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Get the ultimate adrenaline rush at Bedlam Paintball. Be prepared to utilize tactics, teamwork and quick thinking as you experience all the multiple game scenarios available here. There are...
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Beltane is celebrated every year in the night before May Day on Calton Hill. Over 20,000 visitors go to greet Spring with this alternative famous pagan fire festival starting with...
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The Brass Rubbing Centre occupies Trinity Apse, the sole surviving fragment of the 15th Century Trinity College church and hospital. The original Trinity church was demolished in the 1840s to...
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Escape the bustle of Edinburgh by walking up to Calton Hill, just five minutes from the city centre. There’s much to explore on this famous landmark including the unfinished...
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Located in the heart of Edinburgh, with six exhibition galleries, the City Art Centre is both home to the city of Edinburgh’s outstanding collection of Scottish art, and one of...
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The Cockburn Association is located at the heart of the beautiful and historic capital of Scotland. It acts in a twin role as a museum and information centre for...
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The Cockburn Museum of Geology is one of the museums that is owned and maintained by the prestigious and ancient University of Edinburgh. Dedicated to the study of rocks...
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The Corstorphine Heritage Centre aims to stimulate a public interest in the character and history of Corstorphine and generally encourage public awareness of the rich history of the community....
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Craigmillar Castle is a well preserved 15th and 16th Century old ruin. It is located about three miles south-east from Edinburgh city centre and very close to the Royal Infirmary....
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Cramond is one of the nicest and closest escapes from the busy Edinburgh town. It features nice promenades, the remains of a Roman fort from 142AD and a 15th Century...
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Dean Bridge gracefully crosses the Water of Leith at over 100 feet from the valley floor. Opened in 1831, the new crossing opened access to the booming district in...
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Situated across the road from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Dean Gallery houses the Gallery of Modern Art’s extensive collections of Dada and Surrealism. In 1994,...
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This old town location was formerly known as the Infirmary Street Baths, but after a major renovation the site has been transformed into an exhibition space, workshop studio, and working...
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Built in 1977, Dunbar’s Close Gardens are a green paradise situated just next to the old-world splendour of the Royal Mile. The gardens are named after writer David Dunbar...
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Take an exciting journey through a tropical rainforest, experience the life and learn about the creatures, see exotic butterflies and tropical birds flying free, handle snakes and spiders, see poisonous...
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Edinburgh College of Art is one of the most prestigious institutions in the field of art teaching in the whole of the United Kingdom. It offers a first class...
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Are you brave enough to delve into the darkest chapters of history? Enjoy a unique feast of fun wtih history’s horrible bits. Real history, horror and humour bring gruesome goings-on...
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The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, commonly known as ‘The Fringe’, is the world’s largest arts festival. Beginning in 1947 with only 8 theatre groups, the festival has grown and...
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The Edinburgh International Science Festival is held in April each year and it is one of the most exciting festivals of its kind in the world. There are hands-on activities,...
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This is Scotland’s most popular wildlife attraction with more than 1,000 animals, including meerkats, pygmy hippos, tigers, lions and blue poison arrow frogs. The zoo is set in beautiful...
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The Embassy Gallery is a non-profit making contemporary art space in the heart of the Scottish capital. The centre prides itself on developing a passion for art and culture...
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Recognised as one of the leading contemporary art spaces in Scotland, the Fruitmarket Gallery is committed to presenting international and Scottish artists in a light spacious environment with first class...
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The Georgian House is part of Robert Adam’s masterpiece of urban design, Charlotte Square. It dates from 1796, when those who could afford it began to escape from the cramped,...
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Gladstone's Land is a typical Old Town tenement – how it was in the 17th Century. It is named after the merchant Thomas Gledstanes who owned the house in...
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Gorgie City Farm is an inner city educational farm, offering many of the attractions of a commercial farm on a user friendly scale. We have a cow, goats, sheep,...
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The Granton Centre for Art is a purpose built structure designed to house paintings, drawings and sculptures from the Scottish national art collections. Completed in 2002, the building occupies...
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Greyfriars Bobby is the world-famous Skye Terrier who did not leave his masters grave for fourteen years. He and his master John Gray are buried in the kirk yard of...
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Greyfriars Kirk is one of Edinburgh's oldest churches, having been constructed in 1602 with completion in 1620. The historic building sits in the middle Greyfriars Kirkyard, a beautiful and...
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The Museum on the Mound documents the history of Scotland's first and oldest bank. The exhibition also includes information on the building's architecture, the Union Act, paintings of important persons,...
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Heriot Watt University is based on the edge of Edinburgh and has a fine museum within it that features a great deal of historic artefacts and artworks that have been...
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This beautiful piece of architecture is sadly not complete, and today forms a ruined abbey in the great Scottish capital. The ruins are thought to date in their earliest...
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The official Scottish residence of Her Majesty the Queen is based in the huge public Holyrood Park at the end of the Royal Mile, opposite the Scottish Parliament, near Our...
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The Innocent Railway Tunnel, also known as the Saint Leonard’s Railway Tunnel, was the first public railway tunnel in Scotland and connected the city of Dalkeith into Edinburgh by railway....
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Inverleith House Gallery is located in Edinburgh , and represents one of many fine art institutions that make up this first class city of culture. The gallery has a...
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A 19th Century mansion built around a 16th Century tower house, Lauriston Castle has been home to a number of notable Scots. Lauriston’s fine Edwardian period interiors remain exactly as...
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Edinburgh’s harbour area has always been an important part of Scotland’s capital. Recently renovated it is now a haven from the bustle of the city with many old buildings and...
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Underneath the Royal Mile lies this 5 star visitor attraction, dating back to the 1600s. It is the site of the historic remains of underground old streets and houses, which...
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Haunted underground locations, dramatic ghost tours, candlelit vaults, fascinating history walks - no visit to Edinburgh would be complete without taking a Mercat tour! Every day we reveal the secrets...
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Feel the passion of Scottish Rugby for yourself by taking a behind the scenes tour of Murrayfield Stadium. Tours are conducted Monday to Friday, 11 am and 2.30pm, weekends and...
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Once described as the “Noisiest museum of the world”, the Museum of Childhood is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood past and present. Founded in 1955...
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The Museum of Edinburgh occupies a series of picturesque 16th and 17th Century buildings in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town. The museum displays illustrate the history of the city...
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Located in Edinburgh, the Museum of Fire is operated by the local fire brigade. It gives visitors the chance to learn more about the work that the brigade carries...
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The museum features unusual, obscure and rare instruments such as a Spanish bugle, a Contrabass serpent, a Bullroarer, Pocket violins, Snake charmers, Didjeridu and Hurdy-gurdies. The John Donaldson Collection of...
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Formerly known as Edinburgh Racecourse, the racecourse is situated on the edge of the city in Musselburgh. Racing takes place every month except March, with the flat season running from...
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The largest library and the worlds most important study centre on the people of Scotland and the history of the great nation, this collection is housed in a fine building...
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The Parthenon-like structure atop Calton Hill is called the National Monument and was built in 1822 as a memorial to the lives lost in the Napoleonic Wars. It is...
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The National Museums of Scotland show Scotland to the World and the World to Scotland, through extensive collections built up over more than two centuries, which contribute to our knowledge...
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Located at the very heart of Edinburgh, this world-class gallery brings together some of the most important photography by Scottish artists and relating to Scotland. The centre is designed...
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The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated in the heart of the New Town on Queen Street. It provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through portraits of...
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Scotland has a long and fascinating military history, a great deal of which has been spent fighting with the English, but in more recent centuries fighting alongside the English as...
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Perched high on Calton Hill, at the east end of the city centre, sits the monument to Admiral Lord Nelson’s Victory, and death at the battle of Trafalgar on the...
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What was it like to live in the tightly-knit fishing community at Newhaven, earning a living as a fish wife or as a fisherman braving the sea to bring home...
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The North Edinburgh Arts Centre is a well-loved part of the community, offering an important access point into the arts for people that live in this area and visit....
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Our Dynamic Earth is a fantastic journey of discovery through the story of our planet. Travel back in time and witness the big bang from the deck of a spaceship....
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The Parliament House, just behind Saint Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile, is named so as this was the home of the Parliament of Scotland from 1640 until the Union...
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The People’s Story uses oral history, reminiscence and written sources to tell the story of the lives, work and leisure of the ordinary people of Edinburgh, from the late 18th...
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Housed within a building on the south edge of the main square in the University of Edinburgh’s Old College, the Playfair Library has some of the most grandiose architecture in...
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Situated in the historic former royal burgh of Queensferry, the museum commands magnificent views of the great bridges spanning the Forth. It traces the history of the people of Queensferrt...
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This collection contains over a thousand items, including stringed instruments, woodwind, brass, percussion and associated artefacts that have been collected from across the world. The collection studies the different...
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Explore nearly 30 hectares of wonderfully landscaped grounds and 11 glasshouses, which includes Britain’s tallest Palm House. It’s a great place to visit on a wet day when you escape...
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The Royal Museum is a magnificent Victorian building which houses international collections of Decorative Arts, Science and Industry, Archaeology and the Natural World. Explore 36 galleries of exhibits - some...
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Although this museum is located in Edinburugh Castle, it is in no way connected with the main admissions to the monuments, and is funded by contributions, and access is free....
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The Royal Scottish Academy is the home of contemporary art in Scotland and has been an important part of the rich cultural scene in the nation since it was founded...
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Visitors have the opportunity to see what life was really like for The Royal Family and crew on board The Royal Yacht Britannia. From the Queen’s bedroom to the Duke’s...
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The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre in Edinburgh is situated directly beside the Castle and opposite the Camera Obscura. This five star, award-winning tourist attraction entertains the whole family. It offers...
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The Scott Monument opened in August 1846, and in the years since then millions of people have climbed the 200 foot structure to admire it’s commanding views of the city,...
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The Scottish Parliament opened in the Holyrood Parliament in 2004. The building won eight international architecture awards, cost £400 million pounds and is situated opposite Holyrood Palace, the Queens Gallery...
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The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984 and has in a relatively short time amassed an incredible collection of poetic works from many hundreds of years of history....
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The Scottish Printing Archival Trust was founded in 1998 with the aims of recording and researching materials that are related to the printing industry in Scotland. It was in...
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John Knox House is part of the Scottish Storytelling Centre. It is the oldest “Royal Mile Mansion”, dating back to 1472, and was the final residence of the famous protestant...
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Adjacent to the Playfair Hall at the very heart of Edinburgh, this museum is dedicated to exploring and illustrating the scope of modern surgery and medical practices. There are...
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The South Side Museum is located in the Gray Room, and displays a range of artefacts from the industrial past of this area. There is an extensive collection of...
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Many visitors to Edinburgh might never have had the opportunity to see the Edinburgh Tattoo which takes place in August each year so this year-round attraction offers the next best...
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This collection was assembled by Raymond Russell between 1922 and 1964, and given to the University of Edinburgh by his mother after his death. The university has added to...
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Discover 1000 years of history in the heart of Edinburgh. Founded in the 1120’s, St. Giles’ was the church of John Knox during the reformation and is renowned for its...
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This specialist photographic centre was opened in 1977 and is now recognised as one of Scotland’s leading centres for the researching, production and exhibition of contemporary art inspired by existing...
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This is the largest medical museum in Scotland and is home to one of the most significant surgical collections in the world. The museum was started by William Playfair...
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The Talbot Rice Gallery is the main public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh and is committed to showing a diverse range of exhibitions by Scottish and international artists....
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This four star visitor attraction opened in 1987 and explorers the tales around Nessie, the mystical Loch Ness Monster in over 17 languages. It presents the history of the myth,...
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Witchery tours take a light-hearted look at tales of witchcraft, plague and torture. Explore the eerie alleyways and creepy courtyards of the Old Town with your ghostly guide, who will...
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The Queen's Gallery is a purpose-built modern art gallery and museum in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School. It was opened by Queen...
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The Royal Observatory has sat high atop Blackford Hill overlooking the city of Edinburgh since 1896. It hasn’t always been the city’s official royal observatory; formerly the Playfair Observatory...
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The Traverse Theatre first opened its doors to the public in 1963, and has since that time established a nationwide reputation as one of the most influential showcases of new...
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The Union Canal was built from 1817 to 1882 linking the city of Edinburgh with the Forth and Clyde canal at Falkirk. In its heyday there were a number of...
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The University of Edinburgh Anatomy Museum is one of the most important collections of its type in Scotland and forms a research tool as well as a place of fascination...
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The winding stream called the Water of Leith flows nearly 24 miles from its source in the nearby Pentland Hills into the Shore area of Leith, skirting both the western...
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Our ghostly evening walks have been a major attraction in Edinburgh since 1984, making us (in)famous throughout this world... and beyond! The tours are authoratively researched, and expertly presented by...
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Located within the 17th Century Lady Stair’s House, the museum is dedicated to the loves and work of Scotland’s great literary figures, particularly Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), Sir Walter...
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