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Edinburgh
Days Out
Tourist Information
Tourist information, family attractions and discount offers for days out (and nights out) in Edinburgh. Book great-value holiday accommodation and check event listings. Find out about the Edinburgh festivals and book tickets at our Box Office.
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Essential Edinburgh for Festival Goers
Your Guide to Edinburgh Festivals 2012
2012 promises to be a fantastic year for sports, arts and tourism in the UK. Visitors to the Olympic Games can just hop on a train or plane and get up to Edinburgh with very little effort. There are of course many Edinburgh attractions, restaurants and facilities that are open all year round. Visitors may also plan to take in some of Edinburgh's internationally renowned festivals.
Here's our pick of the festivals in the first half of 2012:
- Ceilidh Culture 2012 celebrates traditional arts through music and storytelling.
- The Edinburgh International Science Festival hosts an amazing array of interactive events and presentations by influential speakers.
- The Beltane Fire Festival celebrates the blossoming of Spring.
- The Imaginate Festival brings world-class theatre performances to children.
- The Festival of Museums is a celebration of museums throughout Scotland.
- The Royal Highland Show is Scotland's largest outdoor event.
- The Edinburgh International Film Festival is one of the longest-running film festivals in the world.
Find out more about Edinburgh's fabulous festivals on our Edinburgh Festivals Calendar page.
Edinburgh Tourism Deals & Discounts
A visit to Edinburgh needn't cost the earth. Edinburgh TIC Ltd has partnered with specialist price-comparison companies and voucher providers to offer you exciting tourism deals and discounts. Our Hotels & Apartments page provides real-time searching across multiple suppliers to find you the latest and lowest going-rates for holiday accommodation. On our Passes and Promotions page, there's a new set of Edinburgh offers every day. You'll also find frequent deals and discounts on a number of Experience Days, and other opportunities for great value days out throughout our website. All you have to do is keep visiting Edinburgh Days Out, and be ready to snap up a bargain.
Find a bargain online through free Edinburgh classifieds from Gumtree.
If you'd like to buy a holiday home or live full-time in this magnificent city, we recommend that you browse the available houses for sale in Edinburgh online at Zoopla.co.uk.
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Go Ape! The UK’s No.1 Tree Top
Adventure If you’re looking for a great day out near Edinburgh then look no further than Go Ape. Go Ape is nestled high in the Bathgate Hills, just a stone’s throw from Edinburgh itself. Set within Beecraigs Country Park, Go Ape will get you out exploring the forest canopy, enjoying tree top crossings, Tarzan Swings and wind-in-your-face zip wires. It’s up to three hours of fun that you can share with friends and family, so come and enjoy the tree top adventure everyone is talking about. |
Essential Edinburgh for Visitors
Edinburgh is a fascinating city. What's more, many of its world-famous historic buildings and attractions are situated in a fairly compact area, so can be easily reached by walking, public transport, taxis or tour buses.
Visitor accommodation covers all tastes and price ranges, from
some of the most exclusive boutique hotels in the world, through a
wide range of affordable hotels, guest houses and apartments, and on
to cheap and cheerful b&b's and hostels. You can identify the
best prices and book your accommodation
via our Hotels & Apartments
search & booking facility.
There are plenty of stylish, quirky and specialist shops in Edinburgh where you can find locally crafted goods and souvenirs. There are some truly excellent eating places listed on our Shops & Cafes page, such as the "Edinburgh Larder" and "Earthy Foods". Have fun finding them in the maze of city streets, twisty wynds and narrow closes.
Edinburgh's character changes by the month, and sometimes by the week. Visit Edinburgh in the summer festival season and you'll find a lively range of performers and audiences filling the streets, theatres and bars. Visit in the Autumn and you'll find a quieter, more restful city, where you can wander about freely or just chill out in a coffee shop with your Edinburgh guide book and a copy of The Scotsman. In the winter there's the Christmas and Hogmanay festivals, which are great fun. What could be better than a steaming hot soup and sandwich from the Saturday Farmers' Market in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on a crisp Winter's day? Spring time brings a new crop of festivals, including the unique Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill. And so the cycle continues...
Please contact us if you would like to comment on this website or provide feedback on anything related to visiting Edinburgh. Note that we do not provide tourist information, tickets or hotel bookings by phone; we invite you to visit the applicable areas of the Edinburgh Days Out website instead, including our Tourist Information page where you will find contact information for VisitScotland, Scotland's national tourism agency. For holiday accommodation and attraction booking, we recommend our partner Visit Reservations.
| Groupon offers a new Edinburgh deal
every day Groupon Edinburgh deals have previously included restaurant meals, golf course passes, health club passes, beauty treatments, mini-breaks, and paintballing. Remember to check Edinburgh Days Out every day for the latest offer, or sign up for a daily e-mail direct from Groupon. Just click "Buy Now" before the offer ends at midnight. If the minimum number of people sign up, Groupon will charge your card and send you a link to print your coupon. If not enough people join, no one gets it (and you won’t be charged). We wish you luck, and hope that you will enjoy a great-value Edinburgh day out. |
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