Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice bar nearby with good food.
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The Fountain
131 Dundee St
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Nice bar nearby with good food.
Nice bar nearby with good food.
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The Caley Sample Room
42-58 Angle Park Terrace
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Nice bar nearby with good food.
Good bar with outside seating at the canal basin.
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Akva
129 Fountainbridge
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Good bar with outside seating at the canal basin.
One of many bars to choose from in the George Street/Rose Street area.
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Copper Blossom
107 George St
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One of many bars to choose from in the George Street/Rose Street area.

Parks & Nature

Nice quiet park (with small play park) & access to canal path leading towards the city centre.
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Harrison Park
42 Harrison Gardens
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Nice quiet park (with small play park) & access to canal path leading towards the city centre.
Climb a volcano in the middle of a city, with great views.
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I-Arthur's Seat
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Climb a volcano in the middle of a city, with great views.
Great views over the city.
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I-Calton Hill
Calton Hill
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Great views over the city.
Botanic Gardens, which you could get to by walking along the Water of Leith from Roseburn if you felt energetic - would be around 1hr walk from the flat and would pass the Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Village, or you can get a bus to Princes Street and then change halfway along to get a 23 or 27 down from the Mound.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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Botanic Gardens, which you could get to by walking along the Water of Leith from Roseburn if you felt energetic - would be around 1hr walk from the flat and would pass the Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Village, or you can get a bus to Princes Street and then change halfway along to get a 23 or 27 down from the Mound.
It's maybe not the warmest here but there's a nice walk along the beach not for away in Portobello. Get a 26 bus from Shandwick Place next to Haymarket Station.
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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It's maybe not the warmest here but there's a nice walk along the beach not for away in Portobello. Get a 26 bus from Shandwick Place next to Haymarket Station.

Food Scene

Great for brunch.
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Piecebox
2 Polwarth Cres
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Great for brunch.
Indian restaurant with the biggest naan breads in town.
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The Guru Edinburgh
4-8 Lochrin Buildings
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Indian restaurant with the biggest naan breads in town.
Great steaks
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Chop House Bruntsfield
88 Bruntsfield Pl
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Great steaks
A good Chinese restaurant 10 minutes walk from the flat.
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Taste Good
69-71 Slateford Rd
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A good Chinese restaurant 10 minutes walk from the flat.
A good Italian restaurant nearby.
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Locanda de Gusti
102 Dalry Rd
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A good Italian restaurant nearby.
Michelin restaurant next to the castle.
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The Witchery by the Castle
352 Castlehill
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Michelin restaurant next to the castle.
Michelin star restaurant by Tom Kitchin in the Shore, Leith.
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The Kitchin
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Michelin star restaurant by Tom Kitchin in the Shore, Leith.

Entertainment & Activities

Cinema, 10-pin bowling, casino, trampoline centre, laser station, crazy golf, gym & restaurants.
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Iphakamisa Park
130 Dundee St
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Cinema, 10-pin bowling, casino, trampoline centre, laser station, crazy golf, gym & restaurants.
A cosy little farm very close to the flat that children might enjoy a quick visit to.
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Gorgie City Farm
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A cosy little farm very close to the flat that children might enjoy a quick visit to.
The original Obscura lens projector with some fun other puzzles & illusions - next to the Castle.
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Camera Obscura kunye neLizwe lwezithombe
549 Castlehill
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The original Obscura lens projector with some fun other puzzles & illusions - next to the Castle.
A free short hole golf course - free to play but you can hire clubs from the Golf Tavern bar right next to the 1st tee.
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Bruntsfield Links
Melville Drive
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A free short hole golf course - free to play but you can hire clubs from the Golf Tavern bar right next to the 1st tee.

Essentials

Small supermarket - Sainsbury.
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Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
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Small supermarket - Sainsbury.
Small supermarket - Co-op.
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Co-op Food
114 Dalry Rd
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Small supermarket - Co-op.
Large supermarket - Sainsbury.
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Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park Terrace
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Large supermarket - Sainsbury.
Small supermarket - Aldi.
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ALDI
100 Gorgie Park Rd
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Small supermarket - Aldi.
Small supermarket - Lidl
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Lidl
Dalry Road
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Small supermarket - Lidl

Getting Around

Bus stop on Gorgie Road for no 1, 3, 4, 25, 33 & 44 towards Princes Street, Waverley Station, the Castle. Only 3,33,4,44 for Haymarket Station. Download 'Edinburgh Bus Tracker' app - only 0.6MB - for live bus times so you know when one is due before you leave the flat.
Tynecastle station
Bus stop on Gorgie Road for no 1, 3, 4, 25, 33 & 44 towards Princes Street, Waverley Station, the Castle. Only 3,33,4,44 for Haymarket Station. Download 'Edinburgh Bus Tracker' app - only 0.6MB - for live bus times so you know when one is due before you leave the flat.