Rachel's Guidebook to Edinburgh & Leith
Food and Drink Scene
some of our favourite restaurants and pubs in Edinburgh. If your looking for someplace to eat in a particular area, or a certain type of cuisine, please message us. We are total foodies and love recommending places to eat.
Just a 15 minute walk away, or a quick number 10 bus ride, is the best fish and chips in town. You can eat in the restaurant or outside by the water. they also serve beer and wine but it's more a restaurant than a bar.
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The Fishmarket
23A Pier PlJust a 15 minute walk away, or a quick number 10 bus ride, is the best fish and chips in town. You can eat in the restaurant or outside by the water. they also serve beer and wine but it's more a restaurant than a bar.
Sightseeing & things to do in Edinburgh
Hidden beneath the Royal Mile lies Edinburgh’s deepest secret: a warren of hidden ‘closes’ where real people lived, worked and died. For centuries they have lain forgotten and abandoned…until now. Visit Edinburgh's most famous Close, which makes Edinburgh's Hidden History unmissable.
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Настоящая улица Мэри Кинг
2 High StHidden beneath the Royal Mile lies Edinburgh’s deepest secret: a warren of hidden ‘closes’ where real people lived, worked and died. For centuries they have lain forgotten and abandoned…until now. Visit Edinburgh's most famous Close, which makes Edinburgh's Hidden History unmissable.
Great for kids!
With five floors and over 100 interactive, hands-on exhibits, there is fun for all ages. Tour Edinburgh’s streets without moving. Test your brain against mind-bending illusions. Take spectacular cityscape photographs from our Rooftop Terrace. It’s all part of the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions experience.
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Камера-обскура и Мир иллюзий
549 CastlehillGreat for kids!
With five floors and over 100 interactive, hands-on exhibits, there is fun for all ages. Tour Edinburgh’s streets without moving. Test your brain against mind-bending illusions. Take spectacular cityscape photographs from our Rooftop Terrace. It’s all part of the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions experience.
Great for kids!
The Meadows is a large open grassy park with the best playground in Edinburgh. The playground has a few different areas and is suitable for toddlers to age 10. There are climbing structures, sandboxes, and swings of all sizes. The entrance to the play area is on the east side of the park - the easiest way to get there is from South Clerk Street.
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Meadows playpark
Great for kids!
The Meadows is a large open grassy park with the best playground in Edinburgh. The playground has a few different areas and is suitable for toddlers to age 10. There are climbing structures, sandboxes, and swings of all sizes. The entrance to the play area is on the east side of the park - the easiest way to get there is from South Clerk Street.
Only 5 minutes from the flat. Ocean Terminal has a number of indoor entertainments, restaurants, and shopping options that are perfect for a rainy day. For younger kids, there is a soft play area on the top floor. For older kids (and grown-ups) there's a roller rink and skate/scooter park. Fun for all is the cinema with over 10 screens, all with reclining seats! You'll also find clothing shops, a health food store, supermarket, a pharmacy, and lots of food and coffee places.
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Ocean Terminal
74 Ocean DrOnly 5 minutes from the flat. Ocean Terminal has a number of indoor entertainments, restaurants, and shopping options that are perfect for a rainy day. For younger kids, there is a soft play area on the top floor. For older kids (and grown-ups) there's a roller rink and skate/scooter park. Fun for all is the cinema with over 10 screens, all with reclining seats! You'll also find clothing shops, a health food store, supermarket, a pharmacy, and lots of food and coffee places.
he Royal Mile is at the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, with Edinburgh Castle at its head and the Palace of Holyroodhouse at its foot. Its name comes from its tradition as a processional route for kings and queens for the last 500 years.
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Ювелирные изделия на Ройал Майл
he Royal Mile is at the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, with Edinburgh Castle at its head and the Palace of Holyroodhouse at its foot. Its name comes from its tradition as a processional route for kings and queens for the last 500 years.
Neighbourhoods
Elegant Georgian and Victorian terraced houses fill the New Town and Stockbridge. Affluent young professionals and longtime locals shop at posh delis, specialty shops and thrift stores, and relax in quaint cafes and trendy gastropubs. The weekly Stockbridge Market sells jewelry, crafts and food. you can walk from the New Town into Stockbridge and continue on to Inverleith to take in the Royal Botanic Garden, with its huge greenhouses.
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Stockbridge
Elegant Georgian and Victorian terraced houses fill the New Town and Stockbridge. Affluent young professionals and longtime locals shop at posh delis, specialty shops and thrift stores, and relax in quaint cafes and trendy gastropubs. The weekly Stockbridge Market sells jewelry, crafts and food. you can walk from the New Town into Stockbridge and continue on to Inverleith to take in the Royal Botanic Garden, with its huge greenhouses.
Elegant Georgian and Victorian terraced houses fill the New Town and Stockbridge. Affluent young professionals and longtime locals shop at posh delis, specialty shops and thrift stores, and relax in quaint cafes and trendy gastropubs. The weekly Stockbridge Market sells jewellery, crafts and food. you can walk from the New Town into Stockbridge and continue on to Inverleith to take in the Royal Botanic Garden, with its huge greenhouses.
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Историческая часть Эдинбурга
Elegant Georgian and Victorian terraced houses fill the New Town and Stockbridge. Affluent young professionals and longtime locals shop at posh delis, specialty shops and thrift stores, and relax in quaint cafes and trendy gastropubs. The weekly Stockbridge Market sells jewellery, crafts and food. you can walk from the New Town into Stockbridge and continue on to Inverleith to take in the Royal Botanic Garden, with its huge greenhouses.
As far as iconic areas go, they don’t come more legendary than Leith. A wholesale regeneration hasn’t robbed Leith of its earthy qualities. Enjoy the delights from curio shops to a diverse range of cafés, restaurants and bars. Edinburgh’s exciting new waterfront development and boasting the award-winning Royal Yacht Britannia. Discover the shops, restaurants and galleries in the popular shore area of Leith - one of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe.
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Лит
As far as iconic areas go, they don’t come more legendary than Leith. A wholesale regeneration hasn’t robbed Leith of its earthy qualities. Enjoy the delights from curio shops to a diverse range of cafés, restaurants and bars. Edinburgh’s exciting new waterfront development and boasting the award-winning Royal Yacht Britannia. Discover the shops, restaurants and galleries in the popular shore area of Leith - one of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe.