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* Assembly Hall
* Assembly Rooms
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* Braid Hills
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* Cowgate
* Craigmillar Castle
* Cramond
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* Duddingston
* Edinburgh Castle Museums
* Edinburgh Exchange
* Edinburgh's Festival Centre - The Hub
* Edinburgh Zoo
* George Street
* The Georgian House
* Gladstone's Land
* The Grassmarket
* Greyfriars Kirk
* Hanover Street
* The Heart of Midlothian
* Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park
* Huntly House Museum
* John Knox's House
* Lady Stair's House, The Writers' Museum
* The Lawnmarket
* Leith
* The Meadows
* Mercat Cross
* Morningside
* The Mound
* Murrayfield
* Museum of Childhood
* Parliament House
* Parliament Square
* The People's Story museum
* Princes Street
* Princes Street Gardens
* Queen Street
* Register House
* Royal High School
* Royal Scottish Academy
* Royal scottish Observatory
* The Royal Yacht Britannia
* St Andrew Square
* St Giles Cathedral
* St Mary's episcopal Cathedral
* Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
* The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery
* Scottish National Portrait Gallery
* The Scottish Parliament
* Stockbridge
* Swanston
* Talbot Rice Art Gallery
* The Tron Kirk
* The University of Edinburgh
* Victoria Street
* The Water of Leith
* Waterloo Place
* Waverley Market (princes mall)
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
There's been less-than-friendly rivalry between Leith and Edinburgh over the centuries, dating from the days when the latter controlled all Leith's foreign trade - indeed, Leith was only amalgamated with the capital in 1920. Its history as a dock area dates from before the 14th century, though its existing docks and warehouses mainly went up in the 1800s. The docks are still working commercially and plans are afoot for the construction of a monster new terminal and shopping centre. This is one more sign of Leith's regeneration over recent years, making a trip down the Leith Walk, which links it to the centre, a good option for a change of pace.
Head first for the Shore, a lovingly restored area by the Water of Leith, with desirable flats and many excellent bars and restaurants. Nearby warehouses have also been converted to up-market accommodation; you can see these on Commercial Street, which gives access to the quay where the Royal Yacht Britannia is moored. The impressive post-modern building housing the Scottish Office also draws the eye. East of the Shore one or two older buildings have survived near the Kirkgate, the old town centre, now wrecked by a disastrous shopping arcade and high-rise flats. Leith Links lies further east again, a pleasant green space much favoured by local dogs. The Links claims to be one of the earliest homes of golf; the ground was in use for golf in 1593 and it was here that the first set of rules was formulated.
Address: Leith
Restaurant: Wide range of restaurants, cafés and bars (Inexpensive-Expensive)
Bus: 1, 12, 16, 22, 35
Accessible: Good
Other: Royal Yacht Britannia
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