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posted by [personal profile] purplerabbits at 03:52pm on 16/06/2005 under
I'm thinking of spending at least one week of my annual leave at home but treating it as a holiday, probably in July, so can anyone recommend day trips from Edinburgh that are accessible by bus or train (unless you're prepared to offer me a lift)? I believe there's a wee ferry that goes to an island in the Forth, for instance. So far I'm thinking of things like Crammond village, Falkirk Wheel (by train) and Rosslyn Chapel. Directions to any of those or other ideas would be great...
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posted by [identity profile] sleepycinderell.livejournal.com at 03:03pm on 16/06/2005
Train to South Queensferry, little walk downhill to Hawes Pier and take the Maid of the Forth out to Inchcolme for a couple of hours of fresh air and good eclesiastic and (20th wartime ruins to clamber around, or a beach to sit on and gaze out to sea in the company of some friendly seals and their pups who have just got to the fluffy stage.

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posted by [identity profile] sulis-minerva.livejournal.com at 03:41pm on 16/06/2005
Aberdour castle (just across the firth)is a very pretty little castle. Slapbangnext to the railway station as well. Has very fine tearoom, good gardens and lovely views across the water.
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posted by [identity profile] nickys.livejournal.com at 05:46pm on 16/06/2005
Dirleton Castle and Seton Chapel are on a direct bus route from Haymarket and St Andrews Sq.
Linlithgow and Stirling Castles are accessible by train.

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posted by [identity profile] scunthorpe.livejournal.com at 07:45pm on 16/06/2005
You can get to Pentcaitland and then on to some lovely disued railway lines up there.
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posted by [identity profile] lilitufire.livejournal.com at 10:14pm on 16/06/2005
Dirleton Castle on a sunny day, or North Berwick?
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posted by [identity profile] lilitufire.livejournal.com at 10:15pm on 16/06/2005
Meet me for lunch in Stirling and then go to the castle?
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posted by [identity profile] lucybond.livejournal.com at 10:18pm on 16/06/2005
I remember their being a bus/coach to Rosslyn from Edinburgh...
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posted by [identity profile] davidmcn.livejournal.com at 10:50pm on 16/06/2005
Tantallon Castle (http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_284)? (doesn't help much with transport info but Googling suggests there is a bus going past it)
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posted by [identity profile] pavlos.livejournal.com at 10:52pm on 16/06/2005
Linlithgow boat wheel. I'm not sure exactly how to get there, but I think it's a short bus ride from the station.
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posted by [identity profile] pavlos.livejournal.com at 10:53pm on 16/06/2005
Museum of flight. They have a concorde.
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