City Breaks in Edinburgh, the inspiring Capital of Scotland

Famous for its Castle, the Royal Mile and Princes Street, Edinburgh can offer its visitors a diverse range of sightseeing and entertainment opportunities.  With the Herald House Hotel's central location, most of these popular local attractions can be discoverd on foot or by using the local bus service.

The Herald House Hotel is known for its good quality, budget, bed and breakfast style accommodation and we don’t believe you have to spend a fortune to enjoy all that Edinburgh has to offer. With this in mind, we’ve put together a selection of places and things we love in and around Edinburgh to help you budget your stay here.

We’ve started with Edinburgh Castle & the Royal Mile, the Scottish Parliament & Arthurs Seat, then uptown shopping at Princess Street and boutique shopping in Stockbridge – giving lots of information about free open Parks and Gardens you can enjoy whilst discovering the commercial sites of Edinburgh. We will build on this with details of the main Art Galleries & Monuments which are central, cheap to enter and great tourist attractions, information on Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh sports and leisure centres (for the kids or just for rainy days) and give you some local updates on places like the Grassmarket, the Meadows and the Canal walkways, which are walkable from the Hotel. We are also working on a compilation of all the best value restaurants around the city centre as the Herald specialises in bed and breakfast accommodation only.

We hope this helps you plan your visit to Edinburgh, we haven’t covered the big events such as Edinburgh Festival & Fringe which run throughout August, the Film Festival in June or the Winter Festival & Hogmanay Party in December/Jan, neither have we touched upon the theatres and shows on tour here, but there is lots of brochure and web information about these organised events available in the Heralds’ Hotel foyer. Edinburgh has something for everyone and really is a great holiday destination for even the shortest of breaks.

Transport

One of the best ways to get around Edinburgh is by bus. Edinburgh has 2 main bus operators, but within the city, Lothian Buses can take you almost everywhere. A single adult ticket is on Lothian Buses costs £1.10 or 60p for a child. However, it may be worth buying an adult day ticket for £2.50 (child for £2), this way you can hop on and off any Lothian (red and white) bus throughout the day anywhere in the city. If you are going to visit many attractions during your stay, Lothian buses also sell adult & child Ridacard weekly passes at £13 per adult or £9 per child.
If you are looking to travel further afield, Haymarket train station is walkable from the Herald House Hotel in around 4 / 5 minutes. From here, trains to Glasgow Queen Street station run every 15 minutes and deliver you right into the centre of Glasgow in around 45 minutes.

Prices may be subject to change during peak season, please check with individual companies.