Hollywood Park was originally called Queens Park as well as King Park. This beautiful park is a large area of park and rough hillside immediately to the south of the Palace space and new parliament, the former royal hunting ground of Hollywood Park is the one of Edinburgh’s space greatest assets and most well-kept secret, [...]
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Holyrood Park
Located to the south-east of the Old Town, in central Edinburgh, Scotland, Holyrood Park is a royal park with fantastic hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of whin (gorse). Formerly a 12th-century royal hunting estate, the park was created in 1541 when James V had the ground “circulit about Arthurs Sett, Salisborie and [...]
Reaching Edinburgh by car, train or bus
Edinburgh lies 46 miles east of Glasgow and 105 miles north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. The M1 from London goes part of the way north, but entry into Edinburgh is via secondary roads: A68 or A7 from the southeast, A1 from the east, or A702 from the north. The A71 or A8 comes in from [...]
Arriving in Edinburgh by plane
Edinburgh’s international airport lies 6 miles (10 km) west of the center city and it has frequent direct flights to Europe, Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom. There are also a number of services to Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Edinburgh is about an hour’s flying time from London, 393 miles south. [...]
Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge, opened in 1964, is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. It spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. The bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth. The first crossing was established in the [...]
Forth Bridge
The second longest cantilever bridge in the world, The Forth Bridge connects Edinburgh with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry. Opened on 4 March 1890, it is often called the Forth Rail Bridge or Forth Railway Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge. The Forth Bridge [...]
Travelling in Edinburgh
Once arrived in Edinburgh, you will find excellent travel services, whether you choose to travel by train, by bus or by car. Edinburgh Waverley, the main railway station in the capital of Scotland, is covering an area of over 25 acres in a steep, narrow valley between the medieval Old Town and the 18th century [...]