GETTING HERE
Using Google Maps is easiest – enter the postcode EH5 2AN and set travel mode to Public Transport then when you get here look out for house number 8 (Fraser Crescent). Buses accept contactless payments. You need to use a different card for each person, and you will be charged no more than £4 per day for unlimited travel – see https://www.lothianbuses.com/contactless/
USEFUL LINKS
Here are a few links that might be useful while visiting Edinburgh
Plan a journey on Lothian Buses
Transport For Edinburgh app:
City bus tours
Skylink 200 airport bus from Airport to Granton
Tram service from Edinburgh Airport to city centre
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh International Festival
Official Tourist Information for Edinburgh
Getting to town by bus
Getting into town by bus is easy. Get on the number 8 bus from Granton Road (2 minutes walk from our house) and continue into town until you reach North Bridge. Get off opposite the Scotsman Hotel, walk up the hill for around 100m and you have arrived on The Royal Mile in the centre of the Old Town. Turn right to go up the Royal Mile to the Castle, or turn left to go down the Royal Mile to the Palace and Holyrood Park/Scottish Parliament.
Contactless tickets: https://www.lothianbuses.com/contactless/
From home to the no 8 bus stop
The number 8 bus goes into town. The bus stop is a 2 minute walk from home.
From bus stop to home
The number 8 bus comes from town. Home is a 2 minute walk from the Boswall Green bus stop
From home to 27 bus stop
The number 27 bus goes straight through town and is an 8 minute walk from home to the bus stop on Ferry road.
Our top 5 things to do to get to know Edinburgh
1. Take a bus sightseeing tour
Get to know the city quickly - then decide where you want to go back to
2. Castle Esplanade
Right in the heart of the Old Town - views across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
visit Craig's 'Out About Scotland' website - a great resource
3. Royal Mile
Edinburgh's 'backbone' - joining the Castle to the Palace.
visit Craig's 'Out About Scotland' website - a great resource
4. Calton Hill
Get high above the city.
visit Craig's 'Out About Scotland' website - a great resource
5. Museums and art galleries
The Museum of Edinburgh
The National Museum of Scotland
National Portrait Gallery
National Galleries of Scotland
