Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Parks & Nature

1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
Take the windy pedestrian route from St Mark's Park for an almost carfree walk with a rural, hidden-away feel. Entrance is free (although the palm houses and some special events attract a charge).
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Take the windy pedestrian route from St Mark's Park for an almost carfree walk with a rural, hidden-away feel. Entrance is free (although the palm houses and some special events attract a charge).
256 locals recommend
Inverleith Park
256 locals recommend
Small local park by the Water of Leith. There's a children's playground, pedestrian/cycle paths leading to different areas of the city. Popular with walkers doing the Water of Leith walk, dog walkers. Great, unexpected views of the city.
12 locals recommend
St Marks Park
Warriston Road
12 locals recommend
Small local park by the Water of Leith. There's a children's playground, pedestrian/cycle paths leading to different areas of the city. Popular with walkers doing the Water of Leith walk, dog walkers. Great, unexpected views of the city.

Essentials

Stays open until 10pm, offers free parking.
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
333 locals recommend
Stays open until 10pm, offers free parking.
Brand new and still super-shiny, this discount supermarket has a decent selection (particularly when it comes to baked goods!) and stays open until 10pm. Free parking, too.
59 locals recommend
Lidl
Newhailes Road
59 locals recommend
Brand new and still super-shiny, this discount supermarket has a decent selection (particularly when it comes to baked goods!) and stays open until 10pm. Free parking, too.
Stays open until midnight.
490 locals recommend
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith Walk
490 locals recommend
Stays open until midnight.
Stays open until midnight.
490 locals recommend
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith Walk
490 locals recommend
Stays open until midnight.
Just across the road - pick up a paper or an obligatory can of Irn Bru here.
Broughton Convenience Store
121 Broughton Rd
Just across the road - pick up a paper or an obligatory can of Irn Bru here.

Getting Around

Just across the road! If you're looking to go further afield, this is one of the many car rental places in the area, and definitely the closest.
Sixt Car Hire Edinburgh
26 Dunedin St
Just across the road! If you're looking to go further afield, this is one of the many car rental places in the area, and definitely the closest.
Set in the gorgeous St Andrew's Sq, the bus station is around 15 minutes' walk from the flat and provides low-cost access to cities like Glasgow and Aberdeen, as well as tourist hotspots like St Andrews.
161 locals recommend
Edinburgh Bus Station
26 Elder Street
161 locals recommend
Set in the gorgeous St Andrew's Sq, the bus station is around 15 minutes' walk from the flat and provides low-cost access to cities like Glasgow and Aberdeen, as well as tourist hotspots like St Andrews.

Food Scene

Pick up a little something to eat, shamelessly, on the street as you explore Leith Walk...
79 locals recommend
Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert St
79 locals recommend
Pick up a little something to eat, shamelessly, on the street as you explore Leith Walk...
Ah, the sugar treats! Gorgeous cinnamon buns, delicious biscuits and decent coffee. This one doesn't sell ice cream like the Stockbridge branch does - which is probably for the best.
81 locals recommend
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
81 locals recommend
Ah, the sugar treats! Gorgeous cinnamon buns, delicious biscuits and decent coffee. This one doesn't sell ice cream like the Stockbridge branch does - which is probably for the best.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is an institution. Rammed during the Fringe, revered outside it. Go.
72 locals recommend
The Stand Comedy Club
5 York Place
72 locals recommend
This is an institution. Rammed during the Fringe, revered outside it. Go.

Arts & Culture

A lovely place to dip in and out of, with a lovely light-filled cafe. Good little shop, great for cards, books and inspiring trinkets you didn't know you wanted.
523 locals recommend
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen St
523 locals recommend
A lovely place to dip in and out of, with a lovely light-filled cafe. Good little shop, great for cards, books and inspiring trinkets you didn't know you wanted.

Shopping

This boutique has a real raw artisan vibe, with fabulous one-off pieces and a cultivated eclectic aesthetic. This place really lives by the principles of reuse and recycle. The clothes and bags are stunning but the furniture is incredible.
10 locals recommend
Joey D
54 Broughton St
10 locals recommend
This boutique has a real raw artisan vibe, with fabulous one-off pieces and a cultivated eclectic aesthetic. This place really lives by the principles of reuse and recycle. The clothes and bags are stunning but the furniture is incredible.