When planning a visit to a city as complex as Edinburgh, a great deal of information should be considered. To keep the size of our Parts Five & Six paperback from being too large to carry conveniently while touring, we created this, the Edinburgh Planning Directory. It is filled with free PDFs focusing on a variety of subjects important to accomplishing the best possible Outlandish adventure in Edinburgh.
Just like our OutlanderLinks PDFs—and Outlandish Scotland Extras PDFs—Edinburgh Planning PDFs will be updated whenever new information becomes available, so check back from time to time. When an updated PDF has been posted, you’ll see a note in its directory entry—in this font color.
BTW: You can help with updating!
If you have questions not answered in our Edinburgh Planning PDFs, discover new info we should share with others, or find a broken link in one of them, please Email us so that we can update these files.
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Edinburgh Planning Directory
The Royal Mile & Some Edinburgh Terminology
How long is a “Royal Mile”? What’s the difference between a close and a wynd? Answers to these questions—and more.
Visiting Edinburgh in August—or NOT
If you are thinking of visiting Edinburgh in August, please read!
Driving and Parking in Edinburgh—or NOT
Reasons why we (and scores of others) suggest not driving in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Public Buses
Convenient and inexpensive! Here’s what you need to know before you go.
Edinburgh Hop-on/off-Bus Tours
Fun for many, but not everyone’s cup of tea.
Edinburgh Hop‐on/off‐Bus Route Maps
Edinburgh Taxis
Here are some great tips and links to valuable apps.
[This PDF was updated in January, 2019]
Edinburgh Lodging Options
City lodgings suggestions—as well as the merits of establishing a “Home Base” outside the city.
Edinburgh Old Town Walking Tours
Our Four favorite Edinburgh evening tour companies .
Non-Outlander Edinburgh Sites of Interest
(Especially interesting if you’re also a Harry Potter Fan!)