Edinburgh Airport 18 min
Arthur S Seat (47 min.) mountain offering hikes from moderate to advanced plus panoramic city & firth of forth views. Hudson Road (2 min) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (25 min.) manicured 70-acre gardens with palm house and temporary exhibitions kids events tours and cafes. Hopetoun House (20 min.) stately home dating from 17th century set in a country estate with a deer park and nature trails. Blackness Castle (20 min.) 15th-century fortress noted for its shiplike form & rampart views over the firth of forth. Royal Mile (31 min.) shopping National Museum Of Scotland (30 min.) bright modern museum housing scottish industrial history relics natural history displays and cafe. Edinburgh Zoo (20 min.) large parkland zoo offering keeper talks hands-on animal encounters and free hilltop safari rides. Calton Hill (34 min.) prominent hill with neoclassical monuments & sweeping views of the city skyline & edinburgh castle. Forth Bridge (10 min.) 1.5-mile long twin-towered railway bridge opened in 1890 & crossing the forth estuary. Palace Of Holyroodhouse (32 min.) the 16th-century palace of the stuarts with tours of royal reception rooms antiques and relics. Castlandhill Road (5 min) Dalgety Bay (6 min) Inverkeithing (4 min) Scott Monument (32 min.) spirelike victorian memorial in honour of the writer sir walter scott with 287 steps to the top. The Real Mary King S Close (31 min.) hidden streets from the 1600s below the royal mile accompanied by tales from costumed guides. Royal Yacht Britannia (30 min.) large oceanic liner used by britain s royal family on official state visits for more than 40 years. St Giles Cathedral (31 min.) grand gothic medieval building and presbyterian place of worship where john knox used to preach. |