Further Distractions

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle © www.123rf.com / Stephen Finn
Most Popular Hotels in Edinburgh:
100 Milton Road East, EH15 2NP
Corstophine Road, EH12 6HN
7 Newington Road, EH9 1QR
Blackburn Road Bathgate, EH48 2EL
 
 




Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Regarded as Scotland's premier garden, this is one of the city's most popular visitor attractions. Covering 31 hectares (78 acres), the garden contains a plant collection of unique botanical importance. It is the direct descendant of a physic garden established near the Palace of Holyroodhouse in 1670.

20A Inverleith Row
Tel: (0131) 552 7171.
Website: www.rbge.org.uk  
Opening hours: Daily 1000-1900 (Apr-Sep); daily 1000-1600 (Nov-Feb); daily 1000-1800 (Mar and Oct).
Free admission for the garden (donations welcome); admission charge for glasshouses when open.

Writers' Museum
This literary museum is dedicated to the history and artefacts of three of Scotland's most famous men of letters - Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert Burns. Exhibits include Walter Scott's chess board and Robert Burns' old writing desk.

Lady Stair's House, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket
Tel: (0131) 529 4901.
Website: www.cac.org.uk  
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 1000-1700 (plus Sun 1200-1700 during the Edinburgh Festival).
Free admission.

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