Edinburgh Travel Tips

The Edinburgh Marathon is set among beautiful scenery and the ancient Old Town and is a great run for setting your PB. The 2024 route starts at Edinburgh University, and weaves its way through the New and Old Towns to the beautiful Holyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat...

When visiting Edinburgh, don’t miss taking a ghost tour. They are authentic, historically-based and scary. You’ll be taken on a walk past ancient buildings and down dark alleyways, through scary underground bridge vaults and into spooky graveyards, while being told...

Edinburgh Zoo is one of Scotland’s top visitor attractions with over 800,000 visitors a year. Set on a beautiful hillside just three miles (4.6km) from the city centre, it is over 100 years old and is world famous for its penguins and its pandas. Edinburgh Zoo Animals...

Founded in 1670, the Botanic Gardens is a breathtaking experience of the world of plants.  The gardens are an amazing 70 acres plant complex situated in the middle of Edinburgh with outstanding views across the city to Edinburgh Castle and Arthur’s Seat. ...

The boy wizard was born in Edinburgh from the pen of JK Rowling. So when you visit Edinburgh with your children go on a Harry Potter tour and combine a historical journey with an exciting detective investigation to find the inspirations for the Harry Potter books....

Edinburgh’s an old place so it’s no surprise that there plenty of places to see that are a little off the beaten track. Here’s my list of nine Edinburgh must see sights and hidden gems: Underground Edinburgh  The Fairy Coffins William Burke’s Skeleton and...

There are two main and very popular beaches in Edinburgh: Portobello and Silverknowes / Cramond. Both are fine sandy beaches. Portobello beach is busier, with shops and cafes on the promenade. Silverknowes / Cramond beach, is on the edge of the city and is much...

There are four sightseeing bus tour companies that operate in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Bus Tours and Bright Bus Tours take you around the city in open top, hop on, hop off buses. The Red Bus Bistro serves meals in an old red bus as it takes you around the city. Ghost Bus...

I’ve been there many times. It’s a wonderful place in the middle of our city. The Queen’s Park, now called Holyrood Park, is the great park in central Edinburgh. It comprises 650 acres (260Ha), or just over 1 square mile of parkland for everyone to enjoy. It’s smaller...

When I was a boy, I would often go with my family on a Sunday to walk around the Dean Village. It’s an extraordinary place, a quiet haven by a river in the middle of a busy city. Dean Village is a collection of houses from different centuries clustered around a river...