Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
The Safari Lounge is probably the closest pub to the flat and it's great. It's small and cosy with friendly staff and does great food, including vegan and gluten free options. It's also open during the day for coffee.
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The Safari Lounge
21 Cadzow PlThe Safari Lounge is probably the closest pub to the flat and it's great. It's small and cosy with friendly staff and does great food, including vegan and gluten free options. It's also open during the day for coffee.
The Regent is a couple of minutes round the corner. There are comfortable sofas, quirky decor and relaxed ambiance in a gay bar serving guest ales and also tasty pub food. Everyone is welcome, including dogs!
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Regent Bar
2 Montrose TerraceThe Regent is a couple of minutes round the corner. There are comfortable sofas, quirky decor and relaxed ambiance in a gay bar serving guest ales and also tasty pub food. Everyone is welcome, including dogs!
Food Scene
Cosy cafe serving speciality coffee and selling quirky homewares. Open 8/9 to 5 every day, just round the corner from the flat.
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Century General Store & Cafe
Cosy cafe serving speciality coffee and selling quirky homewares. Open 8/9 to 5 every day, just round the corner from the flat.
Legendary hog roast cafe - good place to pop in for a quick bite to eat, especially after a walk up Arthur's Seat! Open daily 11-5.
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Oink Scottish Hog Roast
82 CanongateLegendary hog roast cafe - good place to pop in for a quick bite to eat, especially after a walk up Arthur's Seat! Open daily 11-5.
Parks & Nature
Holyrood Park is literally on the doorstep and is a wonderful place to walk, jog or enjoy the fresh air and views. It has a 5 mile radius and has been a royal park since the 12th century. It is full of hills, lochs, glens and cliffs providing a haven of wild landscape right in the city.
In the middle is Arthur's Seat - Edinburgh's famous hill which you can climb up to experience spectacular views of the city.
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Holyrood Park
Queen's DriveHolyrood Park is literally on the doorstep and is a wonderful place to walk, jog or enjoy the fresh air and views. It has a 5 mile radius and has been a royal park since the 12th century. It is full of hills, lochs, glens and cliffs providing a haven of wild landscape right in the city.
In the middle is Arthur's Seat - Edinburgh's famous hill which you can climb up to experience spectacular views of the city.
Arts & Culture
Holyrood Palace is a short walk through the park and is the Queen's official Scottish residence, built in the 16th and 17th centuries. You can look around the state apartments and see where Mary Queen of Scots lived. Open every day from 9.30-6pm.
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Palace of Holyrood
CanongateHolyrood Palace is a short walk through the park and is the Queen's official Scottish residence, built in the 16th and 17th centuries. You can look around the state apartments and see where Mary Queen of Scots lived. Open every day from 9.30-6pm.
Interactive 5 star visitor attraction that tells the story of planet Earth. 15 minutes walk from the flat and great for both kids and adults. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10-5.30.
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Dynamic Earth
Holyrood RoadInteractive 5 star visitor attraction that tells the story of planet Earth. 15 minutes walk from the flat and great for both kids and adults. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10-5.30.
Sightseeing
You can visit the Scottish Parliament Building Monday to Saturday for free and without booking, although you might need to book for guided tours and to attend debates.
There's a cafe and there is also a creche for children under 5 which you can use while you look round the Parliament.
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Scottish Parliament Building
Horse WyndYou can visit the Scottish Parliament Building Monday to Saturday for free and without booking, although you might need to book for guided tours and to attend debates.
There's a cafe and there is also a creche for children under 5 which you can use while you look round the Parliament.
Edinburgh's iconic castle perched on a rock that's actually an extinct volcano. It's quite expensive to look around the inside, but you can enjoy walking up the Royal Mile from Holyrood Palace and get a good view of the castle without buying a ticket. Open daily 9.30-5pm.
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Burg Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillEdinburgh's iconic castle perched on a rock that's actually an extinct volcano. It's quite expensive to look around the inside, but you can enjoy walking up the Royal Mile from Holyrood Palace and get a good view of the castle without buying a ticket. Open daily 9.30-5pm.
Essentials
Big supermarket with everything you need, open every day til 10pm. There's a pharmacy and a bureau de change. Less then 10 minutes walk away.
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Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park TerraceBig supermarket with everything you need, open every day til 10pm. There's a pharmacy and a bureau de change. Less then 10 minutes walk away.