Hi everyone!
Thanks for joining us! Today we're going to
explore 5 off-the-beaten-track places
- to visit in Edinburgh. - If you've visited Edinburgh before,
you will know about the usual attractions
like Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile,
or Arthur's Seat!
- But there is much more! - First up is Dean Village. Let's go!
Dean Village is probably the most well-known place on our list.
It's a quiet village near the West End of Edinburgh
- with 19th-century buildings. - Originally, it was
an area used for
grain milling for over 800 years.
Now it's a popular residential area.
We're on Hawthornbank Lane right now,
which offers some of the best views of Dean Village.
There is also the Water of Leith Walkway
which passes by Dean Village.
It stretches for almost 20 kilometres from
Balerno to Leith.
You can also wander along into Dean Gardens, which is actually
a private, members-only garden, but this part here is
accessible to everyone.
You can also see St Bernard's Well here.
You've heard of Edinburgh Castle, and you've perhaps heard
of Craigmillar Castle, but did you know that there is a
third castle in Edinburgh?
Lauriston Castle is #2 on our list. It's a
16th-century tower house overlooking
- the Firth of Forth. - If you want to go into the castle,
the fee is £8 per adult
but the grounds around are completely free.
The grounds are called Lauriston Castle Gardens
and there are different styles to the gardens
with the most recent one being the 1-hectare
Edinburgh-Kyoto Friendship Garden, which opened in 2002.
Third on our list is Cramond Island.
Cramond is a village northwest
to Edinburgh. Cramond Island is a
tidal island which sits 1 mile
from Cramond. On low tide,
the island is connected with a concrete path
which you can walk to
- on the low tide. - Obviously, you can only walk to the island on
low tide, and it's super important to be careful
and ensure that you allow enough time to make it back
to the mainland before the tide rises.
Check out our accompanying blog post, which we'll list in
the description box below for a website that lists
the tide times.
And fourth on our list is Portobello Beach.
This is the closest beach to Edinburgh
and Portobello is a wee town to the east
of Edinburgh city centre.
Now, obviously, Portobello Beach is not really comparable
to the beaches in places like Hawaii
or the Maldives, but it is really nice to have
- a beach close to the city centre. - There is a long promenade
with many
cafes and bars.
As you can see behind us, the
beach is quite wide, and can fit
many people, and is usually
fully packed on
sunny days, especially weekends.
And last but not least is the Shore of Leith.
Leith sits on the northern tip of Edinburgh and is a port district.
It used to be
very industrial and quite run-down but now it's hip
and thriving! You may be coming out
this way to go to the Royal Yacht Britannia, but
the Shore is definitely worth strolling along as well.
This is also where the Water of Leith
ends. Not only that, but
here, you can find two Michelin-starred
restaurants, The Kitchin, and
Martin Wishart.
We hope you enjoyed this video on 5
off-the-beaten-track places to visit in Edinburgh!
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