Edinburgh info
There is a lot to do in Edinburgh and depending on what takes your fancy out of a good day there is a good chance Edinburgh will offer some aspect of it. Otherwise Edinburgh is famous for its castle, warm pubs (and inhabitants), festival in August and just being Scottish in general. Here are some links to check out before you come.
David Hume, Walter Scott, Ian Rankin, J.K.Rowling and Dolly the sheep are few famous edinburghers.
General Information
- Visit Scotland for general information on Scotland and Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh Wikipedia page if you haven't already checked that one out!
What's on?
- The oracle gives the latest listings on whats going on in Edinburgh and also lists of supermarkets.
- The List is another page to get in the know on whats happening in Scotland!
- The Edinburgh Festival (also known as the Fringe) features film, theatre, opera, music and dance all in the same place.
- A Guide on how to make the most out of the Fringe, although don't get carried away, you are supposed to do some work when you are here too!
- For book lovers there is the BookFest running 9 - 25 August 2008.
Travel information
- Lothian buses is the bus company that takes you around Edinburgh.
- First buses allows longer reginal travel around Edinburgh.
- First Scotrail one place to look for train journeys around scotland (and times from Prestwick).
- MegaBus is a cheap way to get between Scotlands major cities (and London).
- CityLink is a cheap way to get around Scotland where megabus doesn't operate and they have student discounts.
