Edinburgh
Located in Scotland, Edinburgh is famous for its history and beautiful landscape. Also, in recent years it has became famous for hosting the Edinburgh International Festival, with its world class list of cultural events. Enveloped by rolling hills, lakes and forests, Edinburgh is a city made for adventure. There is plenty to see and do with the perfect balance between all things traditional and contemporary.
What Activities?
Trekking, Cycling, Dry-Slope Skiing, Sailing, Paintballing, Surfing, Windsurfing, Paragliding, Skydiving, Canoeing, Diving, Water Skiing, Snow Sports and loads more.
Where To Go
YellowCraigs Beach (Broad Sands Bay)
A sandy beach with great views to Fife and the lighthouse on Fidra Island. Yellowcraigs is a popular family beach with a barbecue site, nature trail and footpath through the nearby wood and grassland. This is a nice place to go for a walk and enjoy the scenery.
Port Edgar Marina and Sailing School
http://www.portedgar.co.uk/
Port Edgar Marina & Sailing School is major watersports complex and marina situated on the Forth just west of the famous Forth Bridge in South Queensferry, just 10 miles north of Edinburgh. The Marina has 300 serviced berths and is well located for exploring the islands and fishing Harbours of the Firth of Forth under the backdrop of Scotland’s Capital. South Queensferry Bay offers an excellent area for dinghy sailing and the Watersports Centre, offering all kinds of tuition including canoeing, kayaking and dinghy sailing. Also, the nearby Port Edgar Yacht Club has a race every Monday so you can rent a dinghy from the sailing school and join in. So, if you’re interested in watersports there’s plenty for you to do at Port Edgar.
Edinburgh Diving Centre
http://www.edinburghdiving.co.uk/
Edinburgh Diving School (EDC) is Edinburgh’s oldest, most established diving centre and has been running for over 20 years. The Centre has grown in size and reputation and now has a retail outlet, an equipment servicing and testing centre and a training facility. The scuba courses include all equipment hire and all course materials, so there are no hidden costs.
The Edinburgh University Skydiving Club
http://eusdc.eusu.ed.ac.uk/
If you want to throw yourself from a perfectly good plane then this is the club for you. Whether you want to do it as a one off experience or on a regular basis, the club has the course. Firstly, you could choose to take the Tandem course. You have half an hours training and then do a 12000 metre jump attached to an instructor. Freefall lasts around 40 seconds and then there’s a 5 minute canopy ride. Also, you could choose to take the Static Line Square, you’re given a day’s training and then jump alone from 3500 feet. The parachute automatically opens when you exit the plane and then you fly the parachute back to the landing area. Or finally, you could choose to take the Accelerated Freefall course where after several hours of tuition and 8 jumps you are a fully qualified sky diver.
Midlothian Snowsports Centre
Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend, Edinburgh boasts of being Europe’s longest artificial snowsports facility. It is made up of two main slopes, a 20 m learning slope and a jump slope; the slope on the left (made to look like Ireland) is 276 metres and the big slope on the right (made to look like the United Kingdom) is 450 metres. The slopes are used for skiing, snowboarding and snowblading and lessons are available for both adults and children all year round. The runs are made from matting that is available for use all year round; the floodlights allow it to be used in the evenings and a misting system keeps it from getting sticky. Also, the equipment is available to rent in the winter months to use elsewhere. If you like snowsports the Midlothian Snowsports centre is the best place to go in Europe.
Nationwide Paintball – Edinburgh
http://www.nationwidepaintball.co.uk/
Nationwide Paintball’s Edinburgh Paintballing site is located just 15 minutes away from the city centre. The facilities include 6 team huts, changing rooms, toilet facilities and an on site shop. All games are played in a superb woodland setting and there are several different scenarios to act out which are designed to make the experience more exciting. Scenarios include the Pet Rescue, Comms Tower and the Shanty Town. The centre does package deals with lunch included in the price and you’ll play multiple game scenarios throughout the day. This is a great activity to do in groups, so if you and your mates feel like some action packed fun, this is the place to go.
Bonnyrigg Leisure Centre
Bonnyrigg Leisure Centre provides the local community and tourists with an excellent range of facilities including a leisure pool with flume, sauna and spa pool, large multi-use hall, Tonezone, outdoor five-a-side football pitches and soft play area.
Coast 2 Coast Surf School
http://www.c2cadventure.com/
Coast to Coast run 95% of local surf lessons at Belhaven Bay which is about a 40 minute drive away from Edinburgh and is accessible by train from Edinburgh also. They offer a wide range of surfing lessons for adults, children, beginners and professional and the east coast of Scotland provides some fantastic waves. The surf school offer a range of courses including a two hour white water lesson, a sunset course and a surf and yoga course. The lessons can be carried out with a group of up to 15 people, so this would be a nice thing to do with friends.
What You’ll Need
You’ll need to bring swimwear with you and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Also, organise transportation to get around the city before leaving.
Other Useful Links
Itchy Edinburgh
http://www.itchyedinburgh.co.uk/
The Itchy site is a travel guide to all of the major cities in the UK. Itchy Edinburgh provides the user with loads of information about Edinburgh city including restaurants, bars, entertainment, culture, shopping, events and activities. If you are planning to visit Edinburgh this site will prove to be vary helpful when planning your trip.
Edinburgh Online
http://www.edinburghonline.co.uk/
Edinburgh Online is the online guide to Scotland’s capital city. The website has a street index listing hundreds of local streets and roads and also lists thousands of local shops, accommodation, attractions, venues, pubs and clubs. The site also has a Web directory listing essential local websites. This means that it is easy for you to find not only the contact details of places you’d like to visit in the city, but you can also visit their websites to see what they have to offer.
TouristnetUK.com
http://www.touristnetuk.com/sc/edinburgh/index.htm
To make finding a holiday in the UK easier, Touristnet.com broke it up into 10 main regions and provide information about the relevant tourist areas. Their section about Edinburgh provides loads of information about accommodation, attractions, food and drink and attractions in the city. The site is very useful and easy to use and is worth having a look at when planning your holiday.
Other useful travel links
Scotland visitor information from Holiday Scotland – Your guide to Scotland.
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One of the activities that you really should do if you go to Edinburgh is to walk. It’s not just streets in Edinburgh – although they are well worth a walk around given the wonderful architecture and fascinating history, it’s hills – big old volcanic ones, like Arthur’s Seat, that give you magnificent views, or beaches – out to a tidal island at Crammond or just along a great big swathe of sand in Portobello.
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