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Welcome to Edinburgh Guide Welcome to Edinburgh Guide Edinburgh’s Most Popular Free Guide and Map 19 Attractions 20 m.welcometoscotland.com On Display wherever Scotland In Your Pocket English Greyfriars Kirk FREE Burial place of Greyfriars Bobby. Beautiful stained glass, magnificent pipe there are Visitors Welcome to... Deep Sea World organ, museum and shop. 21 www.greyfriarskirk.com Scottish 2016/17 Seabird Centre Distribution outlets include: 32 North Berwick Speciality Shops EH39 4SS Control the cameras Shopping in Edinburgh isn’t like most other and zoom in on the Edinburgh seasonal wildlife from cities, thanks to a mix of big brands, top VISIT SCOTLAND’S BEST ATTRACTION the Discovery Centre. designers and one-off boutiques. Edinburgh’s Best Seabird Café, gift shop All sizes and types of visitor accommodation and seasonal boat 22 • For your favourite high street names, Bagpipe Store trips. Open all year. make tracks for Princes Street. One street Tel: 01620 890202 www.seabird.org up, George Street is home to a host of VisitScotland Information Centres upmarket stores, and for See over 1,000 animals, • nearby Thistle Street designer labels the from the UK’s only koalas and Multrees Walk are hard to beat. and giant pandas to 71 chimpanzees and penguins Visitor attractions If you’re after something unique or quirky, • Step aboard The Queen’s then your best bet is to try the Royal 10% OFF former floatingBritannia’s palace Mile, Grassmarket, West End Village, with this ad xplore (in store) and e Morningside or Stockbridge, where you’ll Selected shops & shopping5 decks, from malls the State find a range of independent retailers. • Apartments to the Here are some ideas to give you some SEE THE onboard Rolls-Royce. inspiration. WORLD AT... • Tea Room and Gift Shop 33 Castles & whisky distilleries published by Everything for the Golfer RZSS EDINBURGH ZOO • Buses from minutes city centre 35 • 10 LARGE RANGE OF ST. 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