Edinburg - Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Galska: Dùn Èideann) je glavno mesto Škotska ki se nahaja v Centralni pas regiji države. Edinburgh s približno 450.000 prebivalci (1 milijon v mestni regiji) plati v svetovljanskem, a unikatno škotskem vzdušju. Stari vulkani zagotavljajo dramatično naravno naravo, z impozantnim gradom na vrhu. Mesto pod svojo stražo združuje srednjeveške relikvije, gruzijsko veličino in močan sloj sodobnega življenja s sodobno avantgardo. Srednjeveške palače, gotske cerkve in fascinantne zgodovinske stavbe se prepletajo z najboljšo moderno arhitekturo, kot so hiše škotskega parlamenta in prenovljeni narodni muzej Škotske. Poimenovan "Auld Reekie" ali "severne Atene", ponavadi pa preprosto "Emmbruh", gosti odlične restavracije, trgovine, pube, divje in blage klube ter neprekinjen program mestnih festivalov skozi vse leto. Hogmanay, škotsko novo leto, začne praznovanje; Avgust je Tattoo, mednarodni festival in Festival Fringe - največji umetniški festival na svetu.

The Stari in novi kraji Edinburgha so bili navedeni kot Spletna mesta svetovne dediščine Unesco leta 1995. Leta 2004 je Edinburgh postal prvi član združenja Unescova ustvarjalna mesta pobuda, ko je bila imenovana za Mesto literature.

Okrožja

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Zemljevid Edinburgha

 Staro mestno jedro
Edinburško srednjeveško srce ob Royal Mile, ki poteka od gradu do palače Holyrood. Na tem območju je večina res znanih krajev.
 Novo mesto
The druga polovica središča mesta je Gruzija (konec 18. stoletja) Novo mesto. Trgovsko središče mesta je to, za kar nakupovalci naredijo pot, prav tako umetniki in fotografi, ki želijo dobiti svoj delež nekaterih najpametnejših in najlepših zgradb v državi. Novo mesto se razteza do meje Stockbridgea in ga zlahka prepoznamo po ulični razsvetljavi, ki postavlja sceno. Novo mesto leži znotraj nekaterih najlepših zelenic Edinburgha, vključno s prostranimi Dean Gardens.
 Stockbridge in Canonmills
Ekskluzivna soseska severno od Novega mesta, nekaj zanimivih neodvisnih nakupov in najbolj sproščujoče mesto v mestu - Royal Botanic Garden.
 Leith
Edinburško samostojno pristaniško območje je samostojna destinacija.
 Vzhod
Območje plaže Portobello in zgodovinska vas Duddingston ležijo na vzhodu mesta.
 Južno
Priljubljen del mesta za študente, zato je na voljo veliko zanimivih krajev za jesti in piti. Nadalje je Edinburgh Otroško igrišče Pentland Hills in zanimiva kapela Roslin.
 Zahod
Tu je odličen živalski vrt v Edinburghu in tempelj športa, ki je ragbi stadion Murrayfield.

Razumeti

Edinburško staro mestno jedro z Arthurjevim sedežem in Firth of Forth v ozadju.

Zgodovina

To je bilo vznemirljivo mesto pred 300-350 milijoni let, ko so vulkani divjali in se razplamteli po celotni regiji. Največje je bilo tisto, kar danes imenujemo Arthurjev sedež, z manjšimi stožci na Castle Rocku, Calton Hillu in drugod. Nato so se razblinili in začeli pokopavati druge skalne plasti. Veliko kasneje je prišla ledena doba, zadnja pred približno 20.000 leti. Ogromni ledeniki z zahoda so odstranili površje, toda tam, kjer so zadeli Castle Rock, so se morali razdeliti in pretočiti. Kamnino so pustili nedotaknjeno z zaobljeno vdolbino na njenem severu, zahodu in jugu in repom kamnitih ostankov, ki so jo odvrgli v zavetrje na vzhodu. To je ustvarilo očitno obrambno mesto za zgodnjo poravnavo. Do 12. stoletja je bil Edinburg glavno mesto Škotske; staro mestno jedro je odraščalo z gradom na čelu, kraljevsko miljo, ki se je raztezala po drobirju, in palačo Holyrood ob njenem vznožju.

In navzgor in navzgor je raslo: prostor je bil omejen, zato so stavbe postajale višje, tudi v srednjeveških časih visoke deset ali več nadstropij. Toda dvigal ali črpane vode seveda ni bilo, za sanitarije pa je poskrbelo tako, da so odprli okno in vzklikali "Gardyloo!" in pustite gravitaciji narediti ostalo. Vsako srednjeveško mesto je smrdelo, Edinburg pa je postal znan kot "Auld Reekie" po značilnem smradu odplak, pomešanih z dimom iz premoga, ki so ga tu kopali in sežigali že od zgodnjih časov.

Edinburgh je izgubil nekaj pomembnosti po letu 1707, ko se je Škotska združila z Anglijo, politična moč pa je odšla v London. Toda sredi 18. stoletja je ponovno zaživelo, ko je izbruhnilo iz meja starega mestnega jedra, z ustvarjanjem gracioznega novega mesta na severu. Vmesna sredina, "Nor Loch", je bila izsušena, premoščena in čez potisnjena zemeljska gomila. Podobna širitev je bila tudi na južni strani. V viktorijanski dobi se je industrijski razcvet poganjal s premogom v bližini na vzhodu in nafto iz skrilavca, proizvedeno na zahodu. Kanali in nato železnice so prinesle material in delovno silo.

Glasgow se je povečal, Edinburgh pa je ostal kulturna prestolnica Škotske, Mednarodni festival v Edinburghu pa se je začel leta 1947. Leto kasneje so na gradu izvedli prvo vojaško tetovažo in kmalu postali uradni del festivala. Leta 1993 je bila organizirana prva zabava na ulici Edinburgh Hogmanay Street.

In od leta 1998 je Edinburgh v močnejšem smislu spet glavno mesto, saj je škotski zakon (in kasnejša zakonodaja) ustanovil delegirani škotski parlament in civilno vlado. Ti s sedežem v Edinburghu so odgovorni za upravljanje Škotske, pri čemer so izključene pridržane zadeve, kot so obramba in zunanje zadeve, ki ostajajo v Westminsterskem parlamentu v Londonu. Med letoma 1999 in 2004 je bila zgrajena stavba škotskega parlamenta (zasnoval jo je Enric Miralles, španski katalonski arhitekt). Razprava o polni neodvisnosti Škotske se nadaljuje.

Usmerjenost

Edinburgh ima dve glavni bodici, obe tečeta vzhod-zahod. Hrbtenica starega mestnega jedra je Kraljevska milja, ki se začne z gradom, ki se nahaja na njegovi vulkanski skali, in Esplanade, ki nudi najboljši splošen pogled na mesto. Od tu se Royal Mile spušča na vzhod, imenovan Lawnmarket, High Street in Canongate, da se konča pri palači Holyrood. Most George IV se razteza južno od starega mestnega jedra do univerzitetne četrti, Meadows in Southside, medtem ko Mound in North Bridge segata proti severu do Novega mesta.

Novejša hrbtenica je Princes Street (ena "s", brez apostrofa, poimenovana po prinčevih sinovih Georgea III.). Vrtovi Princes Street zapolnijo depresijo med vilicami ulice in starega mestnega jedra, z železniškimi tiri v njihovi podlagi in križiščem Mound na sredini. Mrežni vzorec Novega mesta se začne s Princes Street in se razteza proti severu, George Street in Queen Street pa sta glavna bulevara. V bližini vzhodnega konca ulice Princes sta glavna železniška postaja Waverley in glavna avtobusna postaja Trg sv. Andreja. Ulica se konča v kraju Waterloo Place, zgodovinskem postajališču A1 do Londona, A7 do Carlisleja, A8 do Glasgowa in A9 do Johna O'Groatsa - noben sodoben voznik nikoli ne bi smel upoštevati teh navodil. Majhen grič vzhodno od Princesove ulice z ersatz Akropolo je Calton Hill, medtem ko grozeče skale, ki ležijo še JV, so Arthurjev sedež. Firth of Forth se blešči proti severu in se zlije v odprto Severno morje.

Literarno izročilo

Edinburg je znan kot dolgovečna literarna prestolnica angleško govorečega sveta.

Veliki škotski zgodovinski romanopisec Sir Walter Scott se je rodil v mestu in ima svoj velik spomenik na ulici Princes. Tudi Robert Louis Stevenson in sir Arthur Conan Doyle sta bila doma iz Edinburgha. Edinburgh je bil tudi dom in navdih za tako znane sodobne pisatelje, kot je Muriel Spark (avtor Predsednica gospe Jean Brodie), Irvine Welsh (avtorica romana iz leta 1993 Trainspotting, postavljen v krhkem okrožju Leith), Ian Rankin (pisatelj kriminalov, najbolj znan po Inšpektor Rebus serija, dogajanje v Edinburghu), Alexander McCall Smith (Agencija Lady Detective št in več romanov v škotski prestolnici) in J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter slava.

Podnebje

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Edinburško podnebje je najbolj primerno za popotnike od maja do septembra. Kljub temu je vreme v Edinburghu vedno spremenljivo in obiskovalci bi morali pričakovati sonce in dež, ne glede na sezono. Med dežjem tudi v Edinburghu vetrovno vetrovi, zato si priskrbite dežni plašč ali trden dežnik! Številni turist je obrnjen dežnik opustil zaradi vztrajnega bičevanja. Poletje, glavna festivalska sezona, združuje dolge dnevne ure z dolgimi večeri (ker je tako daleč proti severu, se pred 10. ali 11. ponoči redko potemni!). Zima je lahko zelo hladna, s kratkimi dnevnimi urami, vendar je sneg redek in kratkotrajen, večina zimskih padavin v Edinburgu pa je v obliki hladnega dežja in žleda. Edinburg ima obilo notranjih znamenitosti in dejavnosti, zaradi katerih mrzli zimski dnevi letijo mimo. Z drugimi besedami, prinesite plašč velikega fanta, kajne? Ne skrbite, da vas bo pozimi zeblo, saj so tako kot v mnogih modernih državah vse stavbe, vključno s starimi, tople, suhe in izolirane.

Kdaj iti

V glavnih festivalskih obdobjih visokega poletja (od avgusta do začetka septembra) in Hogmanaya (okoli novega leta / 1. januarja) v Edinburghu postane velika gneča (glede na nastanitve). Obiskovalci bi morali v tem času načrtovati že vnaprej rezervacijo centralne namestitve in vstopnic za prireditve.

Informacije o obiskovalcih

Vstopi

Z letalom

1 Mednarodno letališče Edinburgh (EDI IATA) (Približno 13 km zahodno od mesta pred A8). Letališče Edinburgh ima obsežne evropske in domače povezave. Evropske povezave vključujejo Alicante, Amsterdam, Atene, Basel, Barcelona, Berlin (Schonefeld in Tegel), Bruselj, Budimpešta, Burgas, Kopenhagen, Pluta, Dublin, Firence, Frankfurt, Ženeva, Helsinki, Istanbul, Madrid, Milan (Linate in Malpensa), München, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Pariz, Praga, Rim, Shannon, Stockholmu in Zürich.
Domače povezave vključujejo Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Derry, East Midlands, Exeter, Islay, otok Man, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Kirkwall, Manchester, London (City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton in Stansted), Newquay, Norwich, Orkney, Southampton, Shetland, Stornoway, Sumburgh, in Stenj. Ni letov do Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, ali Newcastle saj so potovanja z vlakom razmeroma kratka. Obstaja več neprekinjenih povezav iz Severna Amerika; Boston, Chicago O'Hare, New York JFK, Newark Liberty, Philadelphia, Providence, Toronto, in Washington DC.. Obstajajo tudi leti iz Abu Dhabi in Doha. Za boljše medcelinske povezave potujte čez Manchester ali London. Glej to povezavo za celoten seznam destinacij z leti do letališča Edinburgh in z njega.
Če imate pogled na sever, si privoščite pogled na Cat Stane na sredini vzdolž vzletno-pristajalne steze. Danes je kamen iz bronaste dobe znotraj ograje letališča, zato ga lahko edino tako občuduje javnost.
Letališče Edinburgh je srednje veliko in sodobno, s celotno ponudbo potniških zmogljivosti tako na kopnem kot tudi na letališču. Njihov brezžični internet lahko uporabljate do 2 uri. Na kopnem je majhen supermarket Marks & Spencer. Edini vodnjaki s pitno vodo so ob levi takoj, ko zapustite trgovino brez carin. Menjalnico valut na kopnem in zračnem območju upravlja ICE, s stopnjami za glavne valute, približno 20% nižjo od uradne stopnje: slabo, a povprečno za letališče. Torej, če bi 100 USD spremenili v £, nato pa te £ vrnili nazaj, bi dobili 60 USD. Letališče Edinburgh (Q8716) na Wikipodatih Letališče Edinburgh na Wikipediji (posodobljeno maj 2018)

Flybe je propadel marca 2020 in nehal leteti. To pušča vrzel v letalskih povezavah do Edinburgha in ni znano, katere poti bodo prevzeli drugi operaterji. Njihov manjši partner Eastern Airways še naprej leti. Loganair ne vpliva, saj niso bili več v partnerstvu s Flybe.

Nadaljnji prevoz: avtobusi do mesta in do Glasgowa, Fife in West Lothian, ustavljajte s postajališč tik pred Arrivals. Tramvajska postaja in avtobusi do parkirišč, ki niso na lokaciji, so na vzhodnem koncu terminala, onkraj večnadstropnega parkirišča. Železniške postaje ni, najbližja (Haymarket in Waverley) sta v središču mesta.

Neposreden avtobus do središča mesta je Airlink (storitev 100). To poteka z letališča stop D preko ulice Haymarket in Princes Street do mostu Waverley, tik pred glavno železniško postajo in blizu avtobusne postaje. To je značilen svetlo modri dvonadstropni avtobus, ki vozi vsak dan 24 ur vsakih 10-15 minut in traja 20-30 minut. Cena za odrasle je 4,50 GBP enojno, 7,50 GBP odprto (otroci 2 GBP / 3 GBP). Vozniku plačajte z gotovino (sprememba podana v razumnem roku, edina pot mestnega avtobusa, ki to počne) ali z brezkontaktno debetno ali kreditno kartico. Avtobusi imajo brezplačen brezžični internet, vtičnice za polnjenje električne opreme, CCTV, ki potnikom na vrhu omogoča nadzor njihove prtljage, in informacijske zaslone "next-stop".

Za severno stran mesta in Leith vzemite Skylink 200. To poteka z letališča stop B preko Corstorphine do obale Newhaven in oceanskega terminala Leith - ne gre nikamor blizu središča mesta. Vsak dan vozi vsakih 30 min, od 05:00 do 24:00 proti Leithu in od 04:00 do 23:00 do letališča, pri čemer traja eno uro. Enake cene kot Airlink 100, vendar je potrebna natančna vozovnica.

Za južno stran mesta vzemite Skylink 300. To poteka z letališča stop F preko Sighthilla in Slateforda do Tollcrossa (glavno ozemlje za majhne hotele in penzione), glavnega kampusa univerze Edinburgh blizu starega mesta Newington (več nočitev z zajtrki), nato na jug do Prestonfielda / Cameron Toll Vsak dan vozi vsakih 20 min, od 06: 00-23: 00 proti mestu in od 05: 00-22: 00 do letališča. Pot do univerze in starega mestnega jedra traja eno uro. Enake cene kot Airlink 100, vendar je potrebna natančna vozovnica. Nadomešča Bus 35, ki je bil sekljan leta 2017. Včasih je zavijal proti severu do Leitha, vendar je bil ta podvojen Bus 200 in poleti 2018 okrnjen.

Za južne obrobje mesta vzemite Skylink 400. To poteka z letališča stop B preko Gogarburna, Južnega Gylea, Wester Hailesa, Oxgangsa, Kaimesa, Kraljeve ambulante in Niddrie do trdnjave Fort Kinnaird / Newcraighall v bližini Musselburgha - ne gre nikamor blizu središča mesta. Poteka vsak 30 minut od 5.30 do 21.30. Nadomešča Bus 18, ki je bil iz julija 2018.

Ponoči Airlink 100 še vedno vozi do središča mesta. Za južno stran in Leith vzemite nočni avtobus N22 iz stop D. Ta pride v mesto vzdolž ulice Dundee St in Lothian Road, nato poteka vzdolž ulice Princes St in navzdol do oceanskega terminala Leith. Poteka vsakih 30 min 00: 00-04: 00. Od letališča do Princes St traja 30 min, do Leitha 50 min. Cena prevoza znaša 3 GBP (brez popustov, potrebna natančna sprememba) za a NOČ vstopnic, velja do 4.30 na vseh mestnih nočnih avtobusih. Letalske karte veljajo tudi za to storitev do mostu Waverley.

The Tramvaj teče od letališča do središča mesta in traja 40 minut preko Edinburgh Parka, Murrayfielda, Haymarketa in po Princes St do železniške postaje Waverley in York Place. Cena za odrasle znaša 6 £ na enkrat, 8,50 GBP na odprto, otrok 3 GBP / 4,50 GBP. Če se isti dan odpravite na druga mestna potovanja, razmislite o nakupu dnevne vozovnice za 9 funtov (otroka 4,50 funtov), ​​ki velja za vse tramvajske in dnevne avtobuse. (Cena prevoza z enim tramvajem in enim avtobusom je cenejša, toda natančna sprememba postane problem.) V 30 minutah vožnje kupite vozovnice na katerem koli tramvajskem postajališču (kartice sprejete, sprememba ni dana) in potrdite svojo vozovnico pred vkrcanjem. Tramvaji vozijo vsak 8-15 min, do središča mesta 06: 20-22: 45 in do letališča 05: 30-23: 30.

Ali hodi! Če imate le lahko prtljago, je lep dan in želite prihraniti denar, se lahko sprehodite po 2 km dolgi pešpoti med letališčem in Ingliston Park & ​​Ride. To vas uvršča v tarifo Mestne cone, tako da se cena tramvaja do centra mesta spusti na 1,70 GBP za odraslega, 80p otroka, dnevna vozovnica za vse tramvaje in avtobuse pa 4 GBP / 2 GBP. Ko prihajate iz mesta, vas ne mika samo, da kupite vozovnico za mestno cono in se zadržite na letališču, saj nadzorniki vozovnic vedno patrulirajo na tem odseku.

Iz mesta: Avtobusi vozijo z letališča stop C do Glasgow Avtobusna postaja Buchanan. To je Citylink Air kar traja 1 uro in stane 12 GBP za enkratno in 20 GBP za vračilo. Poteka vsak dan od 06:00 do 23:30, običajno vsakih 30 minut; čez noč urni avtobus N900 vozi po isti poti.

Avtobusi vozijo z letališča stop G čez stari Forth Road Bridge do Inverkeithing in Halbeath v Ljubljani Fife. To je Kočijaž Jet 747 avtobus ki traja 45 min do Halbeatha in stane 7,50 GBP za enkratno in 14 GBP za povratek v 28 dneh. Poteka vsak dan 24 ur, vsakih 20 minut podnevi. Spremenite pri Inverkeithingu za vlake do Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen in Inverness.

Prvi avtobus 600 vozi z letališča stop E vsakih 30 min Zahodni Lothian, prek Ratho, Newbridge, Kirkliston, Winchburgh, Broxburn, Uphall, Livingston in Whitburn.

Lokalni avtobusi vozijo mimo avtoceste A8, 1 km južno od letališča. Ti vodijo od Edinburgha do Ratha v Kirklistonu, South Queensferry, Linlithgow, in Falkirk.

Z vlakom

Stara rezervacijska dvorana na postaji Waverley
Wikivoyage ima vodnik po Železniška potovanja v Združenem kraljestvu

2 Železniška postaja Edinburgh Waverley (EDB). The glavna železniška postaja za Edinburg. Lokalno se vedno imenuje "Waverley", vendar Spletno mesto National Rail tega imena ne prepozna in ga preprosto imenuje "Edinburgh". Waverley, odprt leta 1846 in obnovljen v letih 1892-1902, je samo po sebi znamenitost, z venčenimi kerubini, ki se razprostirajo po njegovem dodelanem kupolastem stropu in goščavi drsnega železa. Leži na vzhodnem koncu ulice Princes med Starim in Novim mestom, z vrhovi Calton Hilla in gradu, ki se nadvija nad vašim vlakom, in letno oskrbuje več kot 14 milijonov ljudi. Veliko objektov na postaji, vključno z najemom avtomobilov, leva prtljaga pa je veliko dražja (7 funtov na kos na 24 ur) kot omarice na glavni avtobusni postaji v bližini na Trgu sv. Andreja. Železniška postaja Edinburgh Waverley (Q800716) na Wikidata Železniška postaja Edinburgh Waverley na Wikipediji 

Postaja Waverley je glavno vozlišče škotskega železniškega omrežja z vlaki, ki jih vozijo ScotRail.

Od Glasgow poti je najmanj pet:

  • najboljše je iz ulice Glasgow Queen Street preko Falkirk High, 50 min, vsakih 15-30 min;
  • vlaki iz ulice Queen preko Cumbernaulda in Falkirka Grahamstouna, 70 min, vsakih 30 min;
  • počasni vlaki iz Helensburgha ali Milngavie preko Queen Street (nizka stopnja), Airdrie in Livingston North, 75 min, vsakih 30 min;
  • vlaki na dolge razdalje iz središča Glasgowa, ki vozijo eno uro prek Motherwella do Edinburgha in nadaljujejo navzdol v Anglijo ter počasni vlaki iz Ayra, ki se več ustavljajo;
  • počasni vlaki iz Glasgowa Central preko Livingstona South, 80 min, na uro.

S severa: vlaki vozijo na uro od Aberdeen in Dundee, vsaki dve uri od Inverness preko Aviemoreja in Pertha ter vsakih 30 minut od Stirling.Linija med Aberdeenom in Dundeejem je bila 12. avgusta 2020 po plazu in hudi železniški nesreči blizu Stonehavena zaprta za 12 tednov, a se je novembra ponovno odprla.

Od London:LNER dnevni vlaki iz London King's Cross teči urno po vzhodni obali, najhitreje traja 4 ure in 20 minut, različno se ustavi v Peterboroughu, Granthamu, Newarku, Doncasterju, Yorku, Darlingtonu, Durhamu in Newcastlu na Tyni. Mnogi od njih nadaljujejo severno od Edinburgha do Glasgowa Central, Dundeeja, Aberdeena ali Invernessa. Iz Londona Euston skozi Midlands in Preston vsakih nekaj ur vozi dnevni vlak Virgin, počasnejša pot, ki bi jo uporabili le, če začnete recimo Milton Keynes. Obstaja tudi nočni vlak iz Eustana v Edinburg, opisan spodaj.

Iz Midlandsa, najhitreje je, da vzamete na uro Deviški vlak iz Birmingham Nova ulica proti Glasgowu in menjava pri Prestonu, čas potovanja nekaj več kot štiri ure. Nekoliko počasneje, a izogibanje spremembam je Arriva Crosscountry vlak, ki vozi od Penzancea preko Plymoutha, Exeter St David's, Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street, Derby, Sheffield, Wakefield Westgate, Leeds, York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne in Berwick-upon-Tweed, in nadaljevanje od Edinburgha do Glasgow Central.

Od Manchester:Transpennine Express teče vsakih nekaj ur od Letališče Manchester preko Piccadillyja in Carlisleja, ki traja štiri ure, s številnimi drugimi povezavami s prestopom na Piccadilly, Preston ali Lancaster.

Z meja vlaki vozijo vsakih 30 minut od Tweedbank preko Galashiels. Ni proge, vendar ima Galashiels povezovalne avtobuse iz Jedburgh, Melrose, Carlisle, Hawick in Selkirk.

Čez noč: The Kaledonski nižinski prag vozi Su-F iz londonskega Eustana z odhodom okoli 23.30 in prispe do 7.30, na krovu pa lahko ostanete do 08.00. (Še en del vozi do Glasgowa; delijo se / pridružijo se pri Carstairsu.) Vlak proti jugu odpelje okoli 23:30 in prispe do Eustana ob 07:00, spet lahko ostanete na krovu do 08:00. V soboto zvečer ni nobenega vlaka in ne morete potovati po Highland Sleeperju, ki v Edinburghu le ustavi servis, tako da se tri dele razdeli ali ponovno kombinira. Nov vozni park je bil uveden na vseh progah za spanje leta 2019. Predelki imajo dva ležišča in se prodajajo kot hotelske sobe: doplačate enkratno bivanje in ne boste delili z neznancem. Vstopnice lahko rezervirate na kateri koli glavni železniški postaji v Združenem kraljestvu ali prek spleta: cena enojne postelje znaša približno 140 funtov za enega ali 170 funtov za dve osebi. Uporabite lahko tudi sedežni salon, en sam £ 45. Če imate obstoječo vozovnico za dnevni vlak, morate kupiti dodatek za spanje. Cene so dinamične - vikendi in festival bodo stali dražje, če so na voljo privezi. Rezervacija je odprta 12 mesecev naprej: natisniti morate svojo e-vozovnico, da jo boste lahko predstavili na vkrcanju.

Železniška postaja Haymarket

3 Železniška postaja Edinburgh Haymarket (HYM). Mestni druga glavna železniška postaja, miljo zahodno od Waverleyja. Če prihajate s severa, zahoda ali jugozahoda, je Haymarket najboljša postaja za uporabo, če se odpravite na letališče, živalski vrt ali galerijo moderne umetnosti ali če je vaša nastanitev na zahodni strani mesta. Nahaja se na glavnih zahodnih avtobusnih progah in tramvajski progi z indikatorskimi tablami za naslednje avtobuse in tramvaje. Postaja je bila obnovljena leta 2013 in ima zdaj veliko, čisto dvorano. Ob ulici (pred ovirami za prodajo vstopnic) je nekaj pol ducata avtomatov za prodajo vozovnic, blagajna z osebjem, bankomat, dva kavna kioska, prodajalna in prodajalna M&S ter prodajalna koles Bike & Go. Na strani ovir je vlak, kjer je osebje, npr. Za previsoke cene vozovnic. Na ploščadi so dvigala in stopnice, ki vključujejo skrivnostno "ploščad 0". Veliko lokalov in lokalov se zbira okoli postaje. Železniška postaja Haymarket (Q800709) na Wikipodatih Železniška postaja Edinburgh Haymarket na Wikipediji 

Postaji Waverley in Haymarket imata ovire za vozovnice, zato boste morali kupiti vozovnico, če želite vstopiti ali zapustiti območje perona. Če pridete na vlak na postaji brez posadke, lahko kupite vozovnico pri kondukterju na vlaku ali pri inšpektorju v bližini pregradnih vrat: v času konic prometnih konic je običajno dolga vrsta. Pregradna vrata bodo ob koncu potovanja obdržala posamezne vozovnice, zato po potrebi prejmite potrdilo. Če imate več vozovnic, ki ne sodijo v pregrado, boste morali iti do vrat s članom osebja, ki bo pregledal vašo vozovnico in vas pustil skozi. Če vozovnice nimate, jo morate kupiti za prodajno blagajno za pregrado (peron 14 pri Waverleyju).

Nekaj ​​jih je majhne primestne postaje brez osebja znotraj mesta - to je poleg novega tramvajskega omrežja. Od septembra 2017 so to:

  • Gremo zahodno od Waverleyja in Haymarketa proti Linlithgowu, ulici Falkirk in Glasgow Queens: Edinburgh Park (EDP), kjer lahko pred vrati postaje pridete s tramvajem.
  • Gremo NW od Waverleyja in Haymarketa proti Forth Bridgeu, Fife & Highlands: South Gyle (SGL) in Edinburgh Gateway (EGY), ki ima tramvajsko vozlišče (zunaj je Gateway podpisan kot "Park", kar je zmedeno in napačno).
  • Gremo SW od Waverleyja in Haymarka do Shottsa in Glasgowa Central: Slateford (SLA), Kingsknowe (KGE) in Wester Hailes (WTA).
  • Gremo vzhodno od Waverleyja proti Newcastlu in do meja: Brunstane (BSU) in Newcraighall (NOVO), slednja s parkiranjem in vožnjo.

Uporabili bi jih le, če bi bila vaša nastanitev v bližini ali kot park in vožnja, saj niso blizu turističnih znamenitosti.

Z avtom

Po cesti se do Edinburgha lahko takoj pripeljete po avtocesti M8 (iz Glasgowa in zahoda), M9 (od Stirling in severozahod), A90 / M90 (od Perth, Dundee in severna Škotska), A1 (od Newcastle na Tynu in severovzhodni Angliji) in A702 / M74 (od Carlisle in severozahodni Angliji).

Od London najhitrejša pot do Edinburgha je avtocesta M1, ki se izliva v A1 (M) in A1 - pot dolga 640 km (400 milj) in približno 8-9 ur vožnje. Bolj slikovite poti, ki so krajše kilometrine in le nekoliko počasnejše, vključujejo:

  • Od A1 (M) severno od Scotch Cornerja sledite A68 skozi West Auckland, Corrbridge in Jedburgh
  • Od A1 (M) severno od Newcastla sledite A696 mimo letališča in se priključite A68 blizu Otterburna
  • Od A1 (M) pri Morpethu sledite A697 skozi Wooler in Coldstream

Edinburgh ni avtomobilom prijazno mesto, saj je veliko osrednjih ulic zaprtih ali slepih za zasebna vozila, vključno z Princes Street. To se lahko samo poslabša, saj se občutljiva območja (npr. Prizorišča festivalov) utrjujejo pred terorizmom, ki temelji na vozilih. In če menite, da je vožnja težavna, počakajte, da poskusite parkirati. Malo ga je, drago je in časovno omejeno, redarji pa so vneti. Od ponedeljka do sobote bi morali biti oddaljeni 3-4 milje, da bi našli brezplačno ulično parkirišče. Obstaja več večnadstropna parkirišča v središču mesta: še posebej osrednja sta Grajska terasa za West End in Greenside na East Endu. St James Center se je zaprl in ga rušijo. Če ste na dnevnem obisku, je novo uporabiti ceneje in hitreje parkirati in voziti objekte, pustite avto na robu mesta. Teh je sedem: delujejo v smeri urinega kazalca (vzhod> jug> zahod), to so Wallyford in Newcraighall, ki služijo A1, Sheriffhall in Straiton za JV pristope, Hermiston in Ingliston za zahod ter Ferrytoll tik severno od novega Forth Road Bridge za Fife in sever.

Z avtobusom

Avtobusi na dolge razdalje povezujejo Edinburg z Anglijo, Belfastom in ostalo Škotsko. Avtobusi do večjih mest na Škotskem v glavnem vozijo Citylink, medtem ko avtobuse do Anglije vozijo v glavnem National Express z drugimi, vključno z Megabus. 4 Avtobusna postaja Edinburgh Avtobusna postaja Edinburgh na Wikipediji je na vogalu trga St. Andrew, zelo osrednje. Glavni (zahodni) vhod je na ulici North St Andrew Street (zraven Louis Vuitton; tu se ustavljajo tramvaji), zadnji (vzhodni) vhod pa na ulici Elder. Tukaj so leve omarice za prtljago veliko cenejše od storitev leve prtljage "na kos" na Waverleyju, glavni železniški postaji (približno 400 m južno, 5-10 minut hoje). Avtobusna postaja je odprta Su-Th 04:30–00:00 in F Sa 04:30–00:30.

Letališče Edinburgh, opisan prej, konec leta 2018 prehaja v sekundarno avtobusno postajo. To je zato, ker so avtobusi, ki povezujejo letališče in mesto, precej izboljšani, zato je od zunanjih delov Edinburgha morda lažje voziti do letališča in prestopiti na avtobus za Glasgow ali kjer koli drugje, kot pa se peljati po tradicionalni poti čez Trg sv. Andreja. Vendar so cene na tej poti višje.

Moj čoln

Trajekti iz Severnega morja iz mesta Rosyth v Evropo so že osvobojeni, tako da bo danes plovba na celino iz Edinburgha pomenila potovanje do pristanišč Newcastle, Hull, Harwich ali Channel. Velike potniške ladje običajno pripeljejo na pristanišča Leith ali pa sedijo v Firth of Forth s potniki, ki jih pripeljejo z razpisom. Te linijske ladje so na križarjenjih in ne ponujajo potovanja od točke do točke.

Trajekti do Severne Irske plujejo iz Cairnryana, blizu Stranraerja. Vmesno vozovnico lahko kupite Belfast in Edinburghu (in drugih destinacijah na Škotskem in Irskem) bodisi z avtobusom (Citylink) ali z vlakom (ScotRail). Kakor koli že, gre za 7- do 9-urno potovanje, ki stane približno 30 funtov.

Zdaj je možna zelo počasna, a slikovita vožnja z ladjo do Edinburgha po kanalu Union, ki je bil popolnoma odprt z mestnim postajališčem v porečju Lochrin. Na svojem zahodnem koncu Falkirkovo kolo povezuje Union kanal s kanalom Forth-Clyde, vse do Glasgowa.

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Zemljevid Edinburgha

Peš

Sprehod bi moral biti vedno vaša prva izbira v središču Edinburgha. Središče je kompaktno - večina znamenitosti in glavnih turističnih znamenitosti je znotraj Staro mestno jedro (predvsem okoli gradu in kraljeve milje) in Novo mesto, in so največ 15 min hoje narazen. Sprehod po elegantnih ali atmosferskih ulicah je eden izmed užitkov mesta. Obstajajo pa številni hribi, ki jih je treba ploviti; na primer od ulice Princes, navzgor Mound proti Edinburški grad zahteva nekaj pomembnega dela, vendar se splača za oglede na poti.

Z avtobusom

Središče je kompaktno, vendar se izbruhi raztezajo na več kilometrov; glavne znamenitosti, ki so predaleč za sprehod (zlasti z otroki), vključujejo živalski vrt, botanični vrt, Leith in Britannia ter hribe Pentland Hills. Pri njih je običajno prva izbira avtobus.

Lothianov avtobus

Edinburgh ima dve glavni avtobusni družbi, Lothian avtobusi, ki je v večinski lasti mestnega sveta Edinburgha, in Najprej, zasebni operater. Ti dve podjetji si delita enaka avtobusna postajališča, vendar številke poti in vozovnice niso zamenljive in imajo različne strukture vozovnic.

Lothian avtobusi je največji prevoznik v mestu in njegovi prepoznavni bordo in krem ​​obarvani avtobusi so postali enako simbol Edinburgha kot njegove stavbe. Številne poti imajo različno obarvane avtobuse, kar vam lahko pomaga na hitro ugotoviti, kateri avtobus se približuje. Mrežni zemljevidi

Vozovnice za potovanje lahko kupite na avtobusu, potrebna pa je natančna vozovnica (samo kovanci), saj spremembe ni mogoče dati. Uporabljajo se lahko tudi brezkontaktne kreditne in debetne kartice, najbolje je, da nekaj sprememb spremenite kot varnostno kopijo. A širok izbor vstopnic lahko tudi kupite v Lothian Buses potovalne trgovine (Most Waverley, ulica Hannover ali središče mesta Dalkeith) in na spletu vključno z knjižicami z 20 vstopnicami in dnevnimi vstopnicami. Leta 2020 posamezne vstopnice za avtobuse Lothian znašajo 1,80 GBP (90p za mlajše od 16 let) in veljajo samo za eno potovanje, ne glede na razdaljo. Če morate zamenjati avtobus, morate kupiti drugo vozovnico.

Udobneje je, da Lothian Buses ponujajo celodnevno vozovnico (DAY vstopnica) za 4,50 GBP (otroci 2,20 GBP), ki zajema ves prevoz (razen ogledov, letaliških hitrih in nočnih storitev). Družine z 2 odraslima in do 3 otroki lahko kupijo Družinski DAYkicket za 9,50 £. Celodnevne vozovnice so odličen način za ogled mesta brez stroškov turističnih avtobusov, saj lahko ves dan pridete na vse avtobuse in tramvaje Lothian (razen letališke postaje). Te lahko kupite pri katerem koli vozniku avtobusa, v prodajnih avtomatih na katerem koli postajališču tramvaja, v pisarnah Lothian Buses ali v spletni trgovini Lothian Buses.

Avtobusi vozijo vso noč po glavnih progah, čeprav dnevne vozovnice po polnoči ne veljajo. Če začnete potovati po 18:00, lahko razmislite o ZADNJA vstopnica za 4,00 GBP (brez popustov), ​​kar vam omogoča potovanje v kateri koli dnevni in nočni službi do naslednjega dne do 04:30. Od polnoči do 04:30 lahko kupite a NOČ posamezno ki stane 3 GBP (brez popuščanja).

Lothian Buses's BusTracker storitev zagotavlja informacije o avtobusnih storitvah v realnem času. Elektronski znaki vzdolž glavne poti, ki prikazujejo čas čakanja na naslednji avtobus na vsaki postaji na tej postaji. V spletu si je mogoče ogledati informacije o vseh avtobusnih postajališčih v mestu, ne le o tistih postajališčih z elektronskimi tablami. Vsako postajališče ima edinstveno osemmestno kodo, ki je navedena na spletni strani in prikazana tudi na postajališču. Do Bus Trackerja lahko dostopate prek mobilnega telefona na mobile.mybustracker.co.uk. Brezplačni aplikaciji z imenom "Edinbus" za iPhone in "My Bus Edinburgh" za Android zagotavljata podobne informacije z zemljevidi poti in lokatorjem postankov.

Informacije na avtobusnih postajališčih in med potovanjem so redke in lahko zmedejo. Zato se dobro pripravite in vnaprej poglejte, kam želite iti. Na avtobusnih postajališčih so le splošne oznake, kam gre avtobus, podrobnih seznamov vseh postajališč pa ni. Tudi poimenovanje avtobusnih postaj je lahko zmedeno, postajališče v eno smer ima lahko drugačno ime kot nasprotno postajališče v drugi smeri. Na večini avtobusov ni napovedi za postajališča, zaradi česar je težko vedeti, kdaj izstopiti.

Najprej avtobusi večinoma vozijo na bolj oddaljena območja vzhodno in zahodno od mesta. Zemljevidi poti

Edinburgh Coach Lines delujejo storitev 13, avtobus, ki je uporaben za številne obiskovalce, saj je edina pot do Narodne galerije moderne umetnosti in Dekanske galerije. Posamezne vozovnice stanejo 1,70 £ za odrasle in 80p za otroke (mlajše od 16 let). Lothian Buses season tickets and day tickets are not valid on service 13.

Lothian buses that operate sightseeing buses in several different brandings. All have a policy that a sightseeing ticket is valid for 24 hours, so you can get around central Edinburgh quite handily using the sightseeing buses. Each sightseeing bus follows a different route around the city, but they all start and finish at Waverley Bridge, adjacent to Waverley Station on Princes Street. Tickets valid on one of the offered city routes cost £14 for adults, £13 for students/seniors, £6 for children (5-15) and £33 for families (2 adults 3 children). The Grand24 ticket gives you access to all city tours for £20, £18, £7 and £46.

S tramvajem

Trams on Princes Street

A tramvajska proga links St Andrew Square in city centre to Edinburgh Airport on the west. It passes through the New Town along Princes Street & Shandwick Place to Haymarket, then takes an off-road track through the western 'burbs. Thus it links the airport, rugby stadium, both main train stations, the bus station and Princes Street. It doesn't extend south (e.g. to Old Town) or north, where buses are the mainstay of public transport.

A single journey (excluding the airport) costs £1.80. Day tickets cost £4.50 and can also be used (or purchased) on Lothian Buses. A single to or from the airport costs £6.50. You need to buy a ticket before boarding the tram. The ticket machines at tram stops accept credit cards (minimum spend £3) and coins (5p to £2 coins, no change is given). Holders of the Scottish National Entitlement Card (free travel for locals over 60) can only travel free on the tram if their card was issued by Edinburgh Council. The PLUSBUS rail ticket add-on allows you to travel on the tram, however the airport stop is excluded.

When the tram line finally opened in 2014, it was to widespread local scorn, as it was massively over-budget and long-delayed, with protracted disruption of city streets. Gradually it has won people over, but it's limited to the single east-west route. It had always been intended to run further, to Leith and Newhaven, but this was cut when the budget ballooned. In Sept 2017 the city council agreed to build this further section, with work being carried from 2019 to 2022. Cue for much pursing of lips and "lessons have been learned" and later disruption along Leith Walk.

Tram route map

Z vlakom

You're most unlikely to use the train to get around within the city. It's more relevant for "Getting in" - see that section above - or for trips out to the likes of North Berwick, Dunbar, and Tweedbank - see "Go Next".

Z avtom

Central Edinburgh is a nightmare to drive in, particularly the Old Town with its tangle of medieval streets with their associated one way systems. The New Town fares slightly better, but the scourge "Blue Meanies" who mercilessly swoop on vehicles which may have only been illegally parked for a matter of minutes. It is best to take a bus and/or walk. park and ride facilities provide access to the city centre.

As many other cities in the UK, Edinburgh has a 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limit on many of the roads in the city centre.

Edinburgh operates a Controlled Parking Zone in the city centre. On-street parking is mostly for residents with a parking permit. However, some Pay and Display on-street parking bays are available for anyone. To find these bays, the Edinburgh Council provides an interactive and detailed map for on-street parking bays. It lists charges for different parking areas as well as days and times when the charges are required. Typically parking tickets are free of charge after 18:30 and before 08:30, and for the entire day on Sundays.

Parking fines are £40 and vehicles parked in an obstructive manner are liable to be towed away with a £150 release fee to be paid for its retrieval. Even the suburbs (especially Morningside, The Grange, The Meadows) have little parking available. Leith seems to fare a bit better for parking, but there's no guarantee.

Drivers should beware of trams and cyclists.

S taksijem

Like most major British cities, Edinburgh offers a choice between Black Cabs, carrying up to 5 passengers, which can be hailed on the street, and minicabs, which must be pre-booked. Black cabs display an orange light above the windscreen to indicate that they are available to hire. It's usually quite easy to find a cab in and around the city centre, and on the main radial routes running out of the centre. There are also taxi ranks dotted around the city, where black cabs will line up to be hired. Taxi rank locations include:

  • Outside the main entrances of Haymarket and Waverley train stations.
  • Opposite the Caledonian Hotel and Sheraton Hotel (both near the West End), The George Hotel (east end of George Street) and the Crowne Plaza Hotel (High Street, Royal Mile).
  • St Patrick's Square, off South Bridge
  • Leith Bridge, close to The Shore and Commercial Quay, in Leith

The main taxi firms operating within the city are:

  • Central Radio Taxis, ☏ 44 131 229-2468. Black Cabs. 
  • City Cabs, ☏ 44 131 228-1211. Black Cabs. 
  • Edinburgh Taxi, ☏ 44 131 610-1234. Minicabs, saloon cars, MPVs with 8 seats and chauffeur driven vehicles. 
  • Festival Cars, ☏ 44 131 552-1777. Minicabs - mostly saloon cars but also have people carriers with up to 8 seats. Let them know the number in your party when you book. 

S kolesom

The Edinburgh Innertube map gives a good overview of off-street cycle paths in and around the city centre. Many paths are along canals or rivers, through parks and on former railway lines.

Edinburgh is well connected to the National Cycle Network (NCN) and there are many routes around Edinburgh (see also OpenCycleMap) with a variety of places accessible within a days cycling - Glasgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Musselburgh, in Dunbar - all of which have train stations for the return journey. The number 1 route which goes south from Edinburgh to Melrose in the borders and then east to Berwick-upon-Tweed (and then back on the train) can be done in one weekend with a variety of accommodation available for an overnight stay in the historic border town of Melrose.

Cycle hire

Edinburgh's official bicycle hire scheme is called Just Eat Cycles (named after its sponsor, a food ordering company; you're not supposed to eat the bicycles!) which started in September 2018. Bicycles can be rented out from physical docking stations that lock the bikes to racks but also from so-called virtual docking stations which are designated areas without physical racks, where bikes can be secured by an internal lock. They can be returned to the same or a different docking station (physical or virtual). There are 97 stations mostly in the city centre and inner suburbs.

You need an Android ali iPhone app on a smartphone and a credit card to pay for a subscription. Three subscription durations are available:

  • £1.50 single trip for up to 1 hour
  • £3 vsak dan subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within a 24 hour period
  • £90 yearly subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within 1 year
  • If your trip lasts more than 1 hour, you can extend your trip for £1 per 30 mins. Of course if you're still in the area and you've got a daily or yearly subscription, it's cheaper to return your bike after an hour and rent a new one for free.

Note that the single and daily subscriptions are cheaper than single trip bus tickets and daily bus tickets respectively.

To start, download the app, buy a subscription with a credit card, verify your phone number and look at the map in the app to see bicycles available nearby (the map is also available on their website). When you reach the bicycle, hire it in the app, it will tell you which bicycle to use, then press the button on the handle bars to unlock it (and unlock the internal lock in a virtual docking station).

Apart from the cycle hire scheme, you can rent bikes from the following places:

Glej

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's okrožje člankov
Entrance to Edinburgh Castle
Palace of Holyroodhouse

The major tourist sites in Staro mestno jedro vključujejo Edinburški grad at the West end of Royal Mile, a long straight street with lots of (tourist) shops, and the Škotski parlament in Palace of Holyroodhouse at the East end close to Arthurjev sedež. While walking along the Royal Mile, you can wander off into one of the many closes, which are narrow passages between houses that connect the higher and lower levels of Edinburgh Old Town.

Od Calton Hill v Novo mesto you have a great view over the city. You can spend some time walking along Princes Street, the major shopping street, stopping by the Scott Monument or at the free Narodna galerija Škotske in the Princes Street Gardens.

If you want to spend some time indoors, there are many museums and galleries which are generally free, except for special exhibitions. Most museums are in the Staro mestno jedro including the large Narodni muzej Škotske, Muzej otroštva in People's Story Museum.The national art galleries are the Narodna galerija Škotske in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery v Novo mesto, in Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art v West Edinburgh. Also of note are the Mestni umetniški center, Galerija sadja in Stills v Staro mestno jedro.Furthermore, there are a number of independent galleries in the St Stephen StreetStockbridge in Ulica Dundas območje Novo mesto.

If you are staying in Scotland a little while, it might be worth getting a Historic Scotland Membership. Passes last for a year, and cost £58 for adults and £46 for concessions (including full-time students). They provide unlimited access to about 70 paying sites in Scotland, including Edinburgh's Castle and Craigmillar Castle. You also get a lot of discounts for their shops, a quarterly magazine, and 50% off all English, Welsh and Manx historical sites.

Edinburgh Doors Open Day is an annual event, co-ordinated by the Cockburn Association, where many important and/or historic buildings across the city open up their doors to the public at no charge. Many of the buildings are not normally accessible so this can present a unique opportunity to see some of the city's lesser-known architectural marvels. It usually takes place on the last weekend in September. Brochures with details of the participating sites, opening times, access details etc., can be picked up from city libraries in the run up to the day, or downloaded from the website.

Ali

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's okrožje člankov

Uprizoritvene umetnosti

Edinburgh has an excellent koncert in gledališče life. The Usher Hall (Lothian Road, Staro mestno jedro) has weekly orchestral concerts all year round with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The Queen's Hall (South Clerk Street, Južno) is home to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Licej (Lothian Road, Staro mestno jedro) offers theatre performances. The Festivalno gledališče (Nicolson Street, Staro mestno jedro) frequently hosts opera in ballet. Europe's largest theatre, the 3000-seat Edinburška igralnica (top of Leith Walk, Novo mesto) hosts major West End shows. For a cheaper option, the excellent Bedlam Theatre (Staro mestno jedro) regularly puts on good student theatre and is the home to Scotland's oldest improvised comedy troupe, The Improverts.

Experience traditional Folk Music at one of the pubs in the Staro mestno jedro ali Leith which host regular sessions.

Outdoor activities

  • Walk along the Voda Leitha, a small river that meanders through Edinburgh, providing a peaceful haven from the busy city. Oglejte si Leith ali Stockbridge in Canonmills sections of the route.
  • Plezanje Arthurjev sedež, the extinct volcano, is a popular activity as well and rewards you with great views over the city (Staro mestno jedro).
  • If you have more time, then you should go hiking in the Pentland Hills for a (half) day trip (Južno).

Festival season

The Hub on the Royal Mile, the former Tollbooth Kirk is the headquarters of the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh in the summer becomes "festival city" when a huge number of major national and international arts festivals are hosted by the city. Most of these occur virtually simultaneously in August (or end of July). These cater for a wide variety of interests and include:

  • Edinburgh International Festival. In August. The original that spawned all the rest. Founded in 1947 and still seen as more "high-brow" than any of its offspring. Surprisingly, tickets are often priced more reasonably than for many Fringe shows. Some events have predogled performances at a much lower price. The final concert at the end of the festival takes place in the Princes Gardens and features an extensive firework show coordinated with the music. Get tickets early in advance if you want a seat. But it's also great to watch the fireworks and listen to the music for free on Princes Street. 
  • Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In August. One of the iconic images of Edinburgh for millions worldwide is the yearly Tattoo, kilted pipers skirling below the battlements of Edinburgh Castle. Although tickets sell out well in advance, persevering individuals are likely to find one or two tickets still for sale due to cancellations. Just be prepared to ask, ask, and ask again! There are usually fireworks at the end of the shows which can also be seen from e.g. the Grassmarket area. (posodobljeno mar 2020)
  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe). In August. As the name might suggest, this festival developed on the obrobje of the main International Festival and offers more alternative performances, with an emphasis on comedy and avant-garde; it is now the largest arts festival in the world. Many shows offer cheaper preview tickets on the first two days of the festival or a 2-for-1 ticket special on two selected dates. There are a few sub-festivals that are part of the Fringe such as the Assembly Festival, Summerhall Festival in CtheFestival. Part of the Fringe are also many free events (with donation if you liked the show) across the city grouped mostly under the PBH's Free Fringe ali Free Festival. (posodobljeno avgust 2020)
  • Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. 10 days in July. Festival of about 150 concerts in 11 venues. (posodobljeno februarja 2019)
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival. In August. Takes place in a temporary village of marquees at Charlotte Square Gardens (West End of George Street, Novo mesto). 
  • Edinburgh Art Festival. In August. Some permanent outdoor commissions which can be seen all year, and temporary exhibitions and events during the festival. 
  • Edinburgh Mela. End of August. Multicultural festival held in Leith. 
  • Edinburgh International Television Festival. End of August. Predominantly a "closed shop" for industry professionals only. 

One important thing to decide when planning a trip to Edinburgh is whether you wish to go at festival time, which runs from early August through to mid-September. Hotel rooms in and around the city are noticeably much more expensive then, and you will need to book well (vsaj six months!) in advance.

Christmas and Hogmanay

Edinburgh in the winter festive season is also huge with various concerts and other activities taking place starting a couple of weeks before Christmas and running up to a week into January. Princes Street Gardens play host to a Big Wheel, outdoor ice rink and various festive markets. As in most of the rest of Scotland, Hogmanay, the New Year celebrations, are the main focus of the festive season rather than Christmas. One night before on December 30, a torchlight procession takes place with Calton Hill as final destination where fireworks will be on display. On the night itself whole sections of central Edinburgh are roped off and accessible only by ticket for the Hogmanay street party, which takes place across several stages and is easily the largest in Scotland. Hogmany and Edinburgh fit together like hand and glove. On day one of the new year, you can watch or if you are brave enough take part in the Loony Dook v South Queensferry (people taking a dip in the ice-cold River Forth).

Other annual events

  • Edinburgh International Science Festival. Takes place annually in March or April. Emphasis on "hands-on" science. 
  • Beltane Fire Festival, Calton Hill, Novo mesto. Fire Festival marking the beginning of summer (evening of April 30). The festival has its origins in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of the same name, which was held to herald the coming of spring and to celebrate the fertility of the countryside. Drums, dancing, semi-nudity, pagan ritual, home-brew and lots of fire and fireworks. Crowds of around 12,000 enjoy the ceremony and spectacle every year. For the full traditional experience stay awake until dawn and head across to Arthurs Seat to wash your face in the dew. 
  • Hidden Door. Annual non-profit art, music, theatre, etc. event taking place in unused spaces in the city that change from year to year. End of May/beginning of June. (updated May 2016)
  • Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Staro mestno jedro. Around the end of May the Edinburgh College of Art opens its doors and exhibits the works on art, design and architecture of their students. A similar event, the Masters Degree Show, takes place in August as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. Glej ECA event calendar za podrobnosti. prost. (updated May 2016)
  • Imaginate Festival. Every May/June, an international festival of children's theatre. 
  • Meadows Festival. A free festival in the Meadows (Južno) on a weekend in early June with lots of food stalls, second-hand merchandise and live music. 
  • The Royal Highland Show is a Highland Games & Gathering, Agricultural Show and much else, held at Ingliston (west, towards the airport) over a weekend in mid-June. The next event is Sat 22 - Sun 23 June 2019.
  • Mednarodni filmski festival v Edinburghu. Now moved to June from its former slot in August, so that it no longer clashes with all the others! Centred around the Filmhouse Cinema on Lothian Road, though other cinemas take part too. 
  • Samhuinn Fire Festival, Royal Mile, Staro mestno jedro. Fire Festival marking the beginning of winter (evening of October 31). Procession and enacted fight between the King of Summer and Prince of Winter with great accompanying percussion. Free, donations are collected. 
  • Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night). Evening of November 5. With ticketed fireworks (£6.50) in the Meadowbank Sports Centre (Vzhod). Can be seen (for free) from several locations in the city. 
  • St Andrew's Day. Celebrate St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day on November 30. There are many free events on the nearest weekend in Edinburgh. Zgodovinska Škotska opens many of its sites for free (free tickets are required and can be booked na spletu). 

Kino

Go to the cinema. Edinburgh has a number of cinemas covering mainstream, foreign language and arthouse films. Most interesting are the Filmska hiša in Cameo (Staro mestno jedro) in Gospodstvo (Južno).

Šport

  • Watch Rugby Union. The top matches are the internationals, played at Stadion Murrayfieldzahodno of the centre. Highlight of these are the 6 Nations games played Jan-March each year between Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy and England. They only play each other once each year, so in even-numbered years England and France visit Murrayfield, while in odd-numbered years Wales, Ireland and Italy are the visitors. City and stadium are packed when these games are in town, so be sure to book accommodation and / or match tickets well in advance.
Week in week out during winter there are club rugby matches, where you'll often see the international famous names in action. The city's professional club Edinburški ragbi play in the Pro-14, the Celtic super-league of mostly Irish and Welsh clubs; their home ground is Murrayfield. Top tier of Scottish competition is the Premiership, and Edinburgh teams in this are Boroughmuir (Meggetland, Colinton), Currie (Malleny Park, Balerno), Heriot's (Goldenacre), Watsonians (Myreside Road, Merchiston) and (hanging on by their fingertips) Edinburgh Accies (Raeburn Place). Tickets will be no problem, just rock up at the stadium.
  • Watch football: Edinburgh has three professional soccer teams. Hibernian ("Hibs") play at Easter Road Stadium in Leith in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish soccer. Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts") play at Tynecastle Park near Murrayfield zahodno of the centre in the Scottish Chaampionship, the second tier. Edinburgh City play at Ainslie Park in Pilton, 3 miles north of city centre, in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier.
  • Catch an American Football match at the Edinburgh Wolves's home venue of Meadowbank Stadium (Vzhod).
  • Swim in the Royal Commonwealth Pool, used for the Commonwealth Games in 1970, 1986 and for the diving in the 2014 Glasgow games.
  • Horse racing: this is held at Musselburgh five miles east of the city. There's flat-racing in summer and jumps in winter.

Nauči se

Edinburgh University, Old College

Edinburgh is host to a number of higher and further education organisations including 4 Universities. Some offer summer schools of a week or more on topics such as creative writing or printmaking.

Univerze

Colleges

  • Edinburgh College of Art. ECA is part of the University of Edinburgh and offers education in the areas of art, design, (landscape) architecture and history of art and music. 
  • Edinburgh College. Offers courses for UK and international students throughout the year and also runs an English Language summer school accredited by the British Council. 

Private language schools

Edinburgh is a popular destination for language students, looking to learn English, or build on their existing English language skills. Most schools offer a "homestay" option where accommodation is with a local family, which can be a great introduction to Scottish life. Language schools in the city include:

Other resources

Nakup

Individual listings can be found in Edinburgh's okrožje člankov
  • Princes Street (Novo mesto), north of the castle, is the main shopping street in Edinburgh. It runs through the middle of the city from the train station to Lothian Road. It contains large chain stores such as HMV for music, Topshop and H&M for clothes, tourist oriented shops, and department stores.
  • There are many more upmarket shops, restaurants and bars on George Street (Novo mesto), which runs parallel to Princes Street.
  • Cockburn Street (pronounced "co-burn") in the (Staro mestno jedro) has many small alternative shops selling music, novelty toys, underground clothing, body piercings and spiritual items.
  • The Royal Mile (Staro mestno jedro), especially the higher end near the castle, has many tourist-oriented shops selling Scottish souvenirs from postcards to whisky and kilts.
  • Victoria Street (Staro mestno jedro) is a nice street which is well worth a visit. You can find colourful buildings and interesting boutiques which are worth having a look at.
  • Victoria Street also leads onto the Grassmarket (Staro mestno jedro), a street which gives stunning views of the castle, which dominates right over it, and is also full of interesting and nice shops, as well as several pubs and restaurants. The Grassmarket is definitely well worth visiting.
  • Multrees Walk (also known as The Walk), for high-end labels such as Vidal Sasoon, Armani, Vuitton, Harvey Nichols or Calvin Klein (Novo mesto).
  • Other malls include Princes Mall or St James Mall which are both just off Princes Street, and Ocean Terminal in Leith.
  • Take home a bottle of Scotland's finest export, a single malt whisky.
  • Veliko jih je charity shops that sell second-hand products. On Nicolson Street (Staro mestno jedro) you can find quite a few.

Jej

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Edinburgh Rock

Edinburgh is a great city for the food lover. Obstaja vast selection of eateries scattered throughout every part of the city, catering for all tastes, prices and styles - from fast-food to Michelin-starred grandeur. Just be careful around the castle and in the Grassmarket area, where many restaurants are tourist traps. Rose St, running parallel to Princes St is a pedestrian precinct that has a huge number of pubs offering a variety of pub fare food. As well as the centre of Edinburgh, it is also worth checking out Leith in West End when looking for a place to eat.

There are quite a few restaurants that have a BYOB policy which means you can bring your own wine or beer for consumption during your meal. Some charge a corkage fee per bottle. Be sure to check and ask before you start drinking.

The Scots are well known for having a penchant for fried food which has resulted in such gastronomic delights as deep fried pizza, deep fried hamburgers, deep fried Black Pudding (a type of blood sausage), deep fried haggis and deep fried Mars bars, which are not just a myth. If you're up to it, be sure to drop by a chippy (fish and chip shop) and experience these Scottish delights. Edinburgh chippys are unique in the UK for offering salt'n'sauce as standard in place of the salt'n'vinegar usually provided elsewhere in the country. The sauce is a kind of runny, vinegary version of HP ali Daddys style brown sauce. Most chippys will provide vinegar on request if you prefer, but you really should try salt'n'sauce at least once!

Edinburgh Rock is a soft confectionery, made from sugar and cream of tartar with various flavourings and colours, including peppermint and ginger. It can often be seen in tourist shops in tartan boxes.

Pijte

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Part of the wall in the lounge of the Scotch Whisky Experience

For a non-alcoholic beverage give Scotland's second national drink a try Irn-Bru. It's a great cure for hangover.

As for Scotland's first drink, you will find Scotch Whisky Experience at the top of the Royal Mile, which offers an interactive "tour" of the history and practice of whisky distilling. For a less touristic experience simply enjoy your viski in one of the many pubs. The closest single malt whisky distillery to Edinburgh is the Glenkinchie Distillery out in the country towards Haddington. The North British Distillery in Edinburgh (near Murrayfield) produces grain whisky which is all used in blending and the distillery is not open for visits.

There are a few gin distilleries opened in and around Edinburgh producing Pickering's Gin, Edinburgh Gin ali NB Gin (od Severni Berwick).

The two major local beer breweries so Caledonian Brewery in Stewart Brewing. Smaller local breweries are the Eden.Mill v St Andrews in Barney's Beer.

There are lots of (traditional) gostilne all around the city and many of them offer - next to all the standard choices - a changing selection of guest ales. The bartenders can usually give you detailed taste information about each guest ale and are often willing to let you try a small sample. Most pubs also have a great selection of whiskies. Try to avoid obvious tourist trap pubs around the Grassmarket, Staro mestno jedro in Royal Mile. Some of them tend to be very popular with visiting stag and hen parties.

Lots of modern clubs are around Cowgate in Lothian Road including Osnova, Gig in Diva. George Street v Novo mesto hosts many of Edinburgh's trendier bars. Most Jurja IV v Staro mestno jedro is another trendy style bar area. Other night clubs around the city include Vohunjenje, Opal Lounge, Šanghaj, Bacaro, Panj, in Why Not.

There are establishments to suit all tastes scattered throughout every pocket of the city. Be careful, some of the more lokalno pubs can be a little rough around the edges, especially in Leith.

Spi

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Edinburgh has been established as a tourist destination for centuries, and so there is a huge choice of accommodation available for travellers. If you're planning a visit during festival time (Aug), around Christmas and New Year, or on the weekend of a Scotland home game in the 6-nations Rugby (Mar/Apr, 2 or 3 matches per year), then you will find that all types of accommodation get booked up well in advance, and a premium may be applied to the room-rate. It's not impossible to get somewhere to stay at short notice at these times, but you won't be able to be fussy and it will probably be expensive. The average cost of hotel accommodation in Edinburgh is higher than anywhere else in Scotland.

For those on a budget, there are cheap youth hostels available with prices from £10 and above. The private/independent hostels centre around the Cowgate area, the lower Royal Mile and its side streets. The hostels of the HI affiliated Scottish Youth Hostel Association can be booked on-line and are an especially good deal during summer, when the SYHA rents student accommodation as summer hostels: Single rooms in the city centre for a very modest price.

There are guest houses and small hotels dotted around almost every part of the city, however there are high concentrations in 2 areas, namely around Newington Road and Minto Street on the Južno side, and on Pilrig Street and Newhaven Road in Leith. Both areas are within a brisk 15-20 minute walk of the city centre and both have excellent round-the-clock bus services. If arriving in town without having booked accommodation, it may be worth heading for one or other of these areas and looking out for the "Vacancies" signs, though probably not during the festival or around Hogmanay.

Some of the guest houses and even hotels can be booked for as little as the hostels at certain times of year, while more upmarket accommodation ranges from boutique B&Bs, with just a few rooms, lovingly run by a family, to world-renowned large 5-star hotels.

Another good alternative for accommodation is self-catering holiday apartments. Edinburgh has a wide offer of short term holiday apartments steps away from its main tourist attractions. It is a great opportunity to experience the city as a local. Apartments can be booked on-line. For summer months, especially August, it is highly recommended to book well in advance as most tourists tend to make their bookings in February for this period.

Due to the excellent and frequent rail links between the two cities, savvy travellers can cut the costs by basing themselves in Glasgow, where deals in mainstream chain hotels are easier to come by - and you get the advantage of being able to "do" both cities - bear in mind of course when your last train leaves!

Povežite se

Internet

Multiple internet cafés and hotspot venues exist throughout Edinburgh (see okrožje articles for details).

  • Free Wi-Fi is available in many places across the city such as coffee shops, department stores, larger high street shops and supermarkets.
  • Mnogi od municipal libraries throughout the city have PCs with free internet access and free Wi-Fi.
  • ScotRail offers free Wi-Fi on some trains and train stations including Edinburški park, Kozolec, in Waverley Station.
  • There is also free Wi-Fi on all Edinburgh trams and some Lothian avtobusi.
  • The Airlink bus between the airport and the city centre provides free Wi-Fi as well.
  • On some of the Stagecoach express buses, there is free Wi-Fi, too.

Območna koda

The dialling code for the whole of the Edinburgh area is 0131. To call from overseas, dial 44 131 XXX XXXX.

Mobile networks

The main mobile networks are EE, Vodafone, Three and O2. However there are a host of MVNOs that use the infrastructure of these networks, these often offer plans tailored towards expat communities and tourists who wish to call abroad, the main players are LycaMobile, Lebara and Giffgaff. Most of these SIM cards can be picked up in local shops and supermarkets.

Ostani varen

In general Edinburgh can be considered a varno destination for visitors, but like all other major cities, it pays to remain attentive and use some common sense.

  • Try not to get too drunk: if you have had too much, it might be wise to get a taxi home. There are taxi ranks all around the City Centre.
  • Night buses (which depart from Waverley Bridge next to the train station) are affordable and safe alternatives to taxis, but stay on the lower deck. Night buses cost £3.50 for unlimited travel on a single night, so for groups of three or more travelling moderate distances, taxis can be more cost effective for single journeys.
  • Like most other cities, there are some rundown areas. For its size, Edinburgh does not have many, but there are still some suburbs that are better avoided by anyone who is unfamiliar with the area such as the following: Niddrie in Craigmillar in the southeast of the city, Sighthill in Wester Hailes in the west, and Muirhouse in Pilton na severu.

Policija Škotska

In an emergency call 999.

For a list of police stations check the official webpage. In order to contact a local police station call 101.

  • 3 St Leonards Police Office, 14 St Leonards Street (East of the Meadows). 

Ostani zdrav

V emergency, dial 999 (preferably from a landline, a free call from any phone including payphones), 112 also works.

For advice on non-emergency medical problems, you can ring the free 24-hour NHS 24 service on 111 or for textphone users 18001 111 (the old number 0845 424 2424 is being phased out).

Hospitals and clinics

  • 4 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (R.I.E.), 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road (On the southern fringe of the city, it can take up to 30 min from the city centre in a bus or taxi), ☏ 44 131 536-1000. 24 hour opening. The R.I.E. hosts the main Accident and Emergency (A&E) facility for the city. 
  • 5 Minor Injuries Clinic, Crewe Road South (at Western General Hospital), ☏ 44 131 537-1330. Daily from 08:00-21:00. No appointment is necessary. Last patient admission 30 min before closing time. 

Lekarna

During normal shopping hours (M-F 09:00-17:30, Sa 09:00-12:30), you won't have any problem locating a pharmacy as they are dotted all around the city. Any row of local shops will usually include one. Common brands include Škornji (city centre branches in the Novo mesto at 11 Princes St, 101-103 Princes St and 48 Shandwick Pl; v Staro mestno jedro at 40-44 North Bridge), Zavezništvo in Numark.

Outside of these hours you will face more of a challenge. There are no 24 h pharmacies in the city. In the city centre the best option is probably the Boots branch at 48 Shandwick Pl (western extension of Princes Street), M-F 07:30-20:00, Sa 08:00-18:00, Su 10:30–16:30.

Some of the major supermarkets include a pharmacy counter, but the pharmacy does not necessarily follow the same opening hours as the supermarket. The pharmacy counter within the Tesco supermarket at 7 Broughton Road in Canonmills is quite close to the city centre and opens M-Sa 08:00-20:00 and Su 10:00-17:00.

Poiščite lekarno, ki je odprta v nedeljo ali je pozno odprta, pokličite Obvesti NZS na 0800 22 44 88 (med 8: 00-22: 00 vsak dan) ali ček na spletu z NHS24.

Spopadite se

Varstvo otrok

  • Agencija za varstvo otrok Super Mums, 6 Glencairn Crescent, EH12 5BS, ☏ 44 131 225-1744, 44 7748 964144. Rezervacije 24-urne storitve. 24-urno varstvo otrok je na voljo kratkoročno ali dolgoročno po urni postavki (najmanj 3 ure) in potnih stroškov domov. Na voljo so tudi večjezične varuške. Samo plačila s kartico. (posodobljeno julij 2015)

Konzulati in namestniki visokih komisij

Številne države tečejo konzulatov v Edinburghu (Države Commonwealtha jih imenujejo namestniki visokih komisij). Nekateri se kopičijo med Haymarketom in West End of Princes Street (npr. Melville St / Cres, Rutland Sq in Lothian Rd). Storitve v Edinburghu se zelo razlikujejo in najbolje bi bilo, da pred obiskom pokličete konzulat (ali veleposlaništvo v Londonu). V kraju je tudi nekaj konzulatov Glasgow.

Perilo

Popravila oblačil

  • Oskarji, 371 Leith Walk, ☏ 44 131 553-3662. Popravila, nadomestne zadrge, skrajšani robovi itd. 
  • Popravila čevljev Huttons, 11 Elgin Ter (Tik ob Easter Rd blizu križišča z London Rd), ☏ 44 131 661-6164. M-Ž 08: 00-17: 30, Sa 08: 00-13: 00. Tradicionalni čevljarji, ustanovljeni od leta 1923. Sedanji lastnik je tretja generacija njegove družine, ki vodi posel. 

Bankomati

Skoraj vsi bankomati v Edinburgu bodo izdajali škotske bankovce (za več informacij glejte Valuta (Škotska)), vendar je tukaj naštetih nekaj, ki imajo običajno bankovce Bank of England, kar je lahko priročno, če zapuščate Škotsko:

  • HSBC, 118 Princes St.. 
  • NatWest, 8 George St. 
  • Barclays, 10-15 Princes Street. (znano je, da ima ta občasno zaloge škotskih zapiskov) 

Pojdi naprej

Edinburgh je tako dobro povezan, da je skoraj povsod na Škotskem (in tudi širše) primeren korak naprej.

Z lahkoto najdete enodnevni izlet:

  • South Queensferry - tik za severozahodnim obrobjem mesta, mesto kontrastnih inženirskih čudes, ki so Četrti mostovi (dve cesti in ena tirnica). Kar nekaj hotelov tukaj in z dobrimi prometnimi povezavami do središča mesta je lahko dobro izhodišče za obiskovalce.
  • Vzhodni Lothian - takoj vzhodno od mesta, ponuja zeleno podeželje, zlate peščene plaže, desetine igrišč za golf in več letnih sončnih ur kot kateri koli drug del Združenega kraljestva. Območje ima številne slikovite vasice in majhna mesta.
    • Severni Berwick - Morski sadeži, na tisoče ptic na Bass Rock in 14. stoletja Grad Tantallon.
    • Gullane - Odlična plaža, podprta s peščenimi griči, in odlično igrišče za golf
    • Musselburgh - za sladoled in konjske dirke
    • Dunbar - Prijetno pristaniško mesto, ki slovi kot rojstno mesto naravovarstvenika John Muir
    • 1 Muzej letenja, Letališče East Fortune, East Lothian (Približno 30 minut vožnje po A1 proti Dunbarju. Prav tako je blizu postaje Drem na Edinburghu do Severni Berwick črta), ☏ 44 300 123 6789. April-oktober: vsak dan 10: 00-17: 00; November-marec: sobo 10: 00-16: 00. V njem živijo številna zgodovinska letala iz celotne zgodovine leta, vključno z British Airways Concorde G-BOAA. Ne pozabite rezervirati vnaprej, če želite videti notranjost Concorde, saj so te vstopnice običajno razprodane na dan. Druga precej dobra atrakcija (in vredna ogleda) je De-Havilland Comet 4C, spremenjena različica prvega jetlinerja Worlds. £ 10 za odrasle, £ 8 za koncesijo, £ 5 za otroke (od 5 let). 
    • 2 Destilerija Glenkinchie, Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian, EH34 5ET (Vzemi Avtobusi EastCoast 113 od Princes Street do Pencaitlanda (enosmerna vozovnica v višini 2,60 GBP ali 5 GBP, veljavna samo na EastCoastBuses), ki traja nekaj manj kot 1 uro - do destilarne je približno 3–5 km (1,9–3,1 milje): Izstopite na bencinski črpalki / supermarketu Spar in sledite kolesarski tabli, ki kaže na "železniško pot Pencaitland". Ko se enkrat odpravite na pot navzdol, dokler ne pridete do mostu nad vami. Pojdite po stopnicah, da prečkate most. Od tam se vidi dimnik destilarne. Ta lep sprehod traja približno 30-45 min. Druga možnost je, da destilarna dvakrat ali trikrat na dan nudi tudi prevoz od kraja Waterloo Place v Edinburghu (blizu ulice Princes in Severnega mosta). Za rezervacijo sedeža morate poklicati vnaprej. Preverite podrobnosti na spletni strani ali vprašajte po telefonu. Storitev prevoza stane 22 GBP in vključuje ceno vozovnice za običajni ogled.), ☏ 44 1875 342012, ✉. Marec-oktober: vsak dan 10: 00-17: 00; November-februar: vsak dan 10: 00-16: 00. Viski Glenkinchie je nižinski viski in ga promovirajo kot enega od šestih Klasični slad. Približno 80% proizvedenega viskija se uporablja za mešanje. Destilarna je najbližja destilarna Single Malt Edinburghu, približno 25 km (16 milj) jugovzhodno. Standardna tura: odrasli 10 £, koncesija (60, brez popusta za študente) 7 £. (posodobljeno oktober 2017)
  • Zahodni Lothian - Območje zahodno od mesta. Na splošno manj lepa kot vzhodna, vendar ima nekaj destinacij, vrednih truda.
    • Linlithgow - Odlično mestece za enodnevni izlet iz Edinburgha s palačo in povezavami do škotske kraljice Marije. Na M9 je kratka vožnja z avtom. Pogosta je tudi vožnja z vlakom s postaje Waverley (ustavlja se tudi na Haymarketu).
    • Livingston - Eden izmed škotskih New Townsov je eno izmed najbolj priljubljenih nakupovalnih mest na Škotskem, le nekaj minut vožnje od Edinburgha na M8 ali A70. Poleg tega obstajajo tudi avtobusne in železniške storitve do novega mesta.
  • Falkirk - Glej Falkirkovo kolo dvigovanje čolnov med kanalom Union in kanalom Forth in Clyde; glej Kelpies, dve ogromni strukturi konjske glave, visoki približno 30 m; dosegljiv s kolesom na Pot nacionalne kolesarske mreže 754 (približno 50 km (31 milj))
  • Peebles - za največje središče za gorsko kolesarjenje na Škotskem v Ljubljani Gozd Glentress; dosegljiv z avtobusom v približno 1 uri.
  • Stirling - Miniaturni Edinburg s svojim gradom, ki stoji na skali in starodavnih ulicah.

Še vedno na enodnevnem izletu, vendar vrednem daljšega bivanja, so:

  • Glasgow - Največje škotsko mesto je oddaljeno 46 milj zahodno od Edinburgha, do njega pa lahko pridete z vlakom (glej zgoraj), avtobusom (vozi od glavnega avtobusnega terminala) ali po avtocesti M8. Odlično za nakupovanje in ima nekaj odličnih muzejev in galerij.
  • Fife - Pretežno podeželsko okrožje z nekaj čudovitimi starimi mesti in vasmi, ki so povsod posejani. To je obala, ki jo je mogoče videti čez Firth of Forth s katere koli višje točke v mestu. Preko dvojnega cestnega in železniškega mosta čez Forth je enostavno priti do njega. Cestni most A90 se je odprl septembra 2017 in cestni pristopi so bili spremenjeni, kar morda ni prikazano na starejših zemljevidih.
    • Dunfermline - Naredi odličen enodnevni izlet. V preteklosti je bilo glavno mesto Škotske. Do njega je enostavno dostopati z avtomobilom preko mostu Forth Road. Od postaje Waverley do postaje pol ure z vlakom (ustavlja se tudi na Haymarketu).
    • Aberdour - Opisan kot "Dragulj Fife", je Aberdour zgodovinska in osupljivo privlačna obalna vasica, oddaljena 40 minut vožnje severno od Edinburgha. Grad Aberdour si je treba ogledati, prav tako pa tudi plažo, nagrajeno z modro zastavo, Silver Sands. Obstaja tudi več pubov, restavracij in butikov.
    • Culross je očarljiva vasica iz 17. do 18. stoletja vzhodno od mostov.
    • Ogled Fife bi moral nadaljevati tudi v palači Falkand in majhnih pristaniščih vzhodnega Neuka, preden nadaljujete St Andrews: Starodavno univerzitetno mesto, nekdanja cerkvena prestolnica Škotske in dom Ljubljane Kraljevsko in starodavno - vladajoči organ Golfa.
  • Dundee - Nekoč pokvarjeno industrijsko mesto, zdaj pomlajeno, z odličnim okoljem ob reki Tay.

Še dlje (toda norec bi lahko potoval en dan):

  • Otok Arran - Otok v Firth of Clyde, JZ od Glasgowa, z enourno vožnjo s trajektom iz Ardrossana. Povzpnite se na Goat Fell, hodite ali kolesarite po gričevnatih cestah, glejte stoječe kamenje na Machrie Moor. (Grad bo zaprt do leta 2019.) In poskusite destilarno Arran Whisky, pivovarno Arran in sir Arran.
  • Aberdeen za sivo, granitno izkušnjo; prehod na Royal Deeside in smučišča Glenshee.
  • Hebridi - Najboljše izbire so Skye, Islay in Mull - glej stran na Notranji Hebridi za njihove prednosti in slabosti.
  • Orkney in Shetland imajo lete vsaj vsak dan iz Edinburgha.
  • In potem je pred vami vsa Anglija! Na poti v London poskusite videti Newcastle-upon-Tyne in York.
Poti skozi Edinburg
Glasgow ← Livingston ← W UK-Motorway-M8.svg E → KONČA HERMISTON HOD (Obvoznica mesta Edinburgh)
Stirling ← Linlithgow ← NW UK-Motorway-M9.svg SE → se združi z M8
Perth ← South Queensferry ← N UK-Motorway-M90.svg S → se združi z M9
KONČA SE NA ULICI PRINCES ← W UK road A1.svg E → Musselburgh → Newcastle-upon-Tyne
KONČA SE NA ULICI PRINCES ← N UK road A7.svg S → Dalkeith → Carlisle
Ayr ← Lanark ← SW Lang Whang SV → KONČA SE NA SEKTORJU
Kilmarnock ← Livingston ← SW UK road A71.svg SV → se združi z UK road A70.svg
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