Abi’s guidebook

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Abi’s guidebook

Sightseeing

The Botanic Garden's are just an 8 minute walk from the flat. They are free to enter. One of the largest and richest plant collections on Earth. A lovely walk and 2 nice cafe's/ gift shop.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh West Gate
The Botanic Garden's are just an 8 minute walk from the flat. They are free to enter. One of the largest and richest plant collections on Earth. A lovely walk and 2 nice cafe's/ gift shop.
Just half a mile walk along the river from my flat you will find one of the most picturesque villages in the UK.
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Дин-Вилледж
Dean Path
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Just half a mile walk along the river from my flat you will find one of the most picturesque villages in the UK.
Named as the most pictured place on Instagram. Just a 10 minute walk from the flat
Circus Place
Circus Place
Named as the most pictured place on Instagram. Just a 10 minute walk from the flat
3 minutes walk from the flat is a lovely large park with views across Edinburgh Edinburgh, including the castle. It is a lovely place for a walk. The pond has Swans and Ducks and other wildlife.
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Инверлит-парк
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3 minutes walk from the flat is a lovely large park with views across Edinburgh Edinburgh, including the castle. It is a lovely place for a walk. The pond has Swans and Ducks and other wildlife.
Edinburgh Castle is worth at least half a day to visit. The history of the castle and Scotland's Kings and Queens is laid out really well. The views from the esplanade are also not to be missed.
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Эдинбургский замок
Castlehill
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Edinburgh Castle is worth at least half a day to visit. The history of the castle and Scotland's Kings and Queens is laid out really well. The views from the esplanade are also not to be missed.

Food scene

Stockbridge Farmers Market is open on a Sunday and just 10 minutes walk from the flat
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Рынок Стокбридж
Saunders Street
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Stockbridge Farmers Market is open on a Sunday and just 10 minutes walk from the flat
Award-Winning Gastro Pub owned by Tom Kitchin, Michelin Star chef. 3 minutes walk from the flat.
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The Scran and Scallie
1 Comely Bank Rd
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Award-Winning Gastro Pub owned by Tom Kitchin, Michelin Star chef. 3 minutes walk from the flat.
Modern Rugby Club with a balcony overlooking the park and pond. Opposite the flat. Good for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. This is also where the first International Rugby game took place and there is a great wall of history as you enter.
The Place
124c Raeburn Place
Modern Rugby Club with a balcony overlooking the park and pond. Opposite the flat. Good for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. This is also where the first International Rugby game took place and there is a great wall of history as you enter.
Nice food, great wine. Great service. 5 minutes walk from the flat.
Whiskers Wine Café
48 Raeburn Place
Nice food, great wine. Great service. 5 minutes walk from the flat.
Great Thai if you are up by the hub of festival venues. They only take walk inns and have fast service so you won't be in the que long.
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TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
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Great Thai if you are up by the hub of festival venues. They only take walk inns and have fast service so you won't be in the que long.
Really good Thai in lovely historic building. 12 minutes walk from the flat.
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Nok's Kitchen
8 Gloucester St
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Really good Thai in lovely historic building. 12 minutes walk from the flat.

Bars

Speak Easy bar, great service. Glasses are all antiques as is the décor. Lovely vinyl background music. They do not do food, but great for a drink.
St Bernard's Bar
10 Raeburn Place
Speak Easy bar, great service. Glasses are all antiques as is the décor. Lovely vinyl background music. They do not do food, but great for a drink.
Great Bar offering outdoor drinking and good bar food or restaurant. 3 minutes walk from the flat
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The Raeburn
112 Raeburn Pl
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Great Bar offering outdoor drinking and good bar food or restaurant. 3 minutes walk from the flat
Good bar, usually has availability when others are booked. Food is typical pub grub. 8 minutes walk from the flat
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Hectors
47-49 Deanhaugh St
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Good bar, usually has availability when others are booked. Food is typical pub grub. 8 minutes walk from the flat
Great bar for the winter. In a basement. Very popular with locals. Good pub food. Real Ales on tap. They have a good (tough) pub quizz there on a Tuesday night. 10 minutes walk from the flat.
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The Bailie Bar
2-4 St Stephen St
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Great bar for the winter. In a basement. Very popular with locals. Good pub food. Real Ales on tap. They have a good (tough) pub quizz there on a Tuesday night. 10 minutes walk from the flat.
Great bar. Musicians jam there with traditional music on some nights. They also have a pub quizz on another night. 10 minutes wak from the flat.
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The Antiquary Bar
72-78 St Stephen St
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Great bar. Musicians jam there with traditional music on some nights. They also have a pub quizz on another night. 10 minutes wak from the flat.
Great cosy bar with interesting and nice cocktails. Good music and Eddy Murphy jokes playing in the toilet... Good for a nightcap. 10 minutes walk from the flat
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The Last Word Saloon
44 St Stephen St
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Great cosy bar with interesting and nice cocktails. Good music and Eddy Murphy jokes playing in the toilet... Good for a nightcap. 10 minutes walk from the flat
Speak Easy bar serving cocktails. Very querky. 15 minutes walk.
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Panda & Sons
79 Queen St
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Speak Easy bar serving cocktails. Very querky. 15 minutes walk.

Neighbourhoods

This is where the flat is. It is known as the nicest place to live in Edinburgh as it has greas bars, restaurants, a lovely park, the Botanical Gardens, nice architecture and is on the Water of Leith. There are miles of off road walks available. You can walk along the water of Leith to the sea port of Leith or countryside in Balerno, or cross onto the canal. You can also walk to a number of beaches.
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Stockbridge
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This is where the flat is. It is known as the nicest place to live in Edinburgh as it has greas bars, restaurants, a lovely park, the Botanical Gardens, nice architecture and is on the Water of Leith. There are miles of off road walks available. You can walk along the water of Leith to the sea port of Leith or countryside in Balerno, or cross onto the canal. You can also walk to a number of beaches.
Our sea port, full of bars and restaurants. The Fingal Yacht is there if you want a special 5 star afternoon tea or cocktail experience.
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Лит
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Our sea port, full of bars and restaurants. The Fingal Yacht is there if you want a special 5 star afternoon tea or cocktail experience.
Very pretty sailing inlet with a photographic lighthouse. The Old Chain Pier, Star Bank, Lock Fine Restruarant and Fish and Chip shop there offer good food and drink. You can view across the water to Fife and our famous bridges in South Queensferry. A pretty 50 minute walk from the flat.
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Newhaven
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Very pretty sailing inlet with a photographic lighthouse. The Old Chain Pier, Star Bank, Lock Fine Restruarant and Fish and Chip shop there offer good food and drink. You can view across the water to Fife and our famous bridges in South Queensferry. A pretty 50 minute walk from the flat.
One of my favourite long walks along a very pretty coast, or take a bus. South Queensferry is a pretty historic town with nice bars, restaurants, shops and spectacular views of our 3 bridges to Fife.
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Queensferry
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One of my favourite long walks along a very pretty coast, or take a bus. South Queensferry is a pretty historic town with nice bars, restaurants, shops and spectacular views of our 3 bridges to Fife.