Edinburg - Edinburgh

Edinburg (Gael: Dùn Èideann) ning poytaxti hisoblanadi Shotlandiya joylashgan Markaziy kamar mamlakat mintaqasi. Taxminan 450 ming aholiga ega (shahar mintaqasida 1 million), Edinburg kosmopolit, ammo o'ziga xos Shotlandiya atmosferasi bilan ajralib turadi. Qadimgi vulqonlar ajoyib tabiatni ta'minlaydi, qasr esa tepada joylashgan. O'z qo'riqchisi ostida shahar o'rta asrlar yodgorliklari, gruzin ulug'vorligi va zamonaviy hayotning qudratli qatlamini zamonaviy avangard bilan birlashtiradi. O'rta asr saroylari, gotik cherkovlar va ajoyib tarixiy binolar Shotlandiya parlamentining uylari va qayta tiklangan Shotlandiyaning milliy muzeyi kabi zamonaviy me'morchilik namunalari bilan elkalarini silamoqda. Turli xil "Auld Reekie" yoki "Shimoliy Afina" deb nomlangan, ammo odatda oddiy "Emmbruh" bu erda ajoyib restoranlar, do'konlar, pablar, yovvoyi va yumshoq klublar va yil davomida shahar festivallarining tengsiz dasturi mavjud. Shotlandiyalik Yangi yil Hogmanay bayramni boshlaydi; Avgust oyida Tatuirovka, Xalqaro festival va Fringe festivali - dunyodagi eng katta san'at festivali.

The Edinburgning eski va yangi shaharlari sifatida ro'yxatga olingan Jahon merosi ob'ektlari 1995 yilda YuNESKO tomonidan. 2004 yilda Edinburg ushbu tashkilotning birinchi a'zosi bo'ldi YuNESKO ijodiy shaharlari u tayinlanganda tashabbus a Adabiyot shahri.

Tumanlar

55 ° 57′32 ″ N 3 ° 11′14 ″ V
Edinburg xaritasi

 Eski shahar
Edinburgning Qal'adan Holyrood saroyigacha cho'zilgan Qirollik millari bo'ylab o'rta asr yuragi. Haqiqatan ham mashhur saytlarning aksariyati ushbu sohada.
 Yangi shahar
The boshqa yarmi shahar markazidan gruzin (18-asr oxiri) Yangi shahar. Shaharning tijorat yuragi - bu xaridorlarni, shuningdek, mamlakatdagi eng aqlli va eng chiroyli binolardan o'z ulushini olishni istagan rassomlar va fotosuratchilar uchun eng yaxshi narsa. Yangi shahar Stokbridj chegarasigacha cho'zilgan va ko'cha yoritgichlari yordamida osongina tanib olish mumkin. Yangi shahar Edinburgning eng ajoyib ko'kalamzorlarida, shu jumladan keng joylarda joylashgan Dekan bog'lari.
 Stokbrij va Kanonmilllar
Yangi shaharning shimolidagi eksklyuziv mahalla, qiziqarli mustaqil xaridlar va shahardagi eng tasalli joy - Qirollik botanika bog'i.
 Leyt
Edinburgning mustaqil fikrlaydigan port maydoni - bu o'z-o'zidan maqsad.
 Sharq
Portobelloning plyaj tumani va tarixiy Duddingston qishlog'i shaharning sharqida joylashgan.
 Janubiy
Talabalar uchun shaharning mashhur qismi, shuning uchun ovqatlanish va ichish uchun juda ko'p qiziqarli joylar mavjud. Keyinchalik Edinburgnikidir Ochiq o'yin maydonchasi Pentland tepaliklari va qiziqarli Roslin cherkovi.
 G'arb
Bu erda Edinburgning ajoyib hayvonot bog'i, shuningdek, "Murrayfield" regbi stadioni bo'lgan sport ma'badi.

Tushuning

Fonda Arturning o'rni va Forth of Forth bilan Edinburgning eski shahri.

Tarix

300-350 million yil oldin bu erda hayajonli joy bo'lgan, chunki butun mintaqada vulqonlar avj olib, alangalanib ketgan. Eng kattasi biz hozirda Arturning o'rni deb ataymiz, Castle Rock, Calton Hill va boshqa joylarda kichik konuslar bilan. Keyin ular qirib tashlanib, boshqa tosh qatlamlari bilan ko'mila boshladilar. Ko'p vaqt o'tgach, muzlik davri keldi, oxirgi 20000 yil oldin. G'arbdan ulkan muzliklar yuzani yo'q qildi, ammo Qal'aning toshiga urilgan joyda ular bo'linib, atrofga oqib o'tishlari kerak edi. Ular shimoldan, g'arbdan va janubdan toshbo'ron qilingan bo'shliq va sharq tomon o'z toshiga tashlangan tosh qoldiqlarining dumi bilan qoyani buzilmasdan tark etishdi. Bu erta hisob-kitob qilish uchun aniq himoyalangan joy yaratdi. 12-asrga kelib Edinburg Shotlandiyaning bosh shahri edi; Eski shahar Qal'aning boshida, Qirollik milining qoldiqlari dumini cho'zganida va Holyrood saroyining etagida o'sgan.

Va u o'sib bordi: bo'sh joy cheklangan edi, shuning uchun binolar balandroq bo'lib, o'rta asrlarda ham o'n yoki undan ko'p qavatli edi. Ammo hech qanday ko'targichlar va nasosli suvlar yo'q, va "Gardyloo!" Deb baqirib, derazani ochish orqali sanitariya holatiga e'tibor berilmagan. Qolganini esa tortishish kuchiga berish. O'rta asrlarning har bir shahri xushbichim edi, ammo Edinburg bu erdan ko'mirdan tutun aralashgan, qazib olinadigan va yoqib yuborilgan kanalizatsiyaning o'ziga xos hididan "Auld Reekie" nomi bilan mashhur bo'ldi.

1707 yildan so'ng, Shotlandiya Angliya bilan birlashganda va siyosiy hokimiyat Londonga o'tib ketgach, Edinburg ahamiyatini biroz yo'qotdi. Ammo 18-asrning o'rtalarida u eski shahar chegarasidan chiqib, shimolda oqlangan yangi shaharni yaratib, qayta tiklandi. O'rtadagi midden, "Nor Loch" quritilgan, ko'prik qurilgan va er tepasi tepaga surilgan. Janubiy tomonda ham xuddi shunday kengayish mavjud edi. Viktoriya davri sharqqa yaqin bo'lgan ko'mir konlari va g'arbda qazib olinadigan slanets moylari bilan ta'minlangan sanoatni jadal rivojlantirdi. Kanallar va undan keyin temir yo'llar materiallar va ishchi kuchini olib keldi.

Glazgo kattalashdi, ammo Edinburg Shotlandiyaning madaniy poytaxti bo'lib qoldi va Edinburgh Xalqaro Festivali 1947 yilda boshlangan edi. Bir yildan so'ng qal'ada birinchi harbiy tatuirovka ijro etildi va tez orada festivalning rasmiy qismiga aylandi. 1993 yilda uyushtirilgan tadbir sifatida birinchi Edinburg Hogmanay ko'chasi partiyasi bo'lib o'tdi.

Va 1998 yildan boshlab Edinburg yana kuchli ma'noda poytaxt bo'ldi, chunki Shotlandiya qonuni (va undan keyingi qonunchilik) Shotlandiya parlamenti va fuqarolik hukumatini tashkil etdi. Bular Edinburgda joylashgan bo'lib, Londonda Vestminster parlamentida qolgan mudofaa va tashqi ishlar kabi zaxira masalalarni hisobga olmaganda Shotlandiyani boshqarish uchun javobgardir. 1999 yildan 2004 yilgacha Shotlandiya parlament binosi (loyihasi Enrik Miralles, ispan kataloniyalik me'mori) qurilgan. Shotlandiyaning to'liq mustaqilligi to'g'risida bahslar davom etmoqda.

Yo'nalish

Edinburgda ikkita asosiy tikanlar bor, ikkalasi ham sharqdan g'arbiy tomonga qarab harakatlanadi. Qadimgi shaharning umurtqasi - bu Qirolning vulqon tog 'cho'qqisiga ko'tarilishi bilan boshlangan Qirollik milidir va shaharning eng yaxshi ko'rinishini boshqaradigan Esplanade. Bu yerdan Qirollik mil sharqqa, turli xil Lawnmarket, High Street va Canongate deb nomlangan, Holyrood saroyida tugaydi. Jorj IV ko'prigi janubi Eski shahardan Universitet kvartaliga, Meadows va Southside tomonga, Mound va Shimoliy ko'prik shimoldan Yangi Townga qadar cho'zilgan.

Yangi umurtqa - knyazlar ko'chasi (bitta "lar", apostrof yo'q, Jorj III ning knyaz o'g'illari uchun nomlangan). Knyazlar ko'chalari bog'lari ko'cha va Eski shahar balandliklari orasidagi depressiyani to'ldiradi, ularning tagida temir yo'llar va o'rtada Mound o'tish joyi mavjud. Yangi shaharning panjara chizig'i knyazlar ko'chasidan boshlanadi va shimolga cho'ziladi, Jorj ko'chasi va Qirolicha ko'chasi uning asosiy bulvarlari bilan. Knyazlar ko'chasining sharqiy uchida Waverley temir yo'l stantsiyasi va Avliyo Endryu maydonining asosiy avtovokzali joylashgan. Ko'cha Vaterloo-Pley bilan tugaydi, A1 ning Londongacha tarixiy terminali, A7-dan Karlaylga, A8-dan Glazgodan va A9-dan Jon O'Groatsgacha - zamonaviy avtoulovchilar hech qachon bu yo'nalishlarga quloq solmasliklari kerak. Knyazlar ko'chasidan sharqda joylashgan ersatz Akropolis joylashgan kichik tepalik - Kalton tepaligi, yaqinlashib kelayotgan cho'qqilar esa Arturning o'rindig'i. To'rtinchi Firth shimolda porlaydi, ochiq Shimoliy dengizga qo'shiladi.

Adabiy an'ana

Edinburg ingliz tilida so'zlashadigan dunyoning uzoq umr ko'rgan adabiy poytaxti sifatida qayd etilgan.

Shotlandiyalik buyuk tarixiy roman yozuvchisi Ser Valter Skott shaharda tug'ilgan va shahzodalar ko'chasida o'zining buyuk yodgorligiga ega. Robert Lui Stivenson va Ser Artur Konan Doyl ham Edinburgning mahalliy aholisi edi. Edinburg, shuningdek, Muriel Spark (muallifi) kabi taniqli zamonaviy yozuvchilar uchun uy va ilhom manbai bo'lgan. Miss Jan Brodining bosh vaziri), Irvine Welsh (1993 yilgi roman muallifi) Trainspotting, Leytning gritt tumanida joylashgan), Yan Rankin (eng taniqli jinoyat muallifi Inspektor Rebus seriya, Edinburgda o'rnatilgan), Aleksandr Makkol Smit (1-raqamli detektiv agentligi va Shotlandiya poytaxtida o'rnatilgan bir nechta roman) va J.K. Rouling Garri Potter shuhrat.

Iqlim

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Maydan sentyabrgacha bo'lgan sayohatchiga Edinburgning iqlimi eng qulaydir. Demak, Edinburgda ob-havo har doim o'zgarib turadi va mehmonlar har qanday fasl bo'lishidan qat'i nazar quyosh ham, yomg'ir ham kutishlari kerak. Yomg'ir paytida Edinburg ham shamolga moyil bo'ladi, shuning uchun yomg'ir ko'ylagi yoki mustahkam soyabonni yig'ib oling! Ko'plab sayyohlar doimiy, qamchilaydigan shamollar tufayli teskari soyabonni tark etishdi. Festivalning asosiy mavsumi bo'lgan yoz kunning uzoq vaqtini uzoq oqshom bilan birlashtiradi (shimolda, tunda 10 yoki 11 gacha kamdan-kam qorayadi!). Qish qattiq sovuqni his qilishi mumkin, kunduzi qisqa soatlarda, ammo qor kamdan-kam uchraydi va qisqa muddatli bo'ladi va Edinburgning qishki yog'ingarchilik qismi sovuq yomg'ir va qor shaklida bo'ladi. Edinburgda yopiq attraktsionlar va mashg'ulotlar mo'l-ko'l bo'lib, ular qishning sovuq kunlarini uchib ketishiga olib keladi. Boshqacha qilib aytganda, katta bolakay ko'ylagi olib kelasizmi? Qishda sovuq bo'lishdan xavotir olmang, chunki ko'plab zamonaviy mamlakatlar singari barcha binolar, shu jumladan eski binolar issiq, quruq va izolyatsiya qilingan.

Qachon borish kerak

Yozning asosiy avgust oylarida (avgustdan sentyabr oyining boshigacha) va Xogmanayda (Yangi yil kuni / 1 yanvar atrofida) Edinburg juda ko'p olomonga (turar joylarga to'g'ri keladi). Ushbu vaqtlarda tashrif buyuruvchilar ushbu vaqtlarda markaziy turar joy va tadbir chiptalarini bron qilishni oldindan rejalashtirishlari kerak.

Tashrif buyuruvchilar haqida ma'lumot

Chiqinglar

Samolyotda

1 Edinburg xalqaro aeroporti (EDI IATA) (A8 shahardan 8 milya (13 km) g'arbda). Edinburg aeroporti keng Evropa va ichki aloqalarga ega. Evropa yo'nalishlariga quyidagilar kiradi Alikante, Amsterdam, Afina, Bazel, "Barselona", Berlin (Schonefeld va Tegel), Bryussel, Budapesht, Burgas, Kopengagen, Cork, Dublin, Florensiya, Frankfurt, Jeneva, Xelsinki, Istanbul, Madrid, Milan (Linate va Malpensa), Myunxen, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Parij, Praga, Rim, Shannon, Stokgolm va Tsyurix.
Ichki havolalar kiradi Belfast, Birmingem, Bristol, Kardiff, Derri, Sharqiy Midlands, Exeter, Islay, Men oroli, Gibraltar, Gernsi, Jersi, Kirkvol, "Manchester", London (Siti, Gatvik, Xitrou, Luton va Stensted), Newquay, Norvich, Orkney, Sautgempton, Shetland, Stornuey, Sumburghva Fitna. Uchadigan reyslar yo'q Aberdin, Glazgo, Inverness, yoki Nyukasl chunki poezd safari nisbatan qisqa. Dan bir nechta to'xtovsiz ulanishlar mavjud Shimoliy Amerika; Boston, Chikago O'Hare, Nyu-York JFK, Newark Ozodlik, Filadelfiya, Dalil, Torontova Vashington. Shuningdek, reyslar ham mavjud Abu-Dabi va Doha. Qit'alararo aloqalarni yaxshilash uchun Manchester yoki London orqali sayohat qiling. Qarang bu havola Edinburg aeroportiga parvozlar bilan yo'nalishlarning to'liq ro'yxati uchun.
Taksida ketayotganda, agar siz shimolga qarasangiz, uchish-qo'nish yo'lagi bo'ylab Cat Stane o'rtasiga bir nazar tashlang. Bu bronza davri toshidir, bugungi kunda u aeroport atrofini to'sib turadi, shuning uchun jamoat unga qoyil qolishi mumkin bo'lgan yagona yo'ldir.
Edinburg aeroporti o'rta va zamonaviy bo'lib, yo'lovchilar uchun mo'ljallangan barcha transport vositalari quruqlikda ham, havoda ham mavjud. Siz ularning Wi-Fi-dan 2 soatgacha bepul foydalanishingiz mumkin. Kichkina Marks & Spencer supermarketining chekkasida joylashgan. Faqatgina ichimlik suvi favvoralari bojsiz do'kondan chiqqanda darhol chap tomonda joylashgan. Valyuta birjasi quruqlik va havo yo'li ICE tomonidan boshqariladi, asosiy valyutalar uchun narxlar rasmiy kursdan 20 foizga pastroq: yomon, ammo aeroport uchun o'rtacha. Shunday qilib, agar siz 100 dollarni £ ga almashtirsangiz, keyin £ ni qaytarib bergan bo'lsangiz, siz 60 AQSh dollarini olasiz.
Vikidatadagi Edinburg aeroporti (Q8716) Vikipediyada Edinburg aeroporti

Flybe 2020 yil mart oyida ishdan chiqqan va parvozni to'xtatdi. Bu Edinburg bilan havo aloqalarida bo'shliqni qoldiradi va boshqa operatorlar qaysi yo'nalishlarni tanlashi noma'lum. Ularning kichik sherigi "Eastern Airways" parvozni davom ettirmoqda. Loganair ta'sir qilmaydi, chunki ular endi Flybe bilan hamkorlik qilmagan.

Oldinga transport: avtobuslar shaharga va Glazgo, Fayf va G'arbiy Lotianga etib boradiganlar yaqinidagi bekatlardan chiqib ketishadi. Tramvay bekati va joydan tashqaridagi avtoturargohlar uchun transport vositalari Terminalning sharqiy qismida, ko'p qavatli avtoturargohdan tashqarida. Magistral temir yo'l stantsiyasi yo'q, eng yaqin joy (Haymarket va Uaverli) shahar markazida joylashgan.

Shahar markaziga to'g'ridan-to'g'ri avtobus Samolyot (100-xizmat). Bu aeroportdan ishlaydi to'xtatish D Haymarket va Prinslar ko'chasi orqali asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasining tashqarisida va avtobus stantsiyasiga yaqin bo'lgan Uaverli ko'prigiga. Bu har kuni har 10-15 daqiqada harakatlanadigan va 20-30 minut davom etadigan yorqin ko'k rangli ikki qavatli avtobus. Voyaga etganlarning narxi 4,50 funt sterling, 7,50 funtlik ochiq qaytish (bolalar mos ravishda 2 funt / 3 funt). Haydovchiga naqd pul bilan (sabab bo'yicha berilgan o'zgartirish, buni amalga oshiradigan yagona shahar avtobus yo'nalishi) yoki kontaktsiz debet yoki kredit karta orqali to'lang. Avtobuslarda bepul Wi-Fi, elektr jihozlarini zaryadlash uchun rozetkalar, yuqori qavatli yo'lovchilarga yuklarini kuzatishga imkon beruvchi videokuzatuv kameralari va "navbatdagi to'xtash" ma'lumotlari mavjud.

Shaharning shimol tomoni va Leyt egallaydi Skylink 200. Bu aeroportdan ishlaydi to'xtatish B Korstorfin orqali Nyuxaven qirg'og'i va Leyt Okean Terminaliga qadar - shahar markaziga yaqin joylardan o'tmaydi. Har kuni har 30 daqiqada ishlaydi, soat 05: 00-24: 00 Leit tomon va 04: 00-23: 00 aeroportga, bir soat davom etadi. Airlink 100 bilan bir xil tariflar, ammo aniq tarif talab qilinadi.

Shaharning janubiy tomoniga boring Skylink 300. Bu aeroportdan ishlaydi to'xtatish F Sighthill va Slateford orqali Tollross (kichik mehmonxonalar va mehmonxonalar uchun eng yaxshi hudud), Nyu-Yorkning Old Taun yaqinidagi Edinburg Universitetining asosiy kampusi (ko'proq B va B), keyin janubda Prestonfild / Kameron Tollga. Har kuni har 20 daqiqada, soat 06: 00-23: 00 gacha shahar tomon va 05: 00-22: 00 gacha aeroportga qarab harakatlanadi. Universitet va Eski shaharga sayohat bir soat davom etadi. Airlink 100 bilan bir xil tariflar, ammo aniq tarif talab qilinadi. U 2017 yilda bolta bilan o'ralgan 35-sonli avtobus o'rnini egallaydi. U shimoldan Leytga burilib ketar edi, ammo bu takrorlangan avtobus 200 va 2018 yil yozida cheklangan edi.

Shaharning janubiy chekkalari uchun Skylink 400. Bu aeroportdan ishlaydi to'xtatish B Gogarburn, South Gyle, Wester Hailes, Oxgangs, Kaimes, Royal Infirmary va Niddrie orqali Musselburgh yaqinidagi Fort-Kinnaird / Newcraighall shahriga - u shahar markaziga yaqin joylardan o'tmaydi. Har kuni har 30 daqiqada soat 05:30 dan 21:30 gacha ishlaydi. U 18-avtobusning o'rnini egallaydi, u 2018 yil iyul oyida o'qqa tutilgan.

Tunda Airlink 100 samolyoti hanuzgacha shahar markaziga harakat qiladi. Janubiy tomon va Leyt egallaydi tungi avtobus N22 dan to'xtatish D. Bu Dandi va Lothian yo'li bo'ylab shaharga keladi, so'ng Prinslar ko'chasi bo'ylab va Leyt Okean terminaliga tushadi. Har 30 daqiqada 00: 00-04: 00 soatlarda ishlaydi. Aeroportdan Prins St-ga 30 min, Leytgacha 50 min. Yo'l haqi 3 funt sterlingni tashkil etadi (imtiyozlar yo'q, aniq o'zgartirish kerak) NIGHT chipta, shaharning barcha tungi avtobuslarida soat 04: 30gacha amal qiladi. Samolyot chiptalari ushbu xizmatda Waverley Bridge-ga qadar amal qiladi.

The Tramvay aeroportdan shahar markaziga, Edinburg bog'i, Merreyfild, Xeymarket va Prins shahri bo'ylab Vaverli temir yo'l stantsiyasiga va York-Pleygacha 40 minut o'tib boradi. Voyaga etganlarning narxi 6 funt sterling, qaytib kelish uchun 8,50 funt, bola uchun 3 funt / 4,50 funt. Agar siz o'sha kuni boshqa shahar sayohatlarini amalga oshirayotgan bo'lsangiz, barcha tramvay va kunduzgi avtobus qatnovlari uchun amal qiladigan 9 funt sterlingga (bola 4,50 funt) kunlik chiptani sotib olishni o'ylab ko'ring. (Bitta tramvay va bitta avtobusda yurish narxi arzonroq, ammo aniq o'zgarish muammoga aylanib qoladi.) 30 minutlik masofada istalgan tramvay bekatida mashinalardan chiptalarni sotib oling (kartalar qabul qilinadi, hech qanday o'zgartirish kiritilmaydi) va biletga chiqishdan oldin tasdiqlang. Tramvaylar har kuni har 8-15 daqiqada, shahar markaziga 06: 20-22: 45 va aeroportga 05: 30-23: 30 gacha harakatlanadi.

Yoki yur! Agar sizda faqat engil yuk bo'lsa, bu juda yaxshi kun va siz pulni tejashni xohlasangiz, aeroport va Ingliston Park & ​​Ride o'rtasidagi 2 km (1,2 mil) piyoda yo'lni bosib o'tishingiz mumkin. Bu sizni "Shahar zonasi" tarifiga olib keladi, shuning uchun shahar markaziga bitta tramvay narxi kattalar uchun 1,70 funtga, 80 yoshgacha bo'lgan bolaga tushadi va barcha tramvaylar va avtobuslar uchun kunlik chipta £ 4 / £ 2 ni tashkil qiladi. Shahar tashqarisiga chiqib, shunchaki shahar zonasi chiptasini sotib olish va aeroportda qolishni vasvasaga solmang, chunki chipta inspektorlari har doim ushbu bo'limni nazorat qiladilar.

Shahar tashqarisida: Avtobuslar aeroportdan qatnaydi to'xtatish C ga Glazgo Buchanan avtostantsiyasi. Bu Citylink Air 1 soat davom etadi va 12 funt sterling va 20 funt sterlingga tushadi. Har kuni soat 06:00 dan 23:30 gacha ishlaydi, odatda har 30 daqiqada; bir kechada soatiga N900 avtobusi xuddi shu yo'nalish bo'ylab harakatlanadi.

Avtobuslar aeroportdan qatnaydi to'xtatish G Inverkeithing va Halbeath-ga boradigan eski Forth Road ko'prigi bo'ylab Fife. Bu Mo'jiza Jet 747 avtobus Halbeathga 45 minut ketadi va 28 kun ichida qaytib kelish uchun 7,50 funt va 14 funt turadi. U har kuni 24 soat, kunduzi har 20 daqiqada ishlaydi. Inverkeithing-da poezdlar uchun o'zgartirish Pert, Dandi, Aberdin va Inverness.

Birinchi avtobus 600 aeroportdan qatnaydi to'xtatish E har 30 daqiqada G'arbiy Lotiya, Rato, Nyubridj, Kirkliston, Vincburg, Broxburn, Ufall, Livingston va Uitbern orqali.

Mahalliy avtobuslar aeroportdan 1 km janubda (A62) A8 orqali o'tadi. Ular Edinburgdan Rato, Kirkliston, Janubiy Kvinsferri, Linlitxova Falkirk.

Poyezdda

Waverley stantsiyasidagi eski bron zali
Vikivoyajda qo'llanma mavjud Buyuk Britaniyada temir yo'l bilan sayohat

2 Edinburg Waverley temir yo'l stantsiyasi (EDB). The asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasi Edinburg uchun. Bu har doim mahalliy "Waverley" deb nomlanadi, ammo National Rail veb-sayti bu ismni tanimaydi va shunchaki uni "Edinburg" deb ataydi. 1846 yilda ochilgan va 1892-1902 yillarda qayta tiklangan Vaverli bu o'ziga xos manzara bo'lib, uning gumbazli shiftini va o'ralgan temirdan yasalgan chakalakzorlarni gulchambar kerublari bilan tomosha qilmoqda. Bu eski va yangi shaharlar orasidagi Prinslar ko'chasining sharqiy qismida joylashgan bo'lib, sizning poezdingiz kelayotganda Kalton tepaligi va qal'aning tepalari tepada joylashgan bo'lib, yiliga 14 million kishiga xizmat qiladi. Avtoulovni ijaraga olishni o'z ichiga olgan bekatdagi ko'plab imkoniyatlar, ammo chap chamadonlar Avliyo Endryu maydonidagi asosiy avtobus bekatidagi shkaflarga qaraganda ancha qimmat (har bir soatiga 7 funt sterling). Wikidata-da Edinburg Waverley temir yo'l stantsiyasi (Q800716) Vikipediyada Edinburg Waverley temir yo'l stantsiyasi

Waverley stantsiyasi Shotlandiya temir yo'l tarmog'ining asosiy markazidir, poezdlar tomonidan boshqariladi ScotRail.

Kimdan Glazgo kamida beshta yo'nalish mavjud:

  • eng yaxshisi Glasgow Queen Street-dan Falkirk High orqali, 50 minut, har 15-30 daqiqada;
  • Kambernauld va Falkirk Gremstoun orqali Qirolicha ko'chasidan poezdlar, har 30 daqiqada 70 min;
  • Helensburg yoki Milngavidan Qirolicha ko'chasi (past daraja), Airdrie va Livingston North orqali sekin harakatlanadigan poezdlar, har 30 daqiqada 75 min.
  • Glazgo markazidan uzoq masofali poezdlar Motherwell orqali Edinburggacha bir soat davom etadi va Angliyaga qarab davom etadi, shuningdek Ayrdan sekin poezdlar ko'proq to'xtab turishadi;
  • Livingston South orqali Glazgo markazidan sekin poezdlar, soatiga 80 min.

Shimoldan: soatiga harakatlanadigan poezdlar Aberdin va Dandi, har ikki soatda Inverness Aviemore va Perth orqali va har 30 daqiqada Stirling.Aberdin va Dandi o'rtasidagi chiziq 12-avgust 2020-yilda Stonehaven yaqinidagi ko'chkidan va jiddiy temir yo'l halokatidan keyin 12 hafta davomida yopilgan edi, ammo u noyabr oyida qayta ochildi.

Kimdan London:LNER kunduzgi poezdlar London Qirol Xoch soatiga sharqiy qirg'oq bo'ylab harakatlaning, eng tez 4 soat 20 min. Peterboro, Grantem, Nyuark, Donkaster, York, Darlington, Durham va Nyukasl-on-Taynda to'xtab turing. Ularning aksariyati Edinburgdan shimolga, Glazgo Markaziy, Dandi, Aberdin yoki Invernessgacha davom etmoqda. London Eustondan Midlands va Preston orqali har ikki soatda kunduzgi Virgin poezdi bor, bu sekinroq yo'nalish, faqat Milton Keynsdan boshlaganingizda. Quyida tasvirlangan Eustondan Edinburggacha kechada poyezd ham bor.

Midlanddan, eng tezkor soatni olish Bokira poezdi dan Birmingem Glazgo tomon yangi ko'chada va Prestonda o'zgarib turing, sayohat vaqti atigi to'rt soatdan ko'proq. Biroz sekinroq, ammo o'zgarishlardan qochish bu Arriva kross mamlakati Penzance-dan Plymouth, Exeter St David's, Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingem New Street, Derby, Sheffield, Wakefield Westgate, Lids, York, Darlington, Durham, Nyukasl-ап-Tayn va Bervik-on-Tvid orqali o'tib ketadigan poezd, va Edinburgdan Glazgo markazigacha davom etdi.

Kimdan "Manchester":Transpennine Express har ikki soatda ishlaydi Manchester aeroporti Piccadilly va Carlisle orqali to'rt soat davomida, boshqa ko'plab ulanishlar bilan Piccadilly, Preston yoki Lancaster-da o'zgargan.

Chegaralardan Tweedbankdan Galashiels orqali har 30 daqiqada qatnaydigan poyezdlar. O'tish liniyasi mavjud emas, ammo Galashielsda Jedburg, Melrose, Karlisl, Xavik va Selkirkdan bog'lovchi avtobuslar mavjud.

Kecha davomida: The Kaledoniya pasttekislik uyqusi Su-F-ni London Eustondan uchiradi, soat 23:30 atrofida uchib, soat 07: 30gacha etib boradi va siz bortda soat 08:00 gacha turishingiz mumkin. (Yana bir qismi Glazgoga boradi; ular Karsteyrda bo'linishadi / qo'shilishadi.) Janubiy yo'nalishdagi poezd soat 23: 30da Eustonga soat 07: 00da etib boradi, yana siz soat 08: 00gacha kemada qolishingiz mumkin. Shanba kuni kechqurun hech qanday poezd yo'q va siz Highland Sleeper-da sayohat qila olmaysiz, bu faqat uchta qismini bo'linishi yoki qayta birlashtirilishi uchun Edinburgda xizmatni to'xtatadi. 2019 yilda barcha shpal marshrutlarida yangi harakatlanuvchi tarkib paydo bo'ldi. Bo'limlarda ikkita yotoqxona mavjud va ular mehmonxonalar xonalari singari sotiladi: bitta kishilik uchun qo'shimcha pul to'laysiz va begona odam bilan bo'lishmaysiz. Chiptalarni Buyuk Britaniyaning istalgan temir yo'l stantsiyasida yoki Internet orqali bron qilish mumkin: bitta shpal narxi bir kishining narxi 140 funtni yoki ikki kishining narxi 170 funtni tashkil qiladi. Bundan tashqari, faqat 45 funt sterlingga mo'ljallangan salondan foydalanishingiz mumkin. Agar sizda kunduzgi poezd uchun mavjud chiptangiz bo'lsa, shpal qo'shimchasini sotib olishingiz kerak. Narxlar dinamik - dam olish kunlari va festival, agar chindan ham pansionatlar mavjud bo'lsa, ko'proq xarajat talab qiladi. Rezervasyon 12 oy oldin ochiq: samolyotga chiqish uchun elektron chiptangizni chop etishingiz kerak.

Haymarket temir yo'l stantsiyasining konkursi

3 Edinburgh Haymarket temir yo'l stantsiyasi (HYM). Shahar ikkinchi magistral temir yo'l stantsiyasi, Uaverlidan bir mil g'arbda joylashgan. Agar siz shimoldan, g'arbiy yoki janubi-g'arbdan kelgan bo'lsangiz, aeroport, hayvonot bog'i yoki zamonaviy san'at galereyasiga boradigan bo'lsangiz yoki turar joyingiz shaharning g'arbiy qismida joylashgan bo'lsa, Haymarket foydalanish uchun eng yaxshi stantsiyadir. Bu g'arbiy yo'nalishdagi asosiy avtobus yo'nalishlarida va tramvay yo'nalishida, keyingi avtobuslar va tramvaylar uchun ko'rsatkichlar taxtasi mavjud. Stantsiya 2013 yilda qayta qurilgan va hozirda katta, toza konkursga ega. Ko'cha tomonida (chipta to'siqlaridan oldin) o'n yarim chiptani sotish mashinalari, xodimlar bilan ishlaydigan kassa, bankomat, ikkita kofe kioskasi, M&S gazeta do'koni va maishiy xizmat do'koni va "Bike & Go" velosiped joylashadigan joy. To'siqlarning poezd tomoni - ish stoli, masalan, ortiqcha tariflar uchun. Sirli "Platforma 0" ni o'z ichiga olgan platformalar zinapoyalari bilan bir qatorda ko'taruvchilar ham mavjud. Vokzal atrofida ko'plab pablar va ovqatlanish joylari to'plangan. Wikidata-da Haymarket temir yo'l stantsiyasi (Q800709) Vikipediyada Edinburg Haymarket temir yo'l stantsiyasi

Waverley va Haymarket stantsiyalarida chipta to'siqlari mavjud, shuning uchun platformaga kirish yoki chiqish uchun chiptani sotib olishingiz kerak bo'ladi. Agar siz uchuvchisiz stantsiyada poezdga o'tsangiz, siz temir yo'ldagi konduktordan yoki to'siq eshiklari yaqinidagi chipta inspektoridan chipta sotib olishingiz mumkin: avjga chiqqan soatlarda, odatda, uzoq navbat bo'ladi. To'siq eshiklari sayohat oxirida bitta sayohat chiptasini saqlab qoladi, shuning uchun agar kerak bo'lsa, kvitansiyani oling. Agar sizda to'siqqa to'g'ri kelmaydigan kattaroq turdagi chipta bo'lsa, sizning chiptangizni tekshiradigan va sizni o'tkazib yuboradigan xodimlar tomonidan boshqariladigan darvozaga borishingiz kerak. Agar sizda chipta bo'lmasa, uni sotib olish uchun to'siq orqasidagi kassaga (Waverley-dagi 14-maydon) borishingiz kerak.

Bir nechtasi bor shahar tashqarisidagi kichik ish stantsiyalari shahar ichida - bu yangi tramvay tarmog'idan tashqari. 2017 yil sentyabr oyidan boshlab quyidagilar:

  • Ketyapman g'arb Waverley va Haymarket'dan Linlithgow, Falkirk va Glazgo Queens ko'chasiga qarab: Stantsiya eshigida tramvay olib boradigan Edinburg Park (EDP).
  • Ketyapman NW Waverley va Haymarket-dan Forth Bridge, Fife & Highlands: South Gyle (SGL) va Edinburg Gateway (EGY) tomon, tramvay almashinuviga ega (tashqarida, Gateway "Park" deb imzolangan, bu chalkash va noto'g'ri).
  • Ketyapman SW Waverley va Haymarket'dan Shotts va Glazgo Markaziy: Slateford (SLA), Kingsknowe (KGE) va Wester Hailes (WTA).
  • Ketyapman sharq Waverley-dan Nyukaslga va Chegaralarga: Brunstane (BSU) va Newcraighall (NEW), ikkinchisi esa park va sayr bilan.

Siz ularni turar joyingiz yaqinda bo'lganida yoki turistik joylarga yaqin bo'lmaganligi sababli parkda va sayrda bo'lganingizda ishlatasiz.

Mashinada

Yo'lda, Edinburgga darhol M8 avtomagistrali (Glazgo va g'arbdan), M9 (dan Stirling va shimoli-g'arbiy), A90 / M90 (dan.) Pert, Dandi va shimoliy Shotlandiya), A1 (dan Nyukasl apon Tayn va shimoliy-sharqiy Angliya) va A702 / M74 (dan Karlisl va shimoliy-g'arbiy Angliya).

Kimdan London Edinburgga eng tez yo'nalish - bu A1 (M) ga tushadigan M1 avtomagistrali va A1 - 640 km (400 milya) va taxminan 8-9 soatlik haydash vaqti. Qisqa masofani bosib o'tgan va vaqt jihatidan biroz sekinroq bo'lgan yanada chiroyli marshrutlarga quyidagilar kiradi:

  • Skotch burchagining shimolidagi A1 (M) dan A68 ga o'tib, G'arbiy Oklend, Korbridj va Jedburg orqali harakatlaning.
  • Nyukaslning shimolidagi A1 (M) dan aeroport yonidagi A696 orqali Oterburn yaqinidagi A68 ga qo'shiling
  • Morpeth-da A1 (M) dan, Wooler va Coldstream orqali A697-ni kuzatib boring

Edinburg avtoulovlarga qulay shahar emas, chunki ko'plab markaziy ko'chalar yopiq yoki yopiq, shaxsiy transport vositalarida, shu jumladan, Prinslar ko'chasida. Bu yanada yomonlashishi mumkin, chunki sezgir joylar (masalan, festival o'tkaziladigan joylar) transport vositalariga asoslangan terrorizmga qarshi kuchaytirilmoqda. Va agar siz haydash qiyin deb o'ylasangiz, to'xtash joyini kutib turing. U erda ozgina narsa bor, u qimmat va vaqt bilan cheklangan, va mashinalar nazoratchilari g'ayratli. Dushanbadan shanbagacha ko'chada bepul to'xtash joyini topish uchun 3-4 mil masofada yurishingiz kerak. Bir nechtasi bor ko'p qavatli avtoturargohlar shahar markazida: ayniqsa markaziy qismida West End uchun Qal'aning Teras va Sharqiy oxirida Greenside joylashgan. Sent-Jeyms markazi yopildi va buzilmoqda. Agar kun davomida tashrif buyuradigan bo'lsangiz, yangisini ishlatish arzonroq va tezroq bo'ladi park va sayr qilish imkoniyatlari, mashinangizni shahar chekkasida qoldiring. Ulardan ettitasi bor: soat yo'nalishi bo'yicha harakat qilish (sharq> janub> g'arbiy) - bu A1 ga xizmat ko'rsatadigan Uolliford va Nyukreygall, SE yaqinlashish uchun Sherifhall va Straiton, g'arbiy yo'nalishda Hermiston va Ingliston va Ferrytoll yangi Forth Road ko'prigidan shimolda. Fife va Shimol.

Avtobusda

Shaharlararo avtobuslar Edinburgni Angliya, Belfast va Shotlandiyaning qolgan qismi bilan bog'laydi. Shotlandiyaning yirik shahar va shaharchalariga avtobuslar asosan qatnaydi Citylink, Angliyaga avtobuslar asosan qatnaydi National Express boshqalar bilan, shu jumladan Megabus. 4 Edinburg avtobus bekati Vikipediyada Edinburg avtobus bekati Sent-Endryu maydonining burchagida, juda markazda. Asosiy (g'arbiy) kirish Shimoliy Sent-Endryu ko'chasida (Louis Vuitton yonida; tramvaylar bu erda to'xtaydi), orqa (sharqiy) kirish esa Elder ko'chasida. Chap bagaj shkaflari bu erda asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasi (taxminan 400 m janubda, piyoda 5-10 minut) Waverley-dagi "parcha bilan to'ldirilgan" chap xizmatiga qaraganda ancha arzon. Avtovokzal Su-Th ochiq 04:30–00:00 va F Sa 04:30–00:30.

Edinburg aeroporti, ilgari tasvirlangan, 2018 yil oxirida ikkinchi darajali avtovokzalga aylanmoqda. Bunga aeroport va shaharni bog'laydigan avtobuslar ancha yaxshilanganligi sababli, Edinburgning tashqi qismlaridan avliyo Endryu maydoni orqali an'anaviy marshrutga borishdan ko'ra, aeroportga borish va Glazgoga yoki boshqa joyga avtobusga o'tish osonroq bo'lishi mumkin. Biroq, ushbu yo'nalish bo'yicha narxlar yuqoriroq.

Qayiqda

Rozitdan Evropaga Shimoliy dengiz paromlari bolta bilan o'ralgan, shuning uchun Edinburgdan materikka suzib borish bugungi kunda Nyukasl, Xall, Garvich yoki Kanal portlariga sayohat qilishni anglatadi. Katta yo'lovchi laynerlari odatda Leith Docks-ga qo'ng'iroq qilishadi yoki Fortun of Forth-da tender orqali olib kelingan yo'lovchilar bilan birga o'tirishadi. Ushbu laynerlar kruizlarda va birma-bir sayohat qilishni taklif qilmaydi.

Shimoliy Irlandiyaga paromlar Stranraer yaqinidagi Kairnryandan suzib ketmoqda. Siz o'rtasida chipta orqali sotib olishingiz mumkin Belfast va Edinburg (va Shotlandiya va Irlandiyadagi boshqa yo'nalishlar) yoki avtobusda (Citylink), yoki poezdda (ScotRail). Qanday bo'lmasin, bu taxminan 7 funtdan 9 soatgacha, taxminan 30 funt sterlingni tashkil etadi.

Endilikda Lochrin havzasida shahar terminali bilan to'liq qayta ochilgan Union kanali bo'ylab Edinburgga juda sekin, ammo manzarali qayiqda sayohat qilish mumkin. G'arbiy qismida Falkirk g'ildiragi Ittifoq kanalini Fors-Klayd kanali bilan bog'lab, Glazgoga qadar boradi.

Atrofga boring

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Edinburg xaritasi

Oyoqda

Yurish har doim Edinburg markazida sizning birinchi tanlovingiz bo'lishi kerak. Markaz ixchamdir - diqqatga sazovor joylarning aksariyati va yirik sayyohlik ob'ektlari Eski shahar (asosan Qal'a va Qirollik Mili atrofida) va Yangi shahar, va eng ko'pi bilan 15 daqiqa yurish masofasida joylashgan. Elegant yoki atmosfera ko'chalarida yurish shaharning zavqlaridan biridir. Biroq, bir qator tepaliklar bo'ylab sayohat qilish kerak; Masalan, knyazlar ko'chasidan, yuqoriga Höyük tomonga Edinburg qal'asi ba'zi bir muhim oyoq ishlarini talab qiladi, ammo marshrutdagi ko'rinish uchun bunga arziydi.

Avtobusda

Markaz ixcham, ammo burblar bir necha kilometrga cho'zilgan; yurish uchun juda uzoq bo'lgan (ayniqsa bolalar bilan) diqqatga sazovor joylar orasida hayvonot bog'i, Botanika bog'lari, Leyt va Britanniya va Pentland tepaliklari mavjud. Ular uchun birinchi tanlov odatda avtobusdir.

Lotiya avtobusi

Edinburgda ikkita asosiy avtobus kompaniyasi mavjud, Lotiya avtobuslari, qaysi ko'pchilik Edinburg shahar kengashiga tegishli va Birinchidan, xususiy operator. Ushbu ikkita kompaniya bitta avtobus bekatiga ega, ammo marshrut raqamlari va chiptalar bir-birining o'rnini bosmaydi va ular tariflarning har xil tuzilmalarida ishlaydi.

Lotiya avtobuslari shahardagi eng yirik operator va uning o'ziga xos bordo va qaymoq rangdagi avtobuslari binolari singari Edinburgning ramziga aylandi. Ko'p marshrutlarda turli xil rangli avtobuslar mavjud bo'lib, ular qaysi avtobus yaqinlashayotganini bir qarashda aniqlashga yordam beradi. Tarmoq xaritalari

Sayohat uchun chiptalarni avtobusda sotib olish mumkin va aniq tarif (faqat tangalarda) talab qilinadi, chunki hech qanday o'zgartirish kiritilmaydi. Kontaktsiz kredit va debet kartalaridan ham foydalanish mumkin, eng yaxshisi zaxira sifatida biroz o'zgartirish kerak. A chiptalarning keng assortimenti Lotion avtobuslarida ham sotib olish mumkin sayohat do'konlari (Waverley ko'prigi, Gannover ko'chasi yoki Dalkeith shahar markazi) va onlayn shu jumladan, 20 ta chipta va skretch karta uchun chiptalardan iborat bukletlar. 2020 yilda bitta chiptalar Lotiya avtobuslari uchun 1,80 funt sterling (16 yoshgacha bo'lganlar uchun 90 p) va masofasidan qat'i nazar, faqat bitta sayohat uchun amal qiladi. Agar siz avtobusni almashtirishingiz kerak bo'lsa, boshqa chipta sotib olishingiz kerak.

Lothian Buses-ga qulayroq kun bo'yi chipta taqdim etiladi (DAY chiptasi) barcha transport vositalarini (ekskursiyalar, aeroport ekspreslari va tungi xizmatlardan tashqari) o'z ichiga olgan 4,50 funt sterlingga (bolalar 2,20 funt). Ikkita kattalar va 3 yoshgacha bo'lgan bolalarni oilalari sotib olishlari mumkin Oilaviy DAYticket 9,50 funt evaziga. Kunduzgi chiptalar shaharni ekskursiya avtobuslari hisobidan ko'rishning ajoyib usuli hisoblanadi, chunki siz butun kun davomida barcha Lotiya avtobuslari va tramvaylariga (aeroport bekatidan tashqari) borishingiz mumkin. Siz ularni istalgan avtobus haydovchisidan, chipta mashinalaridan istalgan tramvay bekatidan, Lothian Buses ofislaridan yoki Lothian Buses internet-do'konidan sotib olishingiz mumkin.

Avtobuslar butun tun davomida asosiy yo'nalishlar bo'ylab harakatlanadi, ammo kunduzgi chiptalar yarim tundan keyin yaroqsiz. Agar siz soat 18: 00dan keyin sayohat qilishni boshlasangiz, buni ko'rib chiqishingiz mumkin Kech chiptasi 4.00 funt sterlingga (imtiyozlarsiz), bu sizga istalgan kunduzgi xizmatda va tungi xizmatda keyingi kun soat 04:30 gacha sayohat qilish imkonini beradi. Yarim tundan soat 04:30 gacha siz sotib olishingiz mumkin NIGHTsingle bu £ 3 turadi (imtiyozlar yo'q).

Lotiya avtobuslari BusTracker xizmat "real vaqt" avtobus xizmati haqida ma'lumot beradi. Ushbu marshrutda har bir xizmatda keyingi avtobusni kutish vaqtini ko'rsatadigan asosiy yo'nalish bo'ylab elektron belgilar. Onlayn rejimda shaharning har bir avtobus bekati uchun ma'lumotni ko'rish mumkin, nafaqat elektron belgilar bilan to'xtash joylari. Har bir bekatda sakkiz raqamdan iborat noyob kod mavjud, ular veb-saytda ko'rsatilgan va to'xtash joyida ham ko'rsatiladi. Bus Tracker-ga mobile.mybustracker.co.uk manzilidagi mobil telefon orqali kirishingiz mumkin. IPhone uchun "Edinbus" va Android uchun "My Bus Edinburgh" nomli bepul dasturlar marshrut xaritalari va to'xtash joyini aniqlovchi bilan shu kabi ma'lumotlarni taqdim etadi.

Avtobus bekatlarida va sayohat paytida ma'lumot kam va chalkash bo'lishi mumkin. Shunday qilib, yaxshi tayyorgarlik ko'ring va qaerga borishni xohlayotganingizni oldindan qidirib toping. Avtobus bekatlarida faqat avtobus boradigan umumiy ko'rsatkichlar mavjud, ammo barcha to'xtash joylarining batafsil ro'yxati yo'q. Also the naming of bus stops can be confusing, a stop in one direction can have different name to the opposite stop in the other direction. On most buses there are no announcements for bus stops which makes it hard to know when to get off.

First buses mostly serve farther-flung areas to the east and west of the city. Route Maps

Edinburgh Coach Lines operate service 13, a bus of use to many visitors as it is the only route serving the National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery. Single tickets cost £1.70 for adults and 80p for children (under 16). Lothian Buses season tickets and day tickets are not valid on service 13.

Lothian buses that operate sightseeing buses in several different brandings. All have a policy that a sightseeing ticket is valid for 24 hours, so you can get around central Edinburgh quite handily using the sightseeing buses. Each sightseeing bus follows a different route around the city, but they all start and finish at Waverley Bridge, adjacent to Waverley Station on Princes Street. Tickets valid on one of the offered city routes cost £14 for adults, £13 for students/seniors, £6 for children (5-15) and £33 for families (2 adults 3 children). The Grand24 ticket gives you access to all city tours for £20, £18, £7 and £46.

Tramvay orqali

Trams on Princes Street

A tram line links St Andrew Square in city centre to Edinburgh Airport on the west. It passes through the New Town along Princes Street & Shandwick Place to Haymarket, then takes an off-road track through the western 'burbs. Thus it links the airport, rugby stadium, both main train stations, the bus station and Princes Street. It doesn't extend south (e.g. to Old Town) or north, where buses are the mainstay of public transport.

A single journey (excluding the airport) costs £1.80. Day tickets cost £4.50 and can also be used (or purchased) on Lothian Buses. A single to or from the airport costs £6.50. You need to buy a ticket before boarding the tram. The ticket machines at tram stops accept credit cards (minimum spend £3) and coins (5p to £2 coins, no change is given). Holders of the Scottish National Entitlement Card (free travel for locals over 60) can only travel free on the tram if their card was issued by Edinburgh Council. The PLUSBUS rail ticket add-on allows you to travel on the tram, however the airport stop is excluded.

When the tram line finally opened in 2014, it was to widespread local scorn, as it was massively over-budget and long-delayed, with protracted disruption of city streets. Gradually it has won people over, but it's limited to the single east-west route. It had always been intended to run further, to Leith and Newhaven, but this was cut when the budget ballooned. In Sept 2017 the city council agreed to build this further section, with work being carried from 2019 to 2022. Cue for much pursing of lips and "lessons have been learned" and later disruption along Leith Walk.

Tram route map

Poyezdda

You're most unlikely to use the train to get around within the city. It's more relevant for "Getting in" - see that section above - or for trips out to the likes of North Berwick, Dunbar, and Tweedbank - see "Go Next".

Mashinada

Central Edinburgh is a nightmare to drive in, particularly the Old Town with its tangle of medieval streets with their associated one way systems. The New Town fares slightly better, but the scourge "Blue Meanies" who mercilessly swoop on vehicles which may have only been illegally parked for a matter of minutes. It is best to take a bus and/or walk. park and ride facilities provide access to the city centre.

As many other cities in the UK, Edinburgh has a 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limit on many of the roads in the city centre.

Edinburgh operates a Controlled Parking Zone in the city centre. On-street parking is mostly for residents with a parking permit. However, some Pay and Display on-street parking bays are available for anyone. To find these bays, the Edinburgh Council provides an interactive and detailed map for on-street parking bays. It lists charges for different parking areas as well as days and times when the charges are required. Typically parking tickets are free of charge after 18:30 and before 08:30, and for the entire day on Sundays.

Parking fines are £40 and vehicles parked in an obstructive manner are liable to be towed away with a £150 release fee to be paid for its retrieval. Even the suburbs (especially Morningside, The Grange, The Meadows) have little parking available. Leith seems to fare a bit better for parking, but there's no guarantee.

Drivers should beware of trams and cyclists.

Taksida

Like most major British cities, Edinburgh offers a choice between Black Cabs, carrying up to 5 passengers, which can be hailed on the street, and minicabs, which must be pre-booked. Black cabs display an orange light above the windscreen to indicate that they are available to hire. It's usually quite easy to find a cab in and around the city centre, and on the main radial routes running out of the centre. There are also taxi ranks dotted around the city, where black cabs will line up to be hired. Taxi rank locations include:

  • Outside the main entrances of Haymarket and Waverley train stations.
  • Opposite the Caledonian Hotel and Sheraton Hotel (both near the West End), The George Hotel (east end of George Street) and the Crowne Plaza Hotel (High Street, Royal Mile).
  • St Patrick's Square, off South Bridge
  • Leith Bridge, close to The Shore and Commercial Quay, in Leyt

The main taxi firms operating within the city are:

  • Central Radio Taxis, 44 131 229-2468. Black Cabs.
  • City Cabs, 44 131 228-1211. Black Cabs.
  • Edinburgh Taxi, 44 131 610-1234. Minicabs, saloon cars, MPVs with 8 seats and chauffeur driven vehicles.
  • Festival Cars, 44 131 552-1777. Minicabs - mostly saloon cars but also have people carriers with up to 8 seats. Let them know the number in your party when you book.

Velosipedda

The Edinburgh Innertube map gives a good overview of off-street cycle paths in and around the city centre. Many paths are along canals or rivers, through parks and on former railway lines.

Edinburgh is well connected to the National Cycle Network (NCN) and there are many routes around Edinburgh (see also OpenCycleMap) with a variety of places accessible within a days cycling - Glazgo, Stirling, Falkirk, Musselburghva Dunbar - all of which have train stations for the return journey. The number 1 route which goes south from Edinburgh to Melrose in the borders and then east to Berwick-upon-Tweed (and then back on the train) can be done in one weekend with a variety of accommodation available for an overnight stay in the historic border town of Melrose.

Cycle hire

Edinburgh's official bicycle hire scheme is called Just Eat Cycles (named after its sponsor, a food ordering company; you're not supposed to eat the bicycles!) which started in September 2018. Bicycles can be rented out from physical docking stations that lock the bikes to racks but also from so-called virtual docking stations which are designated areas without physical racks, where bikes can be secured by an internal lock. They can be returned to the same or a different docking station (physical or virtual). There are 97 stations mostly in the city centre and inner suburbs.

You need an Android yoki iPhone app on a smartphone and a credit card to pay for a subscription. Three subscription durations are available:

  • £1.50 single trip for up to 1 hour
  • £3 daily subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within a 24 hour period
  • £90 yearly subscription for unlimited trips for up to 1 hour within 1 year
  • If your trip lasts more than 1 hour, you can extend your trip for £1 per 30 mins. Of course if you're still in the area and you've got a daily or yearly subscription, it's cheaper to return your bike after an hour and rent a new one for free.

Note that the single and daily subscriptions are cheaper than single trip bus tickets and daily bus tickets respectively.

To start, download the app, buy a subscription with a credit card, verify your phone number and look at the map in the app to see bicycles available nearby (the map is also available on their website). When you reach the bicycle, hire it in the app, it will tell you which bicycle to use, then press the button on the handle bars to unlock it (and unlock the internal lock in a virtual docking station).

Apart from the cycle hire scheme, you can rent bikes from the following places:

Qarang

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Entrance to Edinburgh Castle
Palace of Holyroodhouse

The major tourist sites in Eski shahar include Edinburg qal'asi at the West end of Qirollik mil, a long straight street with lots of (tourist) shops, and the Scottish Parliament va Palace of Holyroodhouse at the East end close to Artur o'tiradigan joy. While walking along the Royal Mile, you can wander off into one of the many closes, which are narrow passages between houses that connect the higher and lower levels of Edinburgh Old Town.

Kimdan Kalton tepaligi yilda Yangi shahar you have a great view over the city. You can spend some time walking along Princes Street, the major shopping street, stopping by the Scott Monument or at the free National Gallery of Scotland in the Princes Street Gardens.

If you want to spend some time indoors, there are many museums and galleries which are generally free, except for special exhibitions. Most museums are in the Eski shahar including the large Shotlandiya milliy muzeyi, Bolalik muzeyi va People's Story Museum.The national art galleries are the National Gallery of Scotland va The Scottish National Portrait Gallery ichida Yangi shaharva Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art yilda West Edinburgh. Also of note are the Shahar san'at markazi, Fruitmarket galereyasi va Stills ichida Eski shahar.Furthermore, there are a number of independent galleries in the St Stephen StreetStockbridge va Dundas Street maydoni Yangi shahar.

If you are staying in Scotland a little while, it might be worth getting a Historic Scotland Membership. Passes last for a year, and cost £58 for adults and £46 for concessions (including full-time students). They provide unlimited access to about 70 paying sites in Scotland, including Edinburgh's Castle and Craigmillar Castle. You also get a lot of discounts for their shops, a quarterly magazine, and 50% off all English, Welsh and Manx historical sites.

Edinburgh Doors Open Day is an annual event, co-ordinated by the Cockburn Association, where many important and/or historic buildings across the city open up their doors to the public at no charge. Many of the buildings are not normally accessible so this can present a unique opportunity to see some of the city's lesser-known architectural marvels. It usually takes place on the last weekend in September. Brochures with details of the participating sites, opening times, access details etc., can be picked up from city libraries in the run up to the day, or downloaded from the website.

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Performing arts

Edinburgh has an excellent konsert va theatre life. The Usher Hall (Lothian Road, Eski shahar) has weekly orchestral concerts all year round with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The Queen's Hall (South Clerk Street, Janubiy) is home to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The Lyceum (Lothian Road, Eski shahar) offers theatre performances. The Festival teatri (Nicolson Street, Eski shahar) frequently hosts opera va ballet. Europe's largest theatre, the 3000-seat Edinburgh Playhouse (top of Leith Walk, Yangi shahar) hosts major West End shows. For a cheaper option, the excellent Bedlam Theatre (Eski shahar) regularly puts on good student theatre and is the home to Scotland's oldest improvised comedy troupe, The Improverts.

Experience traditional Folk Music at one of the pubs in the Eski shahar yoki Leyt which host regular sessions.

Outdoor activities

  • Walk along the Leyt suvi, a small river that meanders through Edinburgh, providing a peaceful haven from the busy city. Check out the Leyt yoki Stokbrij va Kanonmilllar sections of the route.
  • Climbing Artur o'tiradigan joy, the extinct volcano, is a popular activity as well and rewards you with great views over the city (Eski shahar).
  • If you have more time, then you should go hiking in the Pentland Hills for a (half) day trip (Janubiy).

Festival season

The Hub on the Royal Mile, the former Tollbooth Kirk is the headquarters of the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh in the summer becomes "festival city" when a huge number of major national and international arts festivals are hosted by the city. Most of these occur virtually simultaneously in August (or end of July). These cater for a wide variety of interests and include:

  • Edinburgh International Festival. In August. The original that spawned all the rest. Founded in 1947 and still seen as more "high-brow" than any of its offspring. Surprisingly, tickets are often priced more reasonably than for many Fringe shows. Some events have preview performances at a much lower price. The final concert at the end of the festival takes place in the Princes Gardens and features an extensive firework show coordinated with the music. Get tickets early in advance if you want a seat. But it's also great to watch the fireworks and listen to the music for free on Princes Street.
  • Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In August. One of the iconic images of Edinburgh for millions worldwide is the yearly Tattoo, kilted pipers skirling below the battlements of Edinburgh Castle. Although tickets sell out well in advance, persevering individuals are likely to find one or two tickets still for sale due to cancellations. Just be prepared to ask, ask, and ask again! There are usually fireworks at the end of the shows which can also be seen from e.g. the Grassmarket area.
  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe). In August. As the name might suggest, this festival developed on the fringe of the main International Festival and offers more alternative performances, with an emphasis on comedy and avant-garde; it is now the largest arts festival in the world. Many shows offer cheaper preview tickets on the first two days of the festival or a 2-for-1 ticket special on two selected dates. There are a few sub-festivals that are part of the Fringe such as the Assembly Festival, Summerhall Festival va CtheFestival. Part of the Fringe are also many free events (with donation if you liked the show) across the city grouped mostly under the PBH's Free Fringe yoki Free Festival.
  • Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. 10 days in July. Festival of about 150 concerts in 11 venues.
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival. In August. Takes place in a temporary village of marquees at Charlotte Square Gardens (West End of George Street, Yangi shahar).
  • Edinburgh Art Festival. In August. Some permanent outdoor commissions which can be seen all year, and temporary exhibitions and events during the festival.
  • Edinburgh Mela. End of August. Multicultural festival held in Leyt.
  • Edinburgh International Television Festival. End of August. Predominantly a "closed shop" for industry professionals only.

One important thing to decide when planning a trip to Edinburgh is whether you wish to go at festival time, which runs from early August through to mid-September. Hotel rooms in and around the city are noticeably much more expensive then, and you will need to book well (at least six months!) in advance.

Christmas and Hogmanay

Edinburgh in the winter festive season is also huge with various concerts and other activities taking place starting a couple of weeks before Christmas and running up to a week into January. Princes Street Gardens play host to a Big Wheel, outdoor ice rink and various festive markets. As in most of the rest of Scotland, Hogmanay, the New Year celebrations, are the main focus of the festive season rather than Christmas. One night before on December 30, a torchlight procession takes place with Calton Hill as final destination where fireworks will be on display. On the night itself whole sections of central Edinburgh are roped off and accessible only by ticket for the Hogmanay street party, which takes place across several stages and is easily the largest in Scotland. Hogmany and Edinburgh fit together like hand and glove. On day one of the new year, you can watch or if you are brave enough take part in the Loony Dook yilda Janubiy Kvinsferri (people taking a dip in the ice-cold River Forth).

Other annual events

  • Edinburgh International Science Festival. Takes place annually in March or April. Emphasis on "hands-on" science.
  • Beltane Fire Festival, Calton Hill, Yangi shahar. Fire Festival marking the beginning of summer (evening of April 30). The festival has its origins in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of the same name, which was held to herald the coming of spring and to celebrate the fertility of the countryside. Drums, dancing, semi-nudity, pagan ritual, home-brew and lots of fire and fireworks. Crowds of around 12,000 enjoy the ceremony and spectacle every year. For the full traditional experience stay awake until dawn and head across to Arthurs Seat to wash your face in the dew.
  • Hidden Door. Annual non-profit art, music, theatre, etc. event taking place in unused spaces in the city that change from year to year. End of May/beginning of June.
  • Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Eski shahar. Around the end of May the Edinburgh College of Art opens its doors and exhibits the works on art, design and architecture of their students. A similar event, the Masters Degree Show, takes place in August as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. Ga qarang ECA event calendar for details. Ozod.
  • Imaginate Festival. Every May/June, an international festival of children's theatre.
  • Meadows Festival. A free festival in the Meadows (Janubiy) on a weekend in early June with lots of food stalls, second-hand merchandise and live music.
  • The Royal Highland Show is a Highland Games & Gathering, Agricultural Show and much else, held at Ingliston (west, towards the airport) over a weekend in mid-June. The next event is Sat 22 - Sun 23 June 2019.
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival. Now moved to June from its former slot in August, so that it no longer clashes with all the others! Centred around the Filmhouse Cinema on Lothian Road, though other cinemas take part too.
  • Samhuinn Fire Festival, Royal Mile, Eski shahar. Fire Festival marking the beginning of winter (evening of October 31). Procession and enacted fight between the King of Summer and Prince of Winter with great accompanying percussion. Free, donations are collected.
  • Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night). Evening of November 5. With ticketed fireworks (£6.50) in the Meadowbank Sports Centre (Sharq). Can be seen (for free) from several locations in the city.
  • St Andrew's Day. Celebrate St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day on November 30. There are many free events on the nearest weekend in Edinburgh. Historic Scotland opens many of its sites for free (free tickets are required and can be booked onlayn).

Kino

Go to the cinema. Edinburgh has a number of cinemas covering mainstream, foreign language and arthouse films. Most interesting are the Filmhouse va Cameo (Eski shahar) and the Dominion (Janubiy).

Sport

  • Watch Rugby Union. The top matches are the internationals, played at Murreyfild stadionig'arb of the centre. Highlight of these are the 6 Nations games played Jan-March each year between Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy and England. They only play each other once each year, so in even-numbered years England and France visit Murrayfield, while in odd-numbered years Wales, Ireland and Italy are the visitors. City and stadium are packed when these games are in town, so be sure to book accommodation and / or match tickets well in advance.
Week in week out during winter there are club rugby matches, where you'll often see the international famous names in action. The city's professional club Edinburg regbi play in the Pro-14, the Celtic super-league of mostly Irish and Welsh clubs; their home ground is Murrayfield. Top tier of Scottish competition is the Premiership, and Edinburgh teams in this are Boroughmuir (Meggetland, Colinton), Currie (Malleny Park, Balerno), Heriot's (Goldenacre), Watsonians (Myreside Road, Merchiston) and (hanging on by their fingertips) Edinburgh Accies (Raeburn Place). Tickets will be no problem, just rock up at the stadium.
  • Watch football: Edinburgh has three professional soccer teams. Hibernian ("Hibs") play at Easter Road Stadium in Leyt in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish soccer. Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts") play at Tynecastle Park near Murrayfield g'arb of the centre in the Scottish Chaampionship, the second tier. Edinburgh City play at Ainslie Park in Pilton, 3 miles north of city centre, in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier.
  • Catch an American Football match at the Edinburgh Wolves's home venue of Meadowbank Stadium (Sharq).
  • Swim in the Royal Commonwealth Pool, used for the Commonwealth Games in 1970, 1986 and for the diving in the 2014 Glasgow games.
  • Horse racing: this is held at Musselburgh five miles east of the city. There's flat-racing in summer and jumps in winter.

O'rganing

Edinburgh University, Old College

Edinburgh is host to a number of higher and further education organisations including 4 Universities. Some offer summer schools of a week or more on topics such as creative writing or printmaking.

Universities

Colleges

  • Edinburgh College of Art. ECA is part of the University of Edinburgh and offers education in the areas of art, design, (landscape) architecture and history of art and music.
  • Edinburgh College. Offers courses for UK and international students throughout the year and also runs an English Language summer school accredited by the British Council.

Private language schools

Edinburgh is a popular destination for language students, looking to learn English, or build on their existing English language skills. Most schools offer a "homestay" option where accommodation is with a local family, which can be a great introduction to Scottish life. Language schools in the city include:

Other resources

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  • Princes Street (Yangi shahar), north of the castle, is the main shopping street in Edinburgh. It runs through the middle of the city from the train station to Lothian Road. It contains large chain stores such as HMV for music, Topshop and H&M for clothes, tourist oriented shops, and department stores.
  • There are many more upmarket shops, restaurants and bars on George Street (Yangi shahar), which runs parallel to Princes Street.
  • Kokburn ko'chasi (pronounced "co-burn") in the (Eski shahar) has many small alternative shops selling music, novelty toys, underground clothing, body piercings and spiritual items.
  • The Qirollik mil (Eski shahar), especially the higher end near the castle, has many tourist-oriented shops selling Scottish souvenirs from postcards to whisky and kilts.
  • Viktoriya ko'chasi (Eski shahar) is a nice street which is well worth a visit. You can find colourful buildings and interesting boutiques which are worth having a look at.
  • Victoria Street also leads onto the Grassmarket (Eski shahar), a street which gives stunning views of the castle, which dominates right over it, and is also full of interesting and nice shops, as well as several pubs and restaurants. The Grassmarket is definitely well worth visiting.
  • Multrees Walk (also known as The Walk), for high-end labels such as Vidal Sasoon, Armani, Vuitton, Harvey Nichols or Calvin Klein (Yangi shahar).
  • Other malls include Princes Mall or St James Mall which are both just off Princes Street, and Ocean Terminal in Leyt.
  • Take home a bottle of Scotland's finest export, a single malt whisky.
  • There are many charity shops that sell second-hand products. On Nicolson Street (Eski shahar) you can find quite a few.

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Edinburgh Rock

Edinburgh is a great city for the food lover. There is a vast selection of eateries scattered throughout every part of the city, catering for all tastes, prices and styles - from fast-food to Michelin-starred grandeur. Just be careful around the castle and in the Grassmarket area, where many restaurants are tourist traps. Rose St, running parallel to Princes St is a pedestrian precinct that has a huge number of pubs offering a variety of pub fare food. As well as the centre of Edinburgh, it is also worth checking out Leyt va West End when looking for a place to eat.

There are quite a few restaurants that have a BYOB policy which means you can bring your own wine or beer for consumption during your meal. Some charge a corkage fee per bottle. Be sure to check and ask before you start drinking.

The Scots are well known for having a penchant for fried food which has resulted in such gastronomic delights as deep fried pizza, deep fried hamburgers, deep fried Black Pudding (a type of blood sausage), deep fried haggis and deep fried Mars bars, which are not just a myth. If you're up to it, be sure to drop by a chippy (fish and chip shop) and experience these Scottish delights. Edinburgh chippys are unique in the UK for offering salt'n'sauce as standard in place of the salt'n'vinegar usually provided elsewhere in the country. The sauce is a kind of runny, vinegary version of HP yoki Daddys style brown sauce. Most chippys will provide vinegar on request if you prefer, but you really should try salt'n'sauce at least once!

Edinburgh Rock is a soft confectionery, made from sugar and cream of tartar with various flavourings and colours, including peppermint and ginger. It can often be seen in tourist shops in tartan boxes.

Ichish

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Part of the wall in the lounge of the Scotch Whisky Experience

For a non-alcoholic beverage give Scotland's second national drink a try Irn-Bru. It's a great cure for hangover.

As for Scotland's first drink, you will find Shotland viski tajribasi at the top of the Royal Mile, which offers an interactive "tour" of the history and practice of whisky distilling. For a less touristic experience simply enjoy your whisky in one of the many pubs. The closest single malt whisky distillery to Edinburgh is the Glenkinchie Distillery out in the country towards Haddington. The North British Distillery in Edinburgh (near Murrayfield) produces grain whisky which is all used in blending and the distillery is not open for visits.

There are a few gin distilleries opened in and around Edinburgh producing Pickering's Gin, Edinburgh Gin yoki NB Gin (dan.) North Berwick).

The two major local beer breweries are the Caledonian Brewery va Stewart Brewing. Smaller local breweries are the Eden.Mill yilda Sent-Endryus va Barney's Beer.

There are lots of (traditional) pablar all around the city and many of them offer - next to all the standard choices - a changing selection of guest ales. The bartenders can usually give you detailed taste information about each guest ale and are often willing to let you try a small sample. Most pubs also have a great selection of whiskies. Try to avoid obvious tourist trap pubs around the Grassmarket, Eski shahar va Qirollik mil. Some of them tend to be very popular with visiting stag and hen parties.

Lots of modern clubs are around Cowgate va Lotiya yo'li including Base, Gig va Diva. George Street ichida Yangi shahar hosts many of Edinburgh's trendier bars. Jorj IV ko'prigi ichida Eski shahar is another trendy style bar area. Other night clubs around the city include Espionage, Opal Lounge, Shanxay, Bacaro, The Hiveva Why Not.

There are establishments to suit all tastes scattered throughout every pocket of the city. Be careful, some of the more local pubs can be a little rough around the edges, especially in Leith.

Uyqu

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Edinburgh has been established as a tourist destination for centuries, and so there is a huge choice of accommodation available for travellers. If you're planning a visit during festival time (Aug), around Christmas and New Year, or on the weekend of a Scotland home game in the 6-nations Rugby (Mar/Apr, 2 or 3 matches per year), then you will find that all types of accommodation get booked up well in advance, and a premium may be applied to the room-rate. It's not impossible to get somewhere to stay at short notice at these times, but you won't be able to be fussy and it will probably be expensive. The average cost of hotel accommodation in Edinburgh is higher than anywhere else in Scotland.

For those on a budget, there are cheap youth hostels available with prices from £10 and above. The private/independent hostels centre around the Cowgate area, the lower Royal Mile and its side streets. The hostels of the HI affiliated Scottish Youth Hostel Association can be booked on-line and are an especially good deal during summer, when the SYHA rents student accommodation as summer hostels: Single rooms in the city centre for a very modest price.

There are guest houses and small hotels dotted around almost every part of the city, however there are high concentrations in 2 areas, namely around Newington Road and Minto Street on the Janubiy side, and on Pilrig Street and Newhaven Road in Leyt. Both areas are within a brisk 15-20 minute walk of the city centre and both have excellent round-the-clock bus services. If arriving in town without having booked accommodation, it may be worth heading for one or other of these areas and looking out for the "Vacancies" signs, though probably not during the festival or around Hogmanay.

Some of the guest houses and even hotels can be booked for as little as the hostels at certain times of year, while more upmarket accommodation ranges from boutique B&Bs, with just a few rooms, lovingly run by a family, to world-renowned large 5-star hotels.

Another good alternative for accommodation is self-catering holiday apartments. Edinburgh has a wide offer of short term holiday apartments steps away from its main tourist attractions. It is a great opportunity to experience the city as a local. Apartments can be booked on-line. For summer months, especially August, it is highly recommended to book well in advance as most tourists tend to make their bookings in February for this period.

Due to the excellent and frequent rail links between the two cities, savvy travellers can cut the costs by basing themselves in Glazgo, where deals in mainstream chain hotels are easier to come by - and you get the advantage of being able to "do" both cities - bear in mind of course when your last train leaves!

Ulanmoq

Internet

Multiple internet cafés and hotspot venues exist throughout Edinburgh (see district articles for details).

  • Free Wi-Fi is available in many places across the city such as coffee shops, department stores, larger high street shops and supermarkets.
  • Many of the municipal libraries throughout the city have PCs with free internet access and free Wi-Fi.
  • ScotRail offers free Wi-Fi on some trains and train stations including Edinburg bog'i, Haymarketva Waverley Station.
  • There is also free Wi-Fi on all Edinburgh trams and some Lotiya avtobuslari.
  • The Samolyot bus between the airport and the city centre provides free Wi-Fi as well.
  • On some of the Stagecoach express buses, there is free Wi-Fi, too.

Area code

The dialling code for the whole of the Edinburgh area is 0131. To call from overseas, dial 44 131 XXX XXXX.

Mobile networks

The main mobile networks are EE, Vodafone, Three and O2. However there are a host of MVNOs that use the infrastructure of these networks, these often offer plans tailored towards expat communities and tourists who wish to call abroad, the main players are LycaMobile, Lebara and Giffgaff. Most of these SIM cards can be picked up in local shops and supermarkets.

Xavfsiz bo'ling

In general Edinburgh can be considered a xavfsiz destination for visitors, but like all other major cities, it pays to remain attentive and use some common sense.

  • Try not to get too drunk: if you have had too much, it might be wise to get a taxi home. There are taxi ranks all around the City Centre.
  • Night buses (which depart from Waverley Bridge next to the train station) are affordable and safe alternatives to taxis, but stay on the lower deck. Night buses cost £3.50 for unlimited travel on a single night, so for groups of three or more travelling moderate distances, taxis can be more cost effective for single journeys.
  • Like most other cities, there are some rundown areas. For its size, Edinburgh does not have many, but there are still some suburbs that are better avoided by anyone who is unfamiliar with the area such as the following: Niddrie va Craigmillar in the southeast of the city, Sighthill va Wester Hailes in the west, and Muirhouse va Pilton in the north.

Police Scotland

In an emergency call 999.

For a list of police stations check the official webpage. In order to contact a local police station call 101.

  • 3 St Leonards Police Office, 14 St Leonards Street (East of the Meadows).

Sog'lom bo'ling

In emergency, dial 999 (preferably from a landline, a free call from any phone including payphones), 112 also works.

For advice on non-emergency medical problems, you can ring the free 24-hour NHS 24 service on 111 or for textphone users 18001 111 (the old number 0845 424 2424 is being phased out).

Hospitals and clinics

  • 4 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (R.I.E.), 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road (On the southern fringe of the city, it can take up to 30 min from the city centre in a bus or taxi), 44 131 536-1000. 24 hour opening. The R.I.E. hosts the main Accident and Emergency (A&E) facility for the city.
  • 5 Minor Injuries Clinic, Crewe Road South (at Western General Hospital), 44 131 537-1330. Daily from 08:00-21:00. No appointment is necessary. Last patient admission 30 min before closing time.

Pharmacy

During normal shopping hours (M-F 09:00-17:30, Sa 09:00-12:30), you won't have any problem locating a pharmacy as they are dotted all around the city. Any row of local shops will usually include one. Common brands include Boots (city centre branches in the Yangi shahar at 11 Princes St, 101-103 Princes St and 48 Shandwick Pl; ichida Eski shahar at 40-44 North Bridge), Alliance va Numark.

Outside of these hours you will face more of a challenge. There are no 24 h pharmacies in the city. In the city centre the best option is probably the Boots branch at 48 Shandwick Pl (western extension of Princes Street), M-F 07:30-20:00, Sa 08:00-18:00, Su 10:30–16:30.

Some of the major supermarkets include a pharmacy counter, but the pharmacy does not necessarily follow the same opening hours as the supermarket. The pharmacy counter within the Tesco supermarket at 7 Broughton Road in Canonmills is quite close to the city centre and opens M-Sa 08:00-20:00 and Su 10:00-17:00.

Yakshanba kuni ishlaydigan yoki ish vaqti kech bo'lgan dorixonani topish uchun NHS haqida ma'lumot 0800 22 44 88 (har kuni soat 08: 00-22: 00 oralig'ida) yoki tekshiring onlayn ravishda NHS24 bilan.

Engish

Bolani parvarish qilish

Konsulliklar va yuqori komissiyalar o'rinbosarlari

Ko'pgina mamlakatlar ishlaydi Edinburgdagi konsulliklar (Hamdo'stlik mamlakatlari ushbu komissiyalarning o'rinbosarlarini chaqirishadi). Ulardan ba'zilari Haymarket va Prinslar ko'chasining G'arbiy uchi (masalan, Melvil St / Cres, Rutland Sq va Lotian Rd) o'rtasida birlashadilar. Edinburgda taqdim etiladigan xizmatlar juda xilma-xil bo'lib, tashrif buyurishdan oldin konsullikka (yoki Londondagi elchixonaga) qo'ng'iroq qilganingiz ma'qul. Shuningdek, bir nechta konsulliklar mavjud Glazgo.

Kir yuvish

Kiyimni ta'mirlash

  • Oskar, 371 Leyk Uolk, 44 131 553-3662. Ta'mirlash, Zipni almashtirish, etaklarni qisqartirish va hk.
  • Huttons poyabzallarini ta'mirlash, 11 Elgin Ter (Easter Rd dan London Rd bilan tutashgan joy yaqinida), 44 131 661-6164. M-F 08: 00-17: 30, soat 08: 00-13: 00. An'anaviy poyabzalchilar 1923 yildan beri tashkil etilgan. Hozirgi egasi biznesni olib boradigan oilasining 3-avlodidir.

Kassa mashinalari

Edinburgdagi deyarli barcha kassalar Shotlandiya banknotalarini tarqatadi (qo'shimcha ma'lumot uchun qarang) Valyuta (Shotlandiya)), lekin bu erda odatda Angliya bankining yozuvlari bo'lgan bir nechta ro'yxat mavjud, bu siz Shotlandiyadan ketayotganingizda qulay bo'lishi mumkin:

  • HSBC, 118 knyazlar st.
  • NatWest, 8 Jorj Sit.
  • Barclays, Shahzodalar ko'chasi 10-15. (bu ba'zida Shotlandiya yozuvlarini to'plashi ma'lum bo'lgan)

Keyingisi

Edinburg shu qadar yaxshi bog'langanki, Shotlandiyaning istalgan joyida (va undan tashqarida) oqilona o'tish mumkin.

Bir kunlik sayohat davomida quyidagilarni topish mumkin:

  • Janubiy Kvinsferri - shaharning shimoliy-g'arbiy chekkasidan tashqarida, qarama-qarshi muhandislik mo''jizalari joylashgan joy To'rtinchi ko'priklar (ikkita avtomobil va bitta temir yo'l). Bu erda juda oz sonli mehmonxonalar va shahar markaziga yaxshi transport aloqalari bilan tashrif buyuruvchilar uchun yaxshi asos bo'lishi mumkin.
  • Sharqiy Lotiya - darhol shaharning sharqida, Buyuk Britaniyaning boshqa qismlariga qaraganda yashil qishloq, oltin qumli plyajlar, o'nlab golf maydonchalari va ko'proq quyoshli soatlarni taklif etadi. Hududda bir qator go'zal qishloqlar va kichik shaharchalar mavjud.
    • Shimoliy Bervik - Dengiz mahsulotlari, minglab qushlar Bass-rok va 14-asr Tantallon qal'asi.
    • Gullane - Qum tepaliklari bilan himoyalangan ajoyib plyaj va ajoyib golf maydoni
    • Midiya - Muzqaymoq va ot poygalari uchun
    • Dunbar - Tabiatni muhofaza qiluvchining tug'ilgan joyi sifatida mashhur bo'lgan yoqimli port shahri Jon Muir
    • 1 Parvoz muzeyi, East Fortune aerodromi, Sharqiy Lotiya (Dunbar tomon A1 bo'ylab taxminan 30 daqiqalik yo'l. Shuningdek, u Edinburgdagi Drem stantsiyasiga yaqin Shimoliy Bervik chiziq), 44 300 123 6789. Aprel-oktyabr: har kuni 10: 00-17: 00; Noyabr-mart: Sa Su 10: 00-16: 00. Bu erda parvoz tarixidagi bir qator tarixiy samolyotlar, shu jumladan British Airways Concorde G-BOAA samolyotlari joylashgan. Concorde ichkarisini ko'rish uchun oldindan bron qilishni unutmang, chunki bu chiptalar odatda kuniga sotiladi. Yana bir diqqatga sazovor joy (va ko'rinishga loyiq) - De-Havilland Comet 4C, bu dunyoning birinchi reaktiv samolyotining o'zgartirilgan versiyasi. 10 funt kattalar, 8 funtlik imtiyoz, 5 funtli bolalar (5 yoshdan boshlab).
    • 2 Gleninchie distillash zavodi, Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian, EH34 5ET (Qabul qiling 113-sonli avtobuslar Prinslar ko'chasidan Pencaytlendgacha (bir tomonga 2,60 funt sterling yoki 5 kunlik chipta faqat EastCoastBuses-da amal qiladi), bu 1 soatdan ozroq vaqtni oladi - u erdan distillashga taxminan 3-5 km (1,9-3,1 mil) masofada: Keting yoqilg'i quyish shoxobchasida / Spar supermarketida va "Pencaitland temir yo'l yo'li" ga ishora qiluvchi velosiped belgisiga amal qiling. Yo'lda bir marta tepangizda ko'prikka borguncha pastga tushing. Ushbu ko'prikdan o'tish uchun zinapoyadan o'ting. U yerdan spirtli ichimliklar idishini ko'rishingiz mumkin. Ushbu chiroyli yurish taxminan 30-45 min. Shu bilan bir qatorda, spirtli ichimliklar zavodi kuniga ikki-uch marta, Edinburg shahridagi Vaterloo-Pleys (Shaxzodalar ko'chasi va Shimoliy ko'prikka yaqin) dan transport xizmatini taklif etadi. Joyni bron qilish uchun oldindan qo'ng'iroq qilishingiz kerak. Tafsilotlarni veb-sahifada tekshiring yoki telefonda so'rang. Shuttle xizmati 22 funt sterling turadi va standart tur uchun chiptaning narxini o'z ichiga oladi.), 44 1875 342012, . Mart-oktyabr: har kuni 10: 00-17: 00; Noyabr-fevral: har kuni 10: 00-16: 00. Gleninchie viski pasttekislikdagi viski bo'lib, oltitadan biri sifatida tanilgan Klassik maltlar. Ishlab chiqarilgan viskining taxminan 80% aralashtirish uchun ishlatiladi. Spirtli ichimliklar zavodi Edinburgga eng yaqin Yagona Malt distillashidir, janubi-sharqdan 25 km (16 milya). Standart tur: kattalar uchun 10 funt, imtiyoz (60, talabalarga chegirma yo'q) 7 funt.
  • G'arbiy Lotiya - shaharning g'arbiy qismida joylashgan hudud. Odatda sharqiy hamkasbiga qaraganda unchalik yoqimsiz, ammo harakatga arziydigan bir nechta manzil bor.
    • Linlitxo - Saroyi bilan Edinburgdan bir kunlik sayohat va Shotlandiya malikasi Meri bilan bog'lanish uchun ajoyib shahar. Bu M9-da avtoulov bilan qisqa masofada joylashgan. Shuningdek, Waverley stantsiyasidan tez-tez poezdda xizmat ko'rsatiladi (shuningdek, Haymarketda to'xtaydi).
    • Livingston - Shotlandiyaning yangi shaharlaridan biri, bu Shotlandiyaning eng mashhur xarid qilish joylaridan biri, M8 yoki A70 da Edinburgdan faqat qisqa masofada joylashgan. Bundan tashqari, yangi shaharchaga avtobus va temir yo'l xizmatlari mavjud.
  • Falkirk - Qarang Falkirk g'ildiragi ittifoq kanali bilan Forth va Klayd kanali o'rtasida qayiqlarni ko'tarish; ga qarang Kelpies, balandligi taxminan 30 metr bo'lgan ikkita katta boshli inshootlar; velosipedda o'tish mumkin Milliy velosiped tarmog'i 754-yo'nalish (taxminan 50 km (31 mil))
  • Peebbles - Shotlandiyadagi eng katta tog 'velosiped markazi uchun Glentress o'rmoni; avtobusda taxminan 1 soat ichida borish mumkin.
  • Stirling - Qal'asi va qadimiy ko'chalarda joylashgan miniatyura Edinburg.

Hali ham bir kunlik sayohat ichida, lekin uzoqroq turishga arziydi:

  • Glazgo - Shotlandiyaning eng katta shahri Edinburgdan 46 mil g'arbda joylashgan bo'lib, unga bemalol poyezd (yuqoriga qarang), avtobus (asosiy avtovokzaldan yugurish) yoki M8 avtomagistrali orqali etib boriladi. Xarid qilish uchun juda yaxshi va ajoyib muzeylar va galereyalarga ega.
  • Fife - Qishloq shaharlari va qishloqlari bo'ylab qadimgi nuqtalari joylashgan, asosan qishloq okrugi. Bu shaharning istalgan baland nuqtasidan Forth of Firth bo'ylab ko'rish mumkin bo'lgan qirg'oq. Forth orqali o'tadigan egizak va temir yo'l ko'priklari orqali borish oson. A90 avtoulov ko'prigi 2017 yil sentyabr oyida ochilgan va yo'l xaritalari o'zgartirilgan, bu eski xaritalarda ko'rinmasligi mumkin.
    • Dunfermline - Ajoyib kunlik sayohat qiladi. Uzoq vaqt oldin Shotlandiyaning poytaxti bo'lgan. Beshinchi yo'l ko'prigi orqali unga avtoulov orqali osongina borish mumkin. Waverley stantsiyasidan (shuningdek, Haymarketda to'xtash joyidan) poezdda yarim soatlik xizmat mavjud.
    • Aberdur - "Fayfning marvaridi" deb ta'riflangan Aberdour tarixiy va ajoyib jozibali qirg'oq bo'yidagi qishloq bo'lib, Edinburgning shimolidan 40 daqiqalik yo'lda joylashgan. Aberdour qal'asi, shuningdek, Ko'k Bayroq bilan taqdirlangan Kumush Qumlar sohilidir. Shuningdek, bir nechta pablar, restoranlar va butik do'konlari mavjud.
    • Kallross ko'priklarning sharqida joylashgan 17-17 asrlarga oid maftunkor qishloq.
    • Fife safari davom ettirishdan oldin Falkand saroyi va Sharqiy Neukning kichik bandargohlarida bo'lishi kerak Sent-EndryusQadimgi universitet shaharchasi, Shotlandiyaning sobiq cherkov poytaxti va uyi Qirollik va qadimiy - Golfning boshqaruvchi organi.
  • Dandi - Bir paytlar Tey daryosi bo'yida ajoyib muhitga ega bo'lgan, endi yoshartirilgan sanoat shahar.

Keyinchalik uzoqroqda (lekin aqldan ozgan kishi kunlik sayohat qilishi mumkin):

  • Arran oroli - Ardrossandan parom bilan bir soatlik qatnov bilan, Glazgo shahridan Klyuzning Firt shahridagi orol. Echkiga chiqish, tog'li yo'llarda piyoda yoki velosipedda yurish, Machrie Murda turgan toshlarni ko'rish. (Qal'a 2019 yilgacha yopiq.) Va Arran viski distillash zavodi, Arran pivo zavodi va Arran pishloqidan namunalar oling.
  • Aberdin kulrang, granit tajriba uchun; Royal Deeside-ga kirish eshigi va Glenshei chang'i yo'llari.
  • Hebridlar - Eng yaxshi tanlov Skey, Islay va Mull - sahifani ko'ring Ichki gibridlar ularning ijobiy va salbiy tomonlari uchun.
  • Orkney va Shetland Edinburgdan kamida har kuni reyslar bor.
  • Va keyin sizdan oldin butun Angliya bor! Londonga ketayotib, ko'rishga harakat qiling Nyukasl-apon-Tayn va York.
Edinburg orqali yo'nalishlar
GlazgoLivingston V UK-Motorway-M8.svg E HERMISTON GAITda tugaydi (Edinburg shahar atrofi)
StirlingLinlitxo NW UK-Motorway-M9.svg SE bilan birlashadi M8
PertJanubiy Kvinsferri N UK-Motorway-M90.svg S bilan birlashadi M9
SHAHZODALAR KO'CHASIDA Tugaydi V Buyuk Britaniya yo'l A1.svg E MidiyaNyukasl-apon-Tayn
SHAHZODALAR KO'CHASIDA Tugaydi N Buyuk Britaniya yo'l A7.svg S DalkeytKarlisl
AyrLanark SW Lang Vang NE HAYMARKETDA tugaydi
KilmarnokLivingston SW Buyuk Britaniya yo'l A71.svg NE bilan birlashadi Buyuk Britaniya yo'l A70.svg
Ushbu shahar sayohati uchun qo'llanma Edinburg a foydalanish mumkin maqola. Unda u erga qanday borish va restoranlar va mehmonxonalar haqida ma'lumot mavjud. Sarguzasht odam ushbu maqoladan foydalanishi mumkin, ammo iltimos, sahifani tahrirlash orqali uni yaxshilang.