Visiting edinburgh soon any good torist atractions/things to do that you can recommend???

Question

like the underground walks do they stil do them???

Answer 1

Yes they still do the vaults tours I've been on 2 and they were pretty good just remember to take a camera with you but set it so you can take pictures in the dark, I also recommend going up Carlton hill because there are amazing views of the city from up there, Scottish parliament is also worth seeing.

Answer 2

Edinburgh Castle

Arthur's Seat

Royal Yacht Britannia

National Museum of Scotland

Edinburgh Zoo

Real Mary King's Close

The Royal Mile

:-)

Answer 3

Check out the castle or The Scottish Parliament

Answer 4

I enjoyed the Royal Mile (many unique shops there), Edinburgh castle, ghosts tours and underground walks.

Answer 5

Edinburgh Dungeon,that goes underground x

Answer 6

Hi Diane

Where do you start?

Castle , Zoo, Museums, Britannia, Dynamic Earth, Shows, Night Clubs, Whisky Tours and there is even a 3D Loch Ness tour on the Royal Mile see you there?

Nessie fae the bonnie Loch Ness xxxx

Answer 7

See Bruce and his Guided Trike Tour, well worth a few quid for amazing local knowledge - great springboard for getting to know the places you want to revisit! Details in tourist info ('cos I have forgotten his tel. no.)

Answer 8

Mary Kings close is a must, thats the old closes underneath the city chambers, plus the dungeons.  Oh and alot of the pubs are great, especially in the old town.

Answer 9

Edinburgh has more attractions & things to do than any other city in the world. I wouldn't know where to start to list them but start here.

http://www.touristnetuk.com/sc/edinburgh...

http://www.edinburgh.org/

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Answer 10

Yep they still do the underground walks. I would recommend the zoo, avoid the dungeons, scott monument, the yacht britannia, a wee walk up arthurs seat (view is phenominal). Greyfriars Bobby (cute wee statue). You also have to visit the royal mile. Have a great trip!!!!

Answer 11

Assuming you don’t have unlimited resources you will probably look at one of the multi-attraction passes, the best known is the ‘Edinburgh pass’. I've been asked about the value of these by many visitors and the best I've been able to respond is 'it depends' clearly if you run around mad it is a huge saving and well worth it, you can't possibly visit everything in 3 days, but could certainly pack in around £100 worth at a push. The key is I suppose, what do you WANT to see.

A first timer in Edinburgh over three days might typically choose (in terms of paid attractons):

(Slightly history slanted)

Edinburgh Castle NOT INCLUDED

Camera Obscura £7.50

Holyrood House Palace NOT INCLUDED but gallery pass £5

Real Mary Kings Close NOT INCLUDED

One of the 'ghost' tours £7.50

Brittania NOT INCLUDED

A bus tour NOT INCLUDED

add the return airport bus £5 and one of the things the pass highlights (part of the point after all) such as the excellent Literary Pub Tour and you have a total of £35 - a loss on the 3-day pass, but you could do these in a day and save on the £24 one day ticket (but have to spend the £3 on the bus back to the airport)

or

(slightly fun/family slanted)

Edinburgh Castle NOT INCLUDED

Camera Obscura £7.50

Dungeons £11.95 but noone need pay this as discount vouchers are everywhere - £9.95

Real Mary Kings Close NOT INCLUDED

two ghost tours £15

Edinburgh Zoo £10.50

Dynamic Earth £8.95

add the return bus at £5 and you have a combined saving of an impressive £66.85 against the 3 day pass at £48. Note though if you are a family 2+2 group most attractions have a family ticket so the savings above will shrink quite a bit.

In both cases the Lothian bus pass is worth £2.50 a day as this is the cost of an unlimited bus day ticket

It all depends of course on what you choose, as this simple example demonstrates, but certainly in three days doing all of zooming out West to the Maid of the Forth, East to the Museum of Flight and South to the Mining Museum is likely to leave you on a significant loss for example.

In summary the more 'alternative attractions' you fancy and perhaps the more generally you stay in Edinburgh itself, the more you will gain. But don't you want to see the Castle which needs several hours? Perhaps the pass is better for second/third time visitors than first-timers.

On a low-note their website has a picture of The Museum of Modern Art in its header - a strange inclusion as this is a free attraction!!

First timers might be better with the Royal Edinburgh 2-day ticket http://www.royaledinburghticket.co.uk/

which is focussed on the traditional core attractions and includes:

Edinburgh Castle,

The Palace of Holyroodhouse,

The Royal Yacht Britannia and

2 days unlimited travel on all

City Tour Buses and The Majestic Tour

With one bus tour this £34 ticket pays out about £38, add the substantially different Majestic Tour (which goes down to the Britannia and weather proof Botanics which is free) and you are looking at £47 of benefit. A saving of £26 per couple is significant!!

Tour buses - regular departures from Waverley Bridge, the bus is hop-on hop-off so you pace your way round Edinburgh as you choose. They are all an hour long and all the same price – the difference is the route taken.

Answer 12

Edinburgh is a fantastic city, we stay here when we visit as its close to most amenities:

http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/edinburgh

I cant really add to any of the lists here-but i would say that Arthurs Seat is a definite!-Cheers

Answer 13

you have to do the castle - i think its law.

the ghost dungeons are good as well.

Answer 14

i enjoyed firstly going to the castle to site see, then seeing the military tatoo also at the castle. then browse the royal mile. then go see the st. andrews golf course area.