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Our
2 bedroom apartment is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and is nearby the
Conference Center, and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport. The
apartment has two professionally furnished
double bedrooms and can comfortably accommodate 4 guests. The main
bedroom has a double bed and the remaining
bedroom has two separate single beds. There is also a main
bathroom which has both a
shower and
bath which is modernly decorated with fine ceramics. To make your stay away from home even more relaxing, our
apartment has a spacious and relaxing
lounge. The
lounge is modernly decorated and also comes with a wide
screen TV and DVD player to keep you occupied if you plan on a
quiet night in. Our
kitchen and dining area comes fully equipped with washer dryer,
fridge freezer, microwave, electric oven, gas hob, kettle, toaster, cutlery and glassware. We also provide linen and towels for your stay and an
iron and
ironing table are also included at no extra charge. Pictures of this particular
apartment can be viewed in the above flash banner and can be also viewed in our Gallery link at the top of the page. You can also find a link above to a 360
tour of one of our
apartments in this location. Capacity (total number of guests). How much space is there? What floor is it on? Is there a lift available? Is there private
parking available? What star rating is it? 4 star according to Visit Scotland. Fully Equipped
Kitchen.
Tea coffee facilities.
Iron and
Ironing Board. Travel Cots Available
Our Dalry Gait self-catering
apartments are located in the heart of the Edinburgh city
centre and are within a short walk of all the main tourist attractions,
restaurants,
bars and nightlife. All the
apartments in this location include free private
parking and are within a 5-10min walk of Princes Street, as well being served by public transport links to the main locations in Edinburgh. We have a variety of two to
four bedroom luxury
apartments available in Dalry Gait and all are furnished to the highest standard possible with many amenities to make you feel right at home. Click more info on any of the
apartments below to view further details, pictures, availability and pricing. Haymarket Train Station. Sleeps 6 (
3 bedrooms). Our
three bedroom apartment in Dalry Gait is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and Edinburgh Castle. It is also nearby the Edinburgh
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport Sleeps 8 (
4 bedrooms). Our
4 bedroom apartment in Dalry Gait is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and is nearby the
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport Sleeps 8 (
3 bedrooms). Our
3 bedroom apartment in Dalry Gait is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and is nearby the
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport Sleeps 6 (
2 bedrooms). Our
two bedroom apartment in Dalry Gait is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and Edinburgh Castle. It is also nearby the Edinburgh
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport Where is it? Click on the controls to zoom in and out : drag the map to see more
Our
2 bedroom apartment is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and is nearby the
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport. The
apartment has two professionally furnished
double bedrooms and can comfortably accommodate 6 guests with the addition of two sofa beds. The main
bedroom has a double bed and also has an Ensuite. The remaining
bedroom has two separate single beds. There is also a main
bathroom which has both a
shower and
bath which is modernly decorated with fine ceramics. The
apartment also has a
balcony and is served by elevator. To make your stay away from home even more relaxing, our
apartment has a spacious and relaxing
lounge. The
lounge is modernly decorated and also comes with a wide
screen TV and DVD player to keep you occupied if you plan on a
quiet night in. Our
kitchen and dining area comes fully equipped with washer dryer,
fridge freezer, dishwasher, microwave, electric oven, gas hob, kettle, toaster, cutlery and glassware.
Our
three bedroom apartment in Dalry Gait is local to the Edinburgh festivities. It is a 10 minute walk from Princess Street and Edinburgh Castle. It is also nearby the Edinburgh
Conference Center, Murrayfield stadium and Haymarket train station. It has its own private visitor
parking and is also served by many forms of public transport. The
apartment has three professionally furnished
double bedrooms and easily accommodates 6 guests. The main
bedroom has a double bed and also has an Ensuite. The remaining
two double bedrooms are again fully furnished and each have two separate single beds. There is also a main
bathroom which has both a
shower and
bath which is modernly decorated with fine ceramics. To make your stay away from home even more relaxing, our
apartment has a spacious and relaxing
lounge. The
lounge comes fully furnished and has a home entertainment system in the form of a wide
screen TV and DVD player. Our
kitchen and dining area comes fully equipped with all the essentials such as washer dryer,
fridge freezer, microwave, electric oven, gas hob, toaster, kettle, cutlery and glassware. We also provide bed linen and towels for your stay at no extra charge. Pictures of this particular
apartment can be viewed in the above flash banner and can be also viewed in our Gallery link at the top of the page. You can also find a link above to a 360
tour of one of our
apartments in this location.
The Edinburgh botanic
garden was founded in 1670 at St. Anne's Yard, near Holyrood Palace, by Dr. Robert Sibbald and Dr. Andrew Balfour. It is the second oldest botanic
garden in Britain after Oxford's. In 1763, the
garden's collections were moved away from the city's pollution to a site on the road to Leith, and the
garden moved to its present location at Inverleith in 1820. The Temperate Palm House, which remains the tallest in Britain to the present day, was built in 1858. Some features of the botanic
garden at Edinburgh are: Scottish Heath
Garden. The Queen Mother's memorial
garden. The
garden, referred to by locals as The Botanics, is a popular place to go for a walk, particularly with young families. Further details about The Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh can be viewed on their. Wikipedia article Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh. Where is Royal Botanic
Garden?
The Royal Mile is the popular name for the succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of Edinburgh's Old Town. As the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scottish mile long, and runs between two foci of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle Rock down to Holyrood Abbey. It is said to be referred to by locals as High Street, but properly, this is the name of only one stretch. The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castle Esplanade, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand. The Royal Mile is Edinburgh Old Town's busiest tourist street, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town. Retreating ice sheets, about a millennium ago, deposited their glacial debris behind the hard volcanic plug that is Castle Rock (which Edinburgh Castle sits upon), resulting in a distinctive crag and tail feature. Extending in an eastwards direction, the Royal Mile sits upon the spine of this crag and tail trailing gently down from the Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Steep closes (or alleyways) run between the many tall lands (or tenement buildings) off the main thoroughfare, many of which give way to large
courtyards. Castle Esplanade and Castlehill. The Castle Esplanade was laid out in the 19th century primarily as a parade ground for troops. It is the venue of the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Cannonball House is notable for a cannonball lodged in the wall, said to have been accidentally fired from the Castle. From the Castle Esplanade, the short Castlehill is dominated by the former Tolbooth Highland St John's Church (on the right), now the headquarters of the Edinburgh International Festival society - The Hub. The Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland and New College are on the left - the Scottish Parliament met in the Assembly Hall between 1999 and 2004. The Lawnmarket, which was the linen market, is dominated by tourist-oriented
shops. On the left is the preserved 17th century townhouse Gladstone's Land owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The bottom of the Lawnmarket is marked by a major intersection with George IV Bridge on the right (south) and
Bank Street on the left, leading to The Mound and the New Town. The view down
Bank Street is dominated by the baroque headquarters of the
Bank of Scotland. During the annual Edinburgh Festival, the High Street becomes the city's central focus, and is crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers. On the left is the High Court of Justiciary, Scotland's supreme criminal court. On the right, about one-third of the way down from the Castle toward the Palace is Parliament Square, named after the old Parliament House which housed both the law courts and the old Parliament of Scotland between the 1630s and 1707 (when it was adjourned by the Act of Union) Parliament House is now the home of the Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court. St Giles Cathedral, the High Kirk of Edinburgh, also stands in Parliament Square. By the West Door of St Giles is the Heart of Midlothian, a heart-shaped mosaic built into the pavement marking the site of the former Tolbooth (prison). Tolbooth prisoners used to spit as they entered the prison, and this tradition is maintained by some people, who spit on the Heart for good luck as they walk past. On the left, opposite St Giles', is Edinburgh City Chambers, where the City of Edinburgh Council meets. On the right, just past the High Kirk, is the Mercat Cross from which royal proclamations are read, and election results announced. The central focus of the Royal Mile is a major intersection with The Bridges. North Bridge runs left (north) to the New Town's Princes Street across Waverley station. To the right South Bridge (which appears from above to be simply a road with
shops on either side: and even from below, only one arch is visible) spans across the Cowgate, a street many storeys below, and continues as Nicolson Street past the Old College building of the University of Edinburgh. Between The Bridges and John Knox House is one of the only remaining buildings on the Royal Mile that is still used for the same purpose for which it was built - Carrubbers Christian
Centre. Built in 1883 to house the Carrubbers Close Mission, the building at the heart of the Royal Mile is home to a lively church. After John Knox's House the High Street reaches the former limits of the city, at its crossroads with St Mary's Street (north) and Jeffrey Street (south). At this point formerly stood the old Netherbow, a fortified gateway to Edinburgh (long since demolished). The recently rebuilt Netherbow Theatre is owned by the Church of Scotland and houses the Scottish Storytelling
Centre. Following the English victory over the Scots at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, a city wall was built around Edinburgh known as the Flodden Wall, some parts of which still survive. The old Netherbow was a gateway in this wall and brass studs in the road mark where it use to stand. On the corner of St Mary's street is the World's End
Pub, so named because this was formerly the boundary of the burgh - beyond was the land controlled by Holyrood Abbey (hence the name of the next section: Canongate. Beyond the crossroads, the Royal Mile continues on Canongate, meaning the canon's gait or monk's walk. It continues downhill past Moray House (now the School of Education of the University of Edinburgh), the old Canongate Tolbooth (now a museum of social history called The People's Story), the Kirk of the Canongate (the Canongate's parish church) and the new Scottish Parliament Building to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Until 1856 the Canongate was not merely a street, but the name of the surrounding burgh, separate from Edinburgh and not enclosed by the Flodden Wall. Wikipedia article Royal Mile