Day trips from Edinburgh?

Kintyre

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??

VisitScotlandLiam

Hey @Kintyre, day-trips are probably the best way to get about!  Check out Rabbie's, Timberbush and Mercat tours!

travelswithakilt

If renting a car guys and looking for itinerary ideas, here's a few:

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....

Horizons

@Kintyre Lastly, a lot could be done using public transport alone that is in line with your interests. Linlithgow Palace, Stirling castle and Dunnottar castle are just 3 that I've taken a train to visit. Stonehaven, in particular, is so stunning.

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

AYankInScotland

travelswithakilt said:

If renting a car guys and looking for itinerary ideas, here's a few:

https://travelswithakilt.com/things-to-do-around-edinburgh/


I'm so glad you posted a link to your blog - what a lovely discovery, and thanks!