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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The east of Edinburgh is a collection of neighbourhoods bounded by Holyrood Park, Leith, the coast, and the separate town of Musselburgh. It's a sprawl of residential and industrial districts, and the only two parts of interest to visitors are Portobello beach resort and the hamlet of Duddingston.
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Secluded terraced garden on the shores of the loch, behind the church. The Neils were a GP couple who laid out the garden in the 1960s. The little tower, built 1825, is not to ward off body-snatchers but a storage space for the heavy curling stones.
Traditional Victorian baths with pool, gym, sauna and Turkish Baths. Visitors often find the place cold and dirty.
Reliable place for Indian food.
Good pub fare and cask ales, inside or in one of their beach huts.
Good selection of tapas and slick service.
Right by the beach with sea views, good selection of food.
Good value deli for takeaway food.
A small cafe serving Turkish food and breakfast.
18th-century pub, with implausible claims to date from 1360, and perhaps named for the village slaughter-ground. In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army camped outside for a month and he held a Council of War here, to good effect as he proceeded to beat Jonny Cope at the Battle of Prestonpans. The skittle alley dates from 1880. The Inn serves good food, with a popular Sunday roast.
LGBT+ and straight-friendly bar with real ale.
Pleasant B&B close to the beach. Free parking, no pets.
Friendly small B&B close to the beach. No children under 12 or pets.
Friendly spotless B&B east end of the beach.
Best Western
Friendly comfy mid-price hotel near Brunstane station.
Small welcoming B&B on the A1.
Reliable chain offering, on A1 yet quiet.
A massive out-of-town retail complex (supposedly the biggest of its type in the UK), next to the A1 dual carriageway as it heads out of town to the south-east. Lots of mainstream chain shops.
By road
By car follow A1 the London-Edinburgh dual carriageway, arriving through Newcraighall and Brunstane then diverging into city streets.
By train
Trains run along the Borders Railway every 30 min from Edinburgh to Brunstane, Newcraighall, Newtongrange (for the Mining Museum), Galashiels (for buses to Melrose, Jedburgh, Selkirk, Hawick and…
The eastern districts are extensive and far enough out that you can use a car to get around, with some hope of finding a parking spot at the other end.
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