levied for onsite parking.

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  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    TBH, I would be investigating buses - ERI has always been difficult for parking.

    Most of the surrounding areas are residental, under heavy restrictions or not somewhere you would want to leave a car.
  • Wizard_of_Id
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
    pogofish wrote: »
    TBH, I would be investigating buses - ERI has always been difficult for parking.

    Most of the surrounding areas are residental, under heavy restrictions or not somewhere you would want to leave a car.

    I was thinking in terms of the Cameron Toll shopping centre.
  • Realbairn
    Realbairn Posts: 205 Forumite
    You could use the park and ride. Its free to park and you pay £1.60 each way for the bus (correct change required) The bus stops right outside the hospital. The park and ride is on route to the hospital coming from sheriffhall roundabout, only a few hundred metres on the right from the roundabout.
  • Wizard_of_Id
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
    Realbairn wrote: »
    You could use the park and ride. Its free to park and you pay £1.60 each way for the bus (correct change required) The bus stops right outside the hospital. The park and ride is on route to the hospital coming from sheriffhall roundabout, only a few hundred metres on the right from the roundabout.

    Thanks, I never knew there was a P&R there, I may use that for the second appointment as I will be at the hospital for longer (possibly overnight)
  • maggiesoup1
    maggiesoup1 Posts: 186 Forumite
    I've parked in residential street then got a bus a few stops along. Never had any problems
  • Wizard_of_Id
    Wizard_of_Id Posts: 5,512 Forumite
    I managed to find street parking about a mile away and walked along.
    I think for the overnight stay I might use the Park & Ride at Sheriffhall.

    Thanks for the help.
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