Edinburgh attractions and things to do (merged)

competitionscafe

Want to know the strangest questions asked by Edinburgh tourists?

"just some of the questions asked at Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Edinburgh by confused, misguided or just plain daft tourists."

TOP TEN REMARKS
1.What time is the One O'Clock Gun?
2. Is the moon I see in New Zealand the same moon I see in Scotland?
3. When is the Regimental Ratatoullie? (referring to the Military Tattoo)
4. Isn't it convenient how they built the Castle so close to the train station!
5. An American gentleman asked: "Isn't there, like, a massive oil refinery at the top of England?"
6. I'd like to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia. What time does the cruise begin?
7. Can I use the stamps I bought in Lancaster to send postcards from Scotland?
8. How often does the Castle go on the market?
9. An older American couple once asked staff to bless them.
10. Which bus will take me to the top of Arthur's Seat and where is the chair itself?



Source and full article: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Want-to-know-the-strangest.4526890.jp

Angua2

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

albalass

historic scotland are having a free entry weekend in honour of st andrews day. it won't cost a penny for entry on saturday the 29th november or sunday the 30th to access any historic scotland site.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places.htm

I help to organise the annual St Andrews Day Rally, a peoples parade through edinburgh.
Tt's free to take part and all are welcome with a love of scotland.
This years parade is gathering at edinburgh castle esplanade at 4pm for a 4.30 march off down the royal mile to parliament park, where we'll gather for a few songs from Ted Christopher to warm your hearts and two short speeches to remind us what the day's about.
The Stockbridge Pipe Band will lead the parade.
This event is free!! my favourite price.
This is a non political ordinary peoples march open to all people with a love of scotland. bring the weans, and bring a saltire.

iso_karhu

The zoo is great but does cost a bit ... its certainly what I remember most about trips to Edinburgh as a child though.

Free stuff I'd suggest :-

Botanic gardens (Free, except big glasshouse-thing) - good for a nice day.

Hike up Arthur's Seat (Free). Maybe roll your Easter eggs there ?

Museum of Scotland / RSM (Free) - full day - history, nature, engineering, something to interest everyone ... great. Go right up onto the rooftop gardens for great views.

Greyfriars Kirk - just across road from the RSM (Free) - to see Greyfriars Bobby's grave, his master's grave & a bit of the Flodden Wall.

Museum of Edinburgh (Free) - small Greyfriars Bobby exhibit including the wee man's actual bowl and collar.

Scottish Parliament (Free). There might be an age limit here ? You need to go through an airport-style security thing to get in.

There's probably much more ... its a great place.

Edinburghlass_2

£1 off full admission to the Zoo until 31/10/08, print out the voucher from here...

http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/

alison74

http://www.edinburgh.org/pass/wheretobuy/ 3 days for price of 2 on Edinburgh pass. Buy up till 20th Jan, but can use any time

alison74

List of things to do HERE

and free things to do HERE

goldspanners

sorry if someone has already mentioned this one.

but i can totally recommend a day out to the national museum of flight scotland.
i visited it today,i only managed to see concorde,didnt have time for the rest but i will be sure to return to see the other aircrafts on site.
i didnt even realise that there was a concorde in scotland,it was truely amazing getting on board and having a look around. i cant wait to go back.

shebanjoed

Hi

Would like to visit a couple of attractions in Edinburgh in March, just wondering if anyone had spotted any up to date deals on offer? They all seem to charge around £10 per adult.

Always on a budget .

maggiesoup

She's a visiting German 16 yr old. Want to shift her from sitting in front of TV/Computer....Any advice?