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Water of Leith, Edinburgh

Location

As befits a capital city, Edinburgh has an abundance of attractions - historical, architectural, cultural, educational, scenic and sporting. Home of the Edinburgh International Festival, there are many places of interest. Within a few minutes walk from our apartments, in the west end of the city centre, are The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and the Dean Gallery with exhibits of modern Scottish and European sculpture and art - both galleries have excellent cafeteria/coffee shops.

A short walk down the hill is Stockbridge, one of Edinburgh's original villages, which has many excellent small shops offering fresh produce, a supermarket and two delicatessens; as well as a post office, book shop, public library, local theatre, public swimming pool and a good variety of restaurants and pubs.

Edinburgh City Centre is a short stroll over Thomas Telford's Dean Bridge spanning the Water of Leith, with historic Dean Village in the valley to the west, and the private wooded Dean Gardens to the east - access to which is available to guests. To the north; by way of Stockbridge, the Water of Leith and Inverleith Park, are the world renowned Royal Botanic Gardens.

With good and surprisingly quiet roads outside the city, Edinburgh is ideal for exploring the attractive villages, glens, hills and rivers of Scotland: not forgetting the numerous golf courses and whisky distilleries - most welcoming visitors.

To view a scaleable map showing the location of the apartments in relation to the Dean Bridge, the Water of Leith and Edinburgh City Centre, click here