Knowledge Train Edinburgh,
3 Hill Street,
New Town,
Edinburgh EH2 3JP,
Scotland,
United Kingdom.
Getting here
Walking:14 minutes from Waverley railway station.
Bus: get off at stop PU on Princes Street, then walk 5 minutes.
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More information about Edinburgh
About Edinburgh
Palace of Holyroodhouse – Canongate, Edinburg
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, located in the Scottish Lowlands of Lothian. Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and the High Court. The royal family of Scotland used to reside at the city’s Palace of Holyroodhouse – Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DX.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh
Travel to and from Edinburgh
If you’re traveling into Edinburgh from abroad, the UK mainland, or the British Isles, travel to the city is simple, owing to Edinburgh’s well-developed transport infrastructure.
Air
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport (EH12 9DN), serves as the city’s primary air-travel hub and main gateway to the capital, handling 14.7 million passengers annually.
Rail
Edinburgh Waverley station (Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 1BB) is the primary railway station in the capital, and the fifth-busiest station outside London. Edinburgh Waverley is the terminus for most trains arriving from London and the departure point for many rail services within Scotland.
Edinburgh Waverley – Princes St.
Bus
London Victoria Coach Station
Travel in Edinburgh is undertaken mainly by bus, operated by the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh).
Bus routes to towns outside Edinburgh operate from the Edinburgh Bus Station – Edinburgh EH1 3EB, near St Andrew Square and Waterloo Place.
The city also has a working tram system. Edinburgh Trams became operational on 31 May 2014, running from Edinburgh Airport, west of the city, to its last stop in the east at York Place.
The city plans to expand the tram system. If completed, the trams will run from Haymarket to Granton Square on the Waterfront Edinburgh.
Things to do in London
Edinburgh festivals
Depending on the time of year you’re in Edinburgh, you may be lucky enough to attend one of the many festivals the city hosts between the end of July and early September each year. While there are many festivals throughout the year, the most well-known are:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Underbelly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Castle – Castlehill
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a series of musical performances by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands. Every August, military musicians march down the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle – Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, alongside civilian bands and other live performances.
Edinburgh Art Festival
The Edinburgh Art Festival is an annual visual arts event, held in Edinburgh, that coincides with the Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. The Art Festival was established in 2004 and continues to display art exhibitions from both local and international artists. While the Edinburg Art festival occupies multiple venues, most exhibitions are put on display in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) – Arboretum Pl, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Edinburgh theatres
Murrayfield – Roseburn St, Edinburgh
Usher Hall – Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2EA, is Edinburgh’s premier venue for classical music, while larger, contemporary music concerts are staged at Murrayfield – Roseburn St, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ.
If theatre isn’t to your liking, there’s always a selection of local cinemas screening new Hollywood releases such as the Edinburgh Filmhouse – 88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ.
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Edinburgh libraries and museums
The National Museum of Scotland – Chambers St, Edinburgh
Edinburgh has dozens of museums and libraries for tourists to visit, most notably, the National Museum of Scotland – Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF.
Edinburgh zoo
Edinburgh Zoo – Royal Zoological Society of Scotland