Guidebook for Edinburgh
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Canon Mills Dry Cleaners & Laundrette
7-8 Huntly StIt is handy for drycleaning
Wonderful shop with organic veg and fruit. Also a restaurant with super healthy food. I love the gluten free cake!
87 locals recommend
Earthy Canonmills
1 CanonmillsWonderful shop with organic veg and fruit. Also a restaurant with super healthy food. I love the gluten free cake!
Di Giorgio
1 Brandon TerraceWonderful cafe, fresh food, with really nice coffee.
George Street
George StreetGreat Night Life
King George V Park
94 Eyre PlVery handy green park
Huge supermarket with anything and lots more. They have a good fresh veg section. You can also get prescriptions here, as well as newspapers. It is open mostly 8-8pm.
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke StHuge supermarket with anything and lots more. They have a good fresh veg section. You can also get prescriptions here, as well as newspapers. It is open mostly 8-8pm.
This street is called the Pink Triangle, and has lovely eateries, and coffee bars.
46 locals recommend
Broughton Street
Broughton StreetThis street is called the Pink Triangle, and has lovely eateries, and coffee bars.
Shopping
Unicorn Antiques
65 Dundas StCute things and nick nacks
Sightseeing
You can walk along this river all the way to the port of Leith, where there are lovely fish restaurants. You can go the other way, towards Balerno which is miles away, or Cramond Beach
109 locals recommend
Water Of Leith Ltd
29 Beaverhall RdYou can walk along this river all the way to the port of Leith, where there are lovely fish restaurants. You can go the other way, towards Balerno which is miles away, or Cramond Beach
This is one of the loveliest gardens in Edinburgh and it is free. You can take a picnic and sit there enjoying the space.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceThis is one of the loveliest gardens in Edinburgh and it is free. You can take a picnic and sit there enjoying the space.
The views from here are wonderful, and it is worth looking round the old buildings and learning some Scottish history.
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillThe views from here are wonderful, and it is worth looking round the old buildings and learning some Scottish history.
I love climbing Arthur's seat. You get views all around Edinburgh, and can see the Lomond Hills over the Forth, and the Pentland Hills to the south. Follow the paths and be safe.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
I love climbing Arthur's seat. You get views all around Edinburgh, and can see the Lomond Hills over the Forth, and the Pentland Hills to the south. Follow the paths and be safe.
Visit a little old town just outside of Edinburgh. There are a few old pubs on the front, and you can see the rail bridge and the Forth road bridge, and the new third bridge on the Forth.
114 locals recommend
Queensferry
Visit a little old town just outside of Edinburgh. There are a few old pubs on the front, and you can see the rail bridge and the Forth road bridge, and the new third bridge on the Forth.
This is an old village on the Water of Leith. Now very nice place to live. You can walk through here and get a sense of how things were when the old mills worked on the river.
268 locals recommend
Dean Village
Dean PathThis is an old village on the Water of Leith. Now very nice place to live. You can walk through here and get a sense of how things were when the old mills worked on the river.
Princes Street
Princes StreetPretty gardens in the centre of Edinburgh.
There is an observatory here. You can get a nice view of the city from this hillock. You will see what is called "Edinburgh's disgrace" - a half built grecian style edifice ran out of money.
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton HillThere is an observatory here. You can get a nice view of the city from this hillock. You will see what is called "Edinburgh's disgrace" - a half built grecian style edifice ran out of money.
Arts & Culture
This has an interesting exhibition. You can also stop for coffee here in the lovely old building.
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
This has an interesting exhibition. You can also stop for coffee here in the lovely old building.
Food Scene
Lovely cakes and lunches. It is one of the places where "Harry Potter" was written. You may have to queue to get in!
163 locals recommend
The Elephant House
21 George IV BridgeLovely cakes and lunches. It is one of the places where "Harry Potter" was written. You may have to queue to get in!