Calton Hill is an extinct volcano, set right in the city centre. It is one of Edinburgh's main hills, unmistakable from a distance with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. It is one of ...
The City Observatory on Calton Hill was the main centre for the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution and subsequently Astronomer Royal until 1896 when it was decided to move to Blackford, due to light ...
Abbeyhill is to the East of the city and overlaps the Eastern fringe of Edinburgh Old Town. It takes its name from… Quiet village to the South West perimetre of the city. Situated at the foot of the ...
The Water of Leith is perhaps more a green corridor than a park, although it is designated an Urban Wildlife Site. The waterway snakes through the city from the foot of the Pentlands to Leith docks, ...
Seafield Household Waste Recycling Centre (aka Seafield HWRC) is Edinburgh's largest recycling centre located between Portobello Beach and Leith Docks on Seafield Road. The recycling centre transfers ...
For many arriving in Edinburgh by train, Waverley Bridge is the first place they step foot when leaving Waverley Station. The bridge has one of the four main entrances to Waverley railway station, ...
There are so many bars on Broughton Street that the casual drinker venturing down may not make it as far as the Cask & Barrel at the foot of the road, near the roundabout. Spacious layout, large ...
Inverleith Park is a major public park, managed by the City of Edinburgh, a little North from the city centre. It's free to the public to use, although major events require a license. In a typical ...
Edinburgh cinemas, films, film news and screening times. Click the clock for films and screening times in a new window. This week's film reviews: Guardian, Independent, Scotsman The Cameo Cineworld ...
The Dominion is a family run cinema operating out of a 1938 Art Deco building in the heart of Morningside. Its four screens vary in size from the 586 seat Cinema 1 to the 47-seater Cinema 3. Cosy ...
West Princes Street Gardens is the larger of the two tracts of green space (the other being East Princes Street Gardens) that run parallel to Princes Street in the heart of the city. The gardens are ...