Local Information for woodland holiday cottage near Edinburgh:-
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Cities & Villages:
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Edinburgh is just 10 miles, with all its tremendous Georgian architecture, Castle, zoo, shopping, cafés and restaurants, festivals, city bus tours:-
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Views:
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Views of the 3 world renowned Forth Bridges from the front windows.
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Farm shops:
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www.puddledub.co.uk/ Butcher rears his own pigs and sells locally - Post and Pantry Aberdour and Kirkcaldy. |
Cafes, bistro, Restaurants:
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www.aberdourhotel.co.uk/dining-bar.php - good home cooked food.
North Queensferry - The famous .www.theweerestaurant.co.uk/ Dunfermline - cafe and art centre. www.firestationcreative.co.uk/cafe South Queensferry - Hawes Inn pub and restaurant open fires and real ale. www.innkeeperslodge.com/hotels/the-hawes-inn-south-queensferry-edinburgh Aberdour - www.facebook.com/postandpantry/ home cooked quiche, cakes, etc. |
Activities:
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Activities:-
Boat rides to Islands www.maidoftheforth.co.uk/sightseeing-boat-tour viewing seals and sea birds. Sailing and boating parks, golf, 10 screen cinema, horseriding, fishing, gliding are also nearby. Scottish bus museum and Knockhill racing circuit. www.falkirk-wheel.com/ and the Kelpies. Deep Sea World North Queensferry www.deepseaworld.com/ Fife cycle path www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk/ |
Travel:
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Rental cars: Edinburgh airport (not Edinburgh city).
"Enterprise" Dunfermline Tel: 01383 723333 Public Transport Information. Traveline Tel: 0870 200 22 33
Trains run frequently, approximately every 20 minutes to Edinburgh at peak time but is best to check with B Rail (0845 748 4950) as to exact timing as they sometimes put extra ones on for festivals (F.E.T.A. 0131 319 1897).
www.thetrainline.com/train-times/inverkeithing-to-edinburgh-waverley Bus park and ride www.ferrytoll.org/ Inverkeithing 01383 420197 (every 10 minutes at peak times) and Halbeath junction.
Taxi 01383 411414
Visit Scotland 0131 332 2433.
Tourist information 0990 992244 / 0131 473 3800. More telephone numbers and local leaflets available in the cottage. |