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Getting About in Edinburgh:
Buses
Road traffic in Edinburgh can be frustrating
and visitors are recommended not to take cars into the
city centre if they can travel by public transport.
The city has an excellent network
of public transport, details of which can be seen at:
Lothian
Regional Transport (0131-555-6363)
 Click
on map for details of routes supporting EICC.
Bus number 2 passes directly outside
EICC.
Bus numbers 1, 10, 11, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 24, 28 &
28 pass close by to EICC in Lothian Road.
Taxis
During your stay in Edinburgh you
may need to hire a cab. Among the larger, more dependable
companies are:
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Company
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Telephone
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Festival City Cars
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0131-552 1777
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City Cabs
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0131-228 1211
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Central Taxis
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0131-229 2468
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Radio Cabs
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0131-225-9000
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Car Parking
For those delegates who do take their
car into the centre of Edinburgh the following list
of car parks close to the EICC may be helpful.
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CDL - Morrison Street Car
Parking
Tel. +44 (0)131 225 7480
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400 spaces - 24-hour car park
1-2 hrs - £1.80 ; 2-4
hrs - £3.00 ; 4-6 hrs - £5.00 ; 6-8
hrs - £6.20 8+ hrs - £7.20 ; 4pm-7am
- £2.50
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Thistle Parking - Semple
Street
Tel: +44 (0) 131 225 7480
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200 public spaces underneath
the Scottish Widows building.
£1.00 per hour - Up to
6 hrs £8.00 - Up to 8 hours £10.00
- Over 10 hours
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CDL - Morrison Street EICC
Car park
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88 spaces
1-2 hrs - £1.80 ; 2-4
hrs - £3.00 ; 4-6 hrs - £5.00 6-8
hrs - £6.20 ; 8 hrs + - £7.20 ; 24hrs
- £8.20
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NCP - Castle Terrace Car
Park
Tel: +44 (0)131 229 2870
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750 spaces - 24-hour
1-2 hrs - £2.10 ; 2-3
hrs - £2.90 ; 3-4 hrs - £3.60 4-6
hrs - £6.50 ; 6-9 hrs - £8.50 ; 9-24
hrs - £10.50
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Eating Out in Edinburgh:
 During
your stay in Edinburgh you may want to make use of the
city's selection of restaurants:
The Edinburgh Restaurateurs Association
is a trade body which contains many - but by no means
all - of the city's best restaurants - http://www.edinburghrestaurants.co.uk
However, if you would prefer to view
an independent guide - and broader selection and price
range - try:
Entertainment:
 The
definitive source of information for entertainment in
both Edinburgh and Glasgow is a weekly publication,
The List - http://www.list.co.uk
- this is available from most newsagents in the city.
For information on how to keep children
entertained in Edinburgh see the Kids Edinburgh web
site:
http://www.kidsedinburgh.com/
Similarly, for listings of cafes,
bars and bistros in Edinburgh visit: http://www.timeout.com/edinburgh/bars/
Information on an interesting after
dinner night-time tour, "The Witchery Tour",
of the city's old town can be found at:
http://www.witcherytours.com/
On-Line Resources for Planning a Holiday
in Scotland:
The definitive
source for planning your stay in Scotland is the main
Scottish Tourist Board site at:
http://www.visitscotland.com/
The definitive source for planning
your stay in Edinburgh is the Edinburgh & Lothians
Tourist Board site at:
http://www.edinburgh.org/
However, another source that is comprehensive
is "Rampant Scotland". This web site offers
many examples of places of interest for visitors across
Scotland:
http://www.rampantscotland.com/
For information focussed on
Edinburgh:
http://www.rampantscotland.com/edinburgh.htm
Places to Visit During Your Stay:
The Association of Scottish Visitors
Attractions lists all of their member's web sites and
contact details:
http://www.asva.co.uk/
Some of the most popular places to
visit during a short break in the city are listed below:
If you would like to come back to Edinburgh
at a later date, the following events take place each
summer:
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