Edinburgh festival issues
Jun 25th, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Edinburgh festival issues
HI,
How do you get around in Edinburgh during the festival? Is the transportation convenient? Are most venues close to eachother?
Also, once we're there, can we get the printed catalogue for free?
Thanks!
Shari
How do you get around in Edinburgh during the festival? Is the transportation convenient? Are most venues close to eachother?
Also, once we're there, can we get the printed catalogue for free?
Thanks!
Shari
Jun 25th, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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Let me try to put some flesh on the bones of Alan's factually correct offering
1. You walk, you take the bus, you take taxis. It's not a huge city; and there are an awful lot of venues within 15 minutes walk of the South Bridge.
2. Use the Scotsman newspaper. Every day it produces a guide with reviews and repviews; and helps you to choose.
1. You walk, you take the bus, you take taxis. It's not a huge city; and there are an awful lot of venues within 15 minutes walk of the South Bridge.
2. Use the Scotsman newspaper. Every day it produces a guide with reviews and repviews; and helps you to choose.
Jun 26th, 2006 | 03:45 AM
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See www.edinburgh-festivals.com for a overview of all the festivals. A few notes on the main ones :-
The International Festival this year has 11 venues, all more or less in the city centre (i.e. New Town / Old Town) & walkable from each other. (www.eif.co.uk)
The Fringe has hundreds of venues, mostly more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other. (www.edfringe.com)
The Book Festival has one venue, Charlotte Square in the New Town. (www.edbookfest.co.uk)
The Film Festival programme isn't out yet but last year it had 7 venues, 5 of which were more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other. The other 2 were in Glasgow.(www.edfilmfest.org.uk)
The Jazz & Blues Festival this year has 14 venues, all of which are more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other except for the one in Leith. (www.edinburgh-festivals.com/jazz/)
The Tattoo is only at one venue, Edinburgh Castle in the Old Town. (www.edintattoo.co.uk/)
You can get all of the printed programmes free when you get here - plus some of the main Fringe venues (e.g. the Assembly Rooms, the Traverse) do their own (as well as being included in the overall Fringe programme).
Buses are easy - buy a day ticket for £2.30, for unlimited travel on all Lothian buses (by far the biggest operator). You just have to pay extra for the airport bus & night buses (after midnight). Night buses only serve a few routes & each only runs once per hour, apart from the N22 which runs twice per hour.
Walking is usually quickest & easiest in the city centre, though. And the Royal Mile is closed to traffic between the North & South Bridges and George IV Bridge.
The International Festival this year has 11 venues, all more or less in the city centre (i.e. New Town / Old Town) & walkable from each other. (www.eif.co.uk)
The Fringe has hundreds of venues, mostly more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other. (www.edfringe.com)
The Book Festival has one venue, Charlotte Square in the New Town. (www.edbookfest.co.uk)
The Film Festival programme isn't out yet but last year it had 7 venues, 5 of which were more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other. The other 2 were in Glasgow.(www.edfilmfest.org.uk)
The Jazz & Blues Festival this year has 14 venues, all of which are more or less in the city centre & walkable from each other except for the one in Leith. (www.edinburgh-festivals.com/jazz/)
The Tattoo is only at one venue, Edinburgh Castle in the Old Town. (www.edintattoo.co.uk/)
You can get all of the printed programmes free when you get here - plus some of the main Fringe venues (e.g. the Assembly Rooms, the Traverse) do their own (as well as being included in the overall Fringe programme).
Buses are easy - buy a day ticket for £2.30, for unlimited travel on all Lothian buses (by far the biggest operator). You just have to pay extra for the airport bus & night buses (after midnight). Night buses only serve a few routes & each only runs once per hour, apart from the N22 which runs twice per hour.
Walking is usually quickest & easiest in the city centre, though. And the Royal Mile is closed to traffic between the North & South Bridges and George IV Bridge.
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