OUT AND ABOUT
Restaurants, Cafés and Deli
Café Marina
Address: 61 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1BS
Tel: 0131 622 7447
Centotre
Address: 103 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3ES
Tel: 0131 225 1550
Fishers of Leith
Address: Fisher House, 8 Sandport, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6PL
Tel: 0131 554 8968
Giulianos Italian Restaurant
Address: 18/19 Union Place, Edinburgh
Tel: 0131-556 6590
Gordon’s Trattoria
Address: 231 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Tel: 0131-225 7992
La Favorita
Address: 325-331 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8SA
Tel: 0131 554 2430
Le Café St.Honoré
Address: 34 North West Thistle Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 1EA
Tel: 0131 226 2211
Kweilin Restaurant
Address: 19 - 21 Dundas Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 6QG.
Tel: 0131-557 1875
The Dome
Address: 14 George St, Edinburgh, EH2 2PF
Tel: 0131 624 8624
The Witchery by the Castle including The Secret Garden
Address: 352 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF
Tel: 0131 225 5613
Valvona and Crolla
Address: 19 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA
Tel: 0131 556 6066
Valvona and Crolla VinCaffè
Address: 11 Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, EH1 3DQ
Tel: 0131 557 0088
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh is renowned for its International Art's Festival (the largest in the World), its new years Celebration, its international acclaimed art gallery's and is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. From The Abbotsford Guest House, you are only a short distance from the Castle, the National Museum, National Galleries of Scotland and from the beautiful port of Leith.
LINKS
Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh Book Festival
All Festival Coverage
Tours
If you wanting to take tours around the city or travel further in Scotland we would be happy to organise or recommend any trips. Discount passes are also available.
LINKS
Auld Reekie Tours
Gray Line Tours
Rabbies Trail Burners
Timberbush Tours
Edinburgh Castle
Scotland's most-visited tourist attraction, Edinburgh Castle Scotland is an ancient fortress rising high above Edinburgh City on the sheer cliffs of Castle Rock. The esplanade of Edinburgh Castle is the site of the world-famous Edinburgh Castle Military Tattoo.
Calton Hill
Calton Hill overlooks the East end of Princes Street, includes several buildings of interest, notable for their Greek-influenced architecture. It is a popular vantage point for the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks, Edinburgh's Hogmanay Fireworks and The Beltane Fire Festival, which is held every year on the night of 30th April to mark the Summer Solstice. An audience of around 15 thousand people come to share in the fire festival and the intense and colourful procession of painted dancers and drummers.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party
The evening features performers from all over the world, and the Concert in the Gardens with a world-class fireworks display at midnight. New Year's Eve is preceded by the Torchlight procession from the Royal Mile and a street arts carnival on George Street.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay website
