Heading to Edinburgh this Saturday from our Best Of Ireland tour which was amazing btw
Any tips on yours, drivers, things to see and do would be greatly appreciated. Also good recommendations
Thank you
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Southeastern US
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If it's too late to pick up the guidebook you can check here https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/scotland/edinburgh
Posted by
Cornwall
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Tips?
It doesn’t rhyme with Pittsburgh. The greatest Edinburgh band are The Proclaimers.
Posted by
Almost Heaven
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Kernow, what are the proclaiming if I could ask?
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Seattle, WA, USA
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The Proclaimers. - I’m sure you’ve heard this song
https://www.google.com/search?q=proclaimers+500+miles&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
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Downingtown, USA
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How long will.you be there?..That would.help.a.lot with suggestions.
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Missouri, USA and Essex, UK.
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If you want to venture out of town but not too far, Sterling Castle, The Falkirk Wheel, and The Kelpies are worthwhile.
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Southeastern US
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The Proclaimers. - I’m sure you’ve heard this song
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Temple,Tx
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We flew to Edinburgh after the Best of Ireland tour. We signed up for a 5 day Grand tour of Scotland with “Heart of Scotland” tours. They are also called “Wee Red Bus” tour. They have 1 day, 2 day, 3 day and 5 day tours. Our Grand tour included Culloden Battlefield, Lochness, Inverness, Eilean Donan Castle, Isle of Skye and Glenfinnan Viaduct. We enjoyed it. We also spent some time on our own in Edinburgh. Another tour company you might want to check out is Rabbies tours. They do several different types of day tours or multi-day tours.
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Huntsville, AL, USA
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Don't know what's going on, but Edinburgh hotels are incredibly busy for the May 26th weekend. And Scottish B&B's are heavily booked and quite expensive the weeks after..
We planned on traveling Scotland by rental car but had to go to Plan B--flying to Rome and catching a cruise around the Mediterranean.
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Cornwall
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Don't know what's going on, but Edinburgh hotels are incredibly busy for the May 26th
That will be Harry Styles.
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Almost Heaven
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Linda, yes. I'm a fan!
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TX, USA
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Kernow, absolutely! Keeping my eye on next summer’s concert schedule.
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Duluth 🛶
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Kernow, absolutely! Keeping my eye on next summer’s concert schedule.
TexasTravelmom, me, too! I missed it this year by less than five hundred miles (which I would have walked to hear them)!
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Duluth 🛶
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Not to vere too far off the OP's track, here are some posts that should give you good ideas for Edinburgh.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/scotland/day-trips-from-edinburgh (scroll down for Priscilla's replies - she has lots of ideas from her daughter who spent a semester abroad there).
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/scotland/what-to-do-in-a-single-day-in-edinburgh
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Seattle, WA, US
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On our Scotland trip in April of 2009, we started Edinburgh with a hike up to Arthur's Seat to look out over the city. Stopped by Parliament building and also the royal residence at Holyrood (though these were not open for visitors at the time). We did quite a bit of walking up and down the Royal Mile. Really enjoyed interior of St Giles' cathedral. Edinburgh Castle was a must, and we walked up to the top of Calton Hill--another great view of the city and hardly anyone up there. Various interesting monuments in that area. Walked around Univ of Edinburgh, Grassmarket Square, cemetery at St Cuthbert, Canongate Kirk (church) and Dunbar's Close (garden).
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Vancouver, WA
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Check the schedule for tours at St. Giles. Ours was at 2:30; I don't know how frequently they are offered. It was outstanding!