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Day trips from Edinburgh?
Kintyre
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A friend and I are planning on visiting Edinburgh in 2019.
We would also like to visit a few castles and other historical sites outside of the city.
What is the best way to go see additional sites as well as indulge in out photography hobbies?
Bus, car rental, organized day trips??
We would also like to visit a few castles and other historical sites outside of the city.
What is the best way to go see additional sites as well as indulge in out photography hobbies?
Bus, car rental, organized day trips??
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https://travelswithakilt.com/things-to-do-around-edinburgh/
East Lothian is probably the most diverse option and some brilliant castles in there - Hailes, Dirleton and, of course, Tantallon. The latter is extremely photogenic....
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All my Edinburgh daytrip suggestions by public transport can be found at the bottom half of this blogpost I also created this other thread to list and crowdsource Scottish castles accessible by public transport: https://community.visitscotland.com/discussion/1264/list-of-scottish-castles-reachable-by-public-transport
Best of Scotland in 1 week itinerary (fully by public transport)
My Scotland travels (includes Edinburgh, Skye, Harris, Mull, Arran, Orkney, Loch Lomond, Islay, Oban, Dunoon, Speyside)
Best of Scotland in 1 week itinerary (fully by public transport)
My Scotland travels (includes Edinburgh, Skye, Harris, Mull, Arran, Orkney, Loch Lomond, Islay, Oban, Dunoon, Speyside)
There's a pic of The Forth belle (Forth Boat Tours) coming through the bridge.
The open-top buses are fully accessible, have live tour guides and stop off at the must-see spots and attractions east of Edinburgh. Stops include Tantallon Castle, North Berwick Gin Distillery, the National Museum of Flight, National Flag Museum, Chesters Hill Fort and Dirleton Castle. The bus departs from North Berwick but there is an option to travel from Edinburgh.
Find out more at https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/tours/
There are many options from Edinburgh, you can rent a car but I find the public transport is pretty good for getting around.
Stirling - There you will find Stirling Castle which is one of my favourites and you can get there in under an hour on the train from Waverley Station. There is also the Old town jail and Argyls Lodging which you have the option of seeing while there, its easy to walk around the city.
Edinburgh - There are loads of attractions in the city to see but if you want to explore outside the main centre then try visiting a whisky distillery such as Glenkinchie where you can get a shuttle from the town centre fro £22 or get the No 27 bus to Jupiter Artland sculpture garden which is 35 mins away. There are also three castle which you can visit in Edinburgh (Craigmillar castle, Edinburgh castle and Lauriston Castle).
Fife - You can get a Fife Dayrider Plus bus ticket on Stagecoach which gets you unlimited bus travel in Fife from Edinburgh bus station. There you can visit St Andrews where you can find St Andrews Castle and the Cathedral or Anstruther where you can get a boat trip to the May Isle which has seals, seabirds and puffins and plenty of picture opportunities.
Hope you enjoy your trip to Scotland!