Edinburgh Doors Open Day

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Edinburgh Doors Open Day takes place every year in September. In 2007 the event will be taking place on Saturday the 29th September.

 

Doors Open Day, organised by the Cockburn Association (The Edinburgh Civic Trust) in partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage, has become one of the Capital’s most popular days out. It is your opportunity to see inside some of Edinburgh ’s most architecturally, culturally and socially significant buildings. This year’s programme gives you free access to over 70 buildings, ranging from historic landmarks to the most more..

Ghost & Ghouls Walk

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This tour leaves every day at 7 p.m. and at 8 p.m. from the Royal Mile. The walk takes about 1 hour and a half. A guide helps you to imagine the history of Edinburgh by telling frightening stories of the time. A visit by candlelight to some underground rests of the old city of Edinburgh completes the ambience.
Costs: 7 pounds.

Water of Leith Walkway

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Discover the Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh

Described as “a silver thread in a ribbon of green” the Water of Leith Walkway runs alongside this small river for 12 miles as it flows through Edinburgh from Balerno to enter the Forth Estuary at Leith. It is remarkable that within a couple of minutes you can leave the hustle and bustle of the city and be in a quiet, green oasis. The walkway is pretty level, so a fairly easy walk but it can be muddy in some sections after rain. It’s well signposted as sometimes there are slight detours and diversions from the more..