Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Tigerlily is an upmarket cocktail bar. It also offers lunch meal deals Sunday-Friday and dinner meal deals Sunday-Thursday.
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Tigerlilly
125 George St
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Tigerlily is an upmarket cocktail bar. It also offers lunch meal deals Sunday-Friday and dinner meal deals Sunday-Thursday.
Upstairs in Lemonde Bar Hotel; Dirty Martini offers regular live jazz music, serves great drinks and is interiorised with velvet chairs.
Dirty Martini
16 George St
Upstairs in Lemonde Bar Hotel; Dirty Martini offers regular live jazz music, serves great drinks and is interiorised with velvet chairs.
Serves great drinks and has a good atmosphere!
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Le Monde Hotel
16 George St
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Serves great drinks and has a good atmosphere!
Relaxed atmosphere, host live music and serve up fantastic brunch/breakfast!
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Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
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Relaxed atmosphere, host live music and serve up fantastic brunch/breakfast!
Rose Street is famous for golf pub crawl as it is full of pubs. It also has some Jewellery shops and boutiques.
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Rose Street
Rose Street
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Rose Street is famous for golf pub crawl as it is full of pubs. It also has some Jewellery shops and boutiques.
Copper Blossom has a slightly French themed design inside and is a relaxing place to have a glass of wine. It also serves great food!
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Copper Blossom
107 George St
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Copper Blossom has a slightly French themed design inside and is a relaxing place to have a glass of wine. It also serves great food!

Parks & Nature

Pilrig park is a few minutes walk away if you fancied a picnic outdoors or a refreshing walk.
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Pilrig Park
Pilrig Street
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Pilrig park is a few minutes walk away if you fancied a picnic outdoors or a refreshing walk.
Full of beautiful plants and flowers.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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Full of beautiful plants and flowers.
Cramond beach is popular in Edinburgh and has an ice cream shop too!
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Cramond Beach
2 Kirk Cramond
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Cramond beach is popular in Edinburgh and has an ice cream shop too!
Climb Arthur's Seat, a famous extinct volcano and from the top, look down on the sights of Edinburgh.
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I-Arthur's Seat
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Climb Arthur's Seat, a famous extinct volcano and from the top, look down on the sights of Edinburgh.

Shopping

There is free car parking but it is around a 20 minute walk away. The terminal offers a variety of shops, a cinema and places to eat.
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Ocean Terminal
74 Ocean Dr
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There is free car parking but it is around a 20 minute walk away. The terminal offers a variety of shops, a cinema and places to eat.
A very plush and expensive shopping centre with all the designer branded clothes, bags, shoes and make-up.
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Harvey Nichols
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A very plush and expensive shopping centre with all the designer branded clothes, bags, shoes and make-up.
Princes Street is full of all kinds of clothes shops that you would expect to see in a City!
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Princes Street station
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Princes Street is full of all kinds of clothes shops that you would expect to see in a City!

Entertainment & Activities

The local Edinburgh leisure gym and swim centre is a few minutes walk away and is open until 10pm during the week and between 18:00/20:30 at the weekend.
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Leith Victoria Swim Centre
Junction Place
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The local Edinburgh leisure gym and swim centre is a few minutes walk away and is open until 10pm during the week and between 18:00/20:30 at the weekend.
The Omni centre hosts a Vue cinema and casual dining which is a 25 minute walk away or a 5 minute drive.
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I-Omni Centre
Greenside Row
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The Omni centre hosts a Vue cinema and casual dining which is a 25 minute walk away or a 5 minute drive.
Edinburgh Zoo if fun for families, friends and couples, a whole day can be spent here!
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Iziko lezintombi zase-Edinburgh
134 Corstorphine Rd
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Edinburgh Zoo if fun for families, friends and couples, a whole day can be spent here!
Find out all about science in a fun way at Dynamic Earth.
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Dynamic Earth
Holyrood Road
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Find out all about science in a fun way at Dynamic Earth.

Getting Around

A taxi into town costs on average £7. Capital cars have a quick and friendly service 0131 777 7777. When coming home; a taxi can be booked or found at a taxi rank in Edinburgh. It is always best to book your taxi in advance where possible during the weekends. Black taxi cabs cost slightly more.
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George Street
George Street
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A taxi into town costs on average £7. Capital cars have a quick and friendly service 0131 777 7777. When coming home; a taxi can be booked or found at a taxi rank in Edinburgh. It is always best to book your taxi in advance where possible during the weekends. Black taxi cabs cost slightly more.
Bus 36 is right on the door step. It will take you to Ocean Terminal if boarded on the opposite site of the road or will stop nearby Princes Street and also George Street. Ask th driver to let you know where to get off or have a look at the map: http://lothianbuses.com/timetables-and-maps/timetables/36
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Princes Street
Princes Street
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Bus 36 is right on the door step. It will take you to Ocean Terminal if boarded on the opposite site of the road or will stop nearby Princes Street and also George Street. Ask th driver to let you know where to get off or have a look at the map: http://lothianbuses.com/timetables-and-maps/timetables/36

Essentials

Tesco Superstore is a fair sized shop that would allow you to do a big shop, it also has a Costa Coffee shop inside. It is one mile away.
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Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
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Tesco Superstore is a fair sized shop that would allow you to do a big shop, it also has a Costa Coffee shop inside. It is one mile away.
Tesco Express is 0.3 miles away and has many basics that you might need.
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Tesco Express
4-6 Leith Walk
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Tesco Express is 0.3 miles away and has many basics that you might need.
Best One is a couple minutes walk along the road and is where I will often go to get milk, bread or chocolate!
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ATM
158 Causewayside
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Best One is a couple minutes walk along the road and is where I will often go to get milk, bread or chocolate!

Food Scene

Beautiful home made cakes! Known across Edinburgh! Why not try breakfast or afternoon tea here!
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Mimi's Bakehouse
63 Shore
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Beautiful home made cakes! Known across Edinburgh! Why not try breakfast or afternoon tea here!
Famous for it's cupcakes and also serves up lovely lunches!
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Cuckoo's Bakery
150 Dundas St
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Famous for it's cupcakes and also serves up lovely lunches!
If you love sea food, 'The Shore' is packed full of sea food restaurants and is famous for it. Take your pick!
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The King's Wark
36 Shore
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If you love sea food, 'The Shore' is packed full of sea food restaurants and is famous for it. Take your pick!
If you love Spanish Tapas, this is a great restaurant to go to!
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Cafe Andaluz
77B George St
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If you love Spanish Tapas, this is a great restaurant to go to!
This is known to be a very plush restaurant! Very odd menu and is pricey but if it is what you are looking for you might like to try it! The Tower, Martin Wishart and The Kitchen are also restaurants which are along this line of food standard.
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The Witchery by the Castle
352 Castlehill
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This is known to be a very plush restaurant! Very odd menu and is pricey but if it is what you are looking for you might like to try it! The Tower, Martin Wishart and The Kitchen are also restaurants which are along this line of food standard.
Chaophraya is a Thai restaurant and it is very popular, so you would be best to book in advance if you wanted to dine here.
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Chaophraya Thai Restaurant
33 Castle St
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Chaophraya is a Thai restaurant and it is very popular, so you would be best to book in advance if you wanted to dine here.
If you like mexican food, this is a good restaurant to go to!
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Mariachi Restaurant
7 Victoria St
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If you like mexican food, this is a good restaurant to go to!
An Indian restaurant which you can 'bring your own booze' to. Very reasonably priced and the food is beautiful! It is also close to the Edinburgh Playhouse which is handy if you were going to see a show.
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Khushi's
10 Antigua St
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An Indian restaurant which you can 'bring your own booze' to. Very reasonably priced and the food is beautiful! It is also close to the Edinburgh Playhouse which is handy if you were going to see a show.
If you enjoy French food, this place has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and serves great food!
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Maison Bleue
36-38 Victoria St
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If you enjoy French food, this place has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and serves great food!
Gusto serves up a variety of foods and if it is booked up try 'Browns' which is on the same street. They are very similar to one another!
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Gusto
135 George St
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Gusto serves up a variety of foods and if it is booked up try 'Browns' which is on the same street. They are very similar to one another!
Nargile serves beautiful Turkish food.
Nargile
Nargile serves beautiful Turkish food.