Im going to edinburgh on saturday for the day with my man any ideas on good things to do and see, we were thinking the castle
2007-03-06 22:44:13 · 15 answers · asked by suzy 3 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Edinburgh
Hi,
the castle is great (but pricy). You'll get to see the crown jewels though ;-)
The museums are free and they are great. (The Royal Museum and The Museum of Scotland)
I recommend you visit the MARY KING'S CLOSE (entrance from the Royal Mile). It is a tour into the the OLD EDINBURGH - there are hundreds of years old strees and houses underneath Edinburgh's City Chambers!!! The guides are great and they give a great tour, filled with stories about medieval Edinburgh.
2007-03-06 22:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by M 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Edinburgh Castle
Holyrood Palace
National Museum of Scotland
Old Town
New Town
Royal Yacht Britannia
Roslyn Chapel
St Giles Cathedral
National Gallery of Scotland
Concord (in Fortune, East Lothian)
Linlithgow Palace
Falkirk Wheel
2007-03-07 05:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the weather, but I really recommend a walk on Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags (biggest hill and cliffs in middle of city).
The castle is good but quite expensive. The Scottish museum is good too.
Personally if the weather's good I would spend the day walking around New Town, Old Town and the nice suburbs like Marchmont; look at the architecture, especially the university, and have lots of coffee breaks and lunches. Just soak up the atmosphere. Try googling TheList which is the local entertainment listing and will give any concerts etc... It will also show restaurants. For a coffee break I recommend any branch of Beanscene, for live local music try The Royal Oak on Infirmary Street.
2007-03-06 22:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by KateScot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great places to visit including:_
Museums
Art Galleries
Royal mile
Royal Yacht Britannia
Castle & Crown Jewels
Royal Botanical Gardens
Zoo
Climb Arthurs Seat
Great Bars & Eateries
2007-03-06 23:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by robski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are loads of things to see there so i guess you will have tonnes of fun. here are just a few of the " must see" places:
In the old town :
- the castle
- the Royal Mile. the place where all the queens and royals lived
- St. Giles Chatedral, St George's Church
- Royal Museum of Scotland
in the new town:
-Natioal Gallery of Scotland
- the Fruitmarket Galley (conteporary art)
-pubs in the Rose street, Grassmarket or Lothian Road
(i don"t recommend the haggis though, becaus i think its gross;))
oh and one more thing: the cows in scottland are addorable, they have long fur and a funny hairdoo:)
2007-03-06 22:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by VeronicaB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm goin to edinburgh on the 14th for the day too! were thinking the castle as well. hope you have a good time! xx
2007-03-06 22:46:41 · answer #6 · answered by tinkypinkles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the castle, but it probably wont take all day. wander the shops and bars, and if you have time, do a historical ghost tour, great fun. you will see signs for them, most start early-mid evening and take a couple of hours. if you cant find any info on it, the tourist information centre can probably help.
2007-03-07 08:13:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edinburgh (Auld Smokey) by skill of which it is regular for reason which will develop into obvious in case you get off the prepare at Waverly highway station. the beautiful homes have amassed hundreds of years of crime from the massive volume of chimney stacks that used to bellow out dirt and black soot from the open coal fires that have been used till now the arriving of needed heating. pass to the Roslyn chapel featured interior the De Vinci Code. everyday bus amenities to and from. additionally pass to the fortress and pass on a between the ghost excursions. in particular nevertheless take interior the interior reach music haunts like the wee bars. concepts nevertheless a number of the meals is extremely high priced and hyped up. you additionally should pass to what replaced into as quickly as Jenners branch shop (now Frasers i think of) each and each 365 days they have on reveal probable the main important indoor christmas tree you will ever see. And in case you get danger to do something pass ice skating on the rink in particular tailored for the Christmas era it particularly is in simple terms off of Princes highway. in case you could wander around a number of the lower back streets and sweetness at a number of the form of the terraces. exceptionally get excitement from the friendliness of the persons there. Lang mae yer lump reek fowl!
2016-11-23 12:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Royal Botanical Gardens are a must! Best price too - FREE! Remember to take some seeds for squirrels :)
2007-03-06 22:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by sunshine_mynx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See the castle, go out for the night.
See the old city.
Go to the park to see their Acropolis.
Go 4 cafe!!!
And speak to them they are very nice people.
2007-03-06 22:50:11 · answer #10 · answered by iona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋