Weekends in Edinburgh

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Package breaks:

  • Edinburgh ArtBreaks -expert tuition from a professional artist plus city tour, history walk, hotel, food and equipment.
  • Expedia -hotels and city breaks in Edinburgh.
  • Lastminute.com -last minute weekend city breaks from only £99.
  • Odopo -online travel service representing nine leading airlines and offering flights and hotel bookings.
  • onlinetravel.com-cheap flights, holidays and city breaks.

Flights:

  • British Airways -flights to Edinburgh to most major destinations in the UK and Europe.
  • BMI Baby -flights to Edinburgh from Birmingham, Cardiff , Heathrow, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham.
  • British Midland International -flights to Edinburgh from Heathrow, Copenhagen, Brussels and Jersey.
  • Easyjet -connections from Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted to Edinburgh.
  • flybe -fly from Belfast, Birmingham, Exeter, Liverpool, London City, Norwich and Southampton to Edinburgh.
  • Thomsonfly -low cost airline connecting Edinburgh with Hamburg.

Transport:

Road:
  • Automobile Association | RAC-European breakdown cover, travel insurance and advice.
  • easycar.com -low price car hire in Edinburgh city and the airport as well as other cities in Scotland.
  • Holiday Autos -part of LastMinute.com, holiday autos is the world's largest online car rental broker with fully inclusive car rental in over 4000 locations UK and worldwide.
  • Thrifty Car Hire -budget car hire at Edinburgh Airport,
Trains:

Sightseeing, events, tours and information:

  • Edinburgh and Lothians Tourist Board -Official Tourist Board website featuring accommodation, attractions and events in Edinburgh.
  • Edinburgh Bagpipe Company - World's largest producer of bagpipes
  • Edinburgh Castle -the website of Historic Scotland, the organisation charged with the protection of Scotlands historic buildings.
  • Edinburgh Festival -contains information about this festival of classical music, opera, theatre and dance, plus listings of the events programme and online booking.
  • Edfringe.com - official site of the edinburgh festival fringe, the largest arts festival in the world.
  • Historic Scotland -photographs and visitor information on more than 300 historic buildings and sites open to the public, including castles, cathedrals and monasteries.
  • Royal Yacht Britannia - The former yacht of the British Royal Family which has been turned into a museum.
  • Scottish Parliament - The Scottish Government is situated at Holyrood a new building which has exhibitions about the parliament.
  • Scottish Whisky Heritage Centre -located next to Edinburgh Castle, the interactive visitor attraction, allows you to experience the sights, sounds, smells and of course tastes of whisky, and to discover how scotch whisky is made.
  • Hearts FC - Unbelievabley top of the Scottish Premier League at the momment, however there manager just resigned due to disputes with the Lithuanian owner Vladimir Romanov.
  • Hibernian FC - The other SPL team in Edinburgh, currently 3rd in the league and with a great rivalry with their local neighbours.
  • Scottish Rugby - Edinburgh has a top rugby team and a world class stadium in Murrayfield which hosts huge rugby matches and outdoor concerts.
  • The Oracle - Edinburgh website telling you "what's on" at Theatres, Opera's and Concert Venues.
  • Festival and King's Theatres - 2 Large theatres in edinburgh featuring Plays, Ballet and Opera all year round
  • Edinburgh Zoo - Large zoo with over 1000 animals on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
  • The Edinburgh Gallery - Mainly Figurative gallery in the centre of Edinburgh.
  • Edinburgh Architecture - Contemporary Architecture site updated daily.
  • Holyrood - Website for the area of Holyrood which contains the Palace, Parliament and Abbey
  • Edinburgh Pub Guide - Guide to the various pubs, bars and clubs which make edinburgh's nightlife famous.
  • Edinburgh Tour Company - Open top bus tour of the city
  • Edinburgh cycle tour - Cycling tours of the city
  • Witchery tours - Themed walking tours of Edinburgh looking for ghouls, ghosts and gore!

Hotels, Bed & Breakfast:

  • Accommodation Line -specialise in hotel reservations in the major European cities and beyond -hotels range from budget and small family run accomodation to world-class five star hotels.
  • all-hotels -online booking in over 60,000 hotels across 9,600 locations worldwide searchable by town, city or country.
  • Alpharooms -offer a variety of hotels in Edinburgh.
  • Off Peak Luxury -unique luxury hotel breaks to some of the best romantic hotels, luxury country hotels and boutique townhouses in the UK.
  • Priceline.co.uk -name Your Own Price on hotel accommodation in over 1,400 cities worldwide.

Hostels and budget accommodation:

  • Playfair House -hostel in an historic town house built in 1821 in the Edinburgh New Town Preservation area.
  • St Christophers -hostels in London, Edinburgh, Bath, Brighton and Newquay.
  • Caledonian: Edinburgh - Great centrally located hostel that allows you the freedom you need to explore some of Scotland's best nightlife.
  • more Hostels in UK

Holiday cottages and Apartments

  • Dales Holiday Cottages-cottages to rent in Scotland and the Scottish borders.
  • Forest Hills, self-catering apartment in Kinlochard, The Trossachs, Aberfoyle. The resort is set in landscaped gardens/woodland,by the Loch ard close to the Trossachs, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling.
  • Westraw House,Lanark, United Kingdom -Historic tower house - beautiful, Scottish countryside. Between Glasgow & Edinburgh. Large rooms. Spacious garden. Good restaurants nearby.
  • more Apartments and Holiday homes in Scotland and the rest of Britain
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Edinburgh (Lonely Planet Series)
Neil Wilson
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The Rough Guide to Edinburgh (Miniguides S.)
Julian Ward, et al
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