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 Edinburgh Castle, Castlehill,
Edinburgh. Tel: 0131 2259846. Scotland's most famous castle housing
the Crown Jewels, the Stone of Destiny and Mons Meg. Edinburgh
Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh and it is easy to see
why over a million visitors a year visit |
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Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place,
Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3AA. 0131 524 3333. Festival City Theatres
Trust, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT. Phone: (0131)
662 1112. Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, 30B Grindlay Street.
Edinburgh, EH3 9AX. 00 44 (0) 131 248 4848. Odeon Cinema, Kinnaird
Park, Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh, EH15 3RD. 08 700 10 20 30.
Cineworld 130 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH11 1AF. 0871 200 2000. |
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Queensferry
Museum, 53 High Street, South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9HP.
Tel: 0131 331 5545. Situated in the former Royal Burgh of Queensferry,
the museum commands magnificent views of the great bridges spanning
the Forth. The history Queensferry, the ferry passage to Fife,
the construction of the rail and road bridges, and spotlights
the wildlife of the Forth estuary. |
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Camera
Obscura and World of Illusions, Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh,
EH1 2ND. Tel: 0131 226 3709. Pick people up on the palm of your
hand in the Camera Obscura and enjoy the breathtaking panoramas
from our rooftop terrace. Five great attractions in one visit.
www.camera-obscura.co.uk |
 Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS.
Tel: 0131-334 9171. Scotland's top wildlife attraction - In just
one day, you can meet over 1,000 wonderful animals, in our beautiful
parkland setting on the outskirts of Edinburgh. And you can also
enjoy a wide range of visitor facilities, from free Hilltop Safari
rides, children's play areas, restaurants, gift shops. www.edinburghzoo.org.uk |
Dynamic Earth, Holyrood
Road, Edinburgh. 0131 550
7800. An exciting new attraction telling
the story of our planet, using dramatic special effects and stunning
imagery. Photo: Casualties and Survivors - see some of great
creatures which have come and gone … like Brontosaurus and
the sabre tooth cat. |
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City Art Centre, 2 Market
Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE. Tel: 0131 529 3993. The city’s
fine art collection consists of some four thousand works of Scottish
art: paintings, watercolours, drawings, prints, photographs,
sculpture and tapestries. |
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Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, Royal Mile,
Edinburgh EH8 8DD. Tel: 0131 529 4143. History of Edinburgh from
the earliest settlement to the present day. |
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Central
Library, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EG. Tel: 0131 242 8000 |
SCOTTISH RUGBY, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ. General enquiries
- Tel: 0131 346 5000. Murrayfield was officially opened on a
sunny day on 21 March 1925. England were the visitors. Feel the
passion of Scottish Rugby for yourself by taking a behind the
scenes tour of Murrayfield Stadium. To book, please call 0131
346 5044. |
 Caithness
Glass, Inveralmond, Perth PH1 3TZ Tel: 01738 638481 Marvel at
the skills of our glassmakers (photo) from our spacious viewing
gallery, and browse round the historical display of paperweights
from 1969 to present day in the Paperweight Gallery at the Perth
Visitor Centre. |
 Balhousie Castle, home of the Black Watch Regimental
Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth PH1 5HR. Overlooks
the North Inch of Perth. Tel : 0131 310 8530 www.theblackwatch.co.uk
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Weapons and War memorabilia,
keepsakes, medals, campaign pennants. |
 The Fair Maid's House is one of the oldest
in Perth. Until recently it was used as a craft shop, but is
no longer open to the public. The "Fair Maid" is a
fictional character. |
 St. John's Kirk is the centre of the town
and the oldest building in Perth, dating back to to 1159. In
May 1559 John Knox preached his sermon here which inflamed the
congregation and ignited the Reformation. A display of Perth-made
silver dating from the 17th century to the present day. |
 Perth's
Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth PH1 5LB Tel:
01738 632488 Permanent displays of natural history and local
history, offers a collection of fine and applied art. Free Entry.
Access for disabled visitors. www.pkc.gov.uk |
 The J.D. Fergusson Collection, situated within
Perth's historic Round House. Paintings and works of art. Pay
and display & disabled parking opposite. Marshall Place Perth.
www.pkc.gov.uk. Free Entry. 01738 441944. |
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Perth
Mart Visitor Centre. Children will love the highland animals
here. East Huntingtower, Perth, Ph1 3JJ. Tel: +44 (0) 1738 474170 |
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The
Scone Palace Perth. Tel : 01738 552300. Home of the Earls
of Mansfield, and a major attraction to visitors from all over
the world. Famous historic site with magnificent Palace, priceless
contents, extensive grounds, maze, picnic park, woodland walks,
playground. Visitors are invited to tour the Palace at their
own speed. Guides are available in each room to answer questions.
www.scone-palace.net |
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St.Johnstone FC, McDiarmid Park, Crieff Road,
Perth, PH1 2SJ. Tel: (01738) 459090. TICKET OFFICE (01738) 455000.
St.Johnstone represent Perth in the Scottish League. |
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A K
Bell Library, York Place, PERTH, PH2 8EP. Tel: (01738) 444949.
The AK Bell Library in Perth is a bright, open building. The
café is a bright and bustling area offering a wide and
tasty range of drinks and snacks. The AK Bell Library shop provides
an interesting and unusual range of items for sale. Multimedia
currently holds Talking Books (on tape and CD), a wide variety
of music CDs, Playstation 2 games, CD-ROMs including games. |
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Perth Racecourse is situated in one of the
most picturesque settings in the country. |Travel by road - Coming
from the South or the West you will approach Perth either on
the M90 (from Edinburgh) or the A9 (from Stirling). From the
north of England use the M6 Carlisle, M74, M73 following signs
for Sterling then follow signs for Perth. A free service runs
from Perth on racedays. Ticket Hotline (All meetings) 01738 551597
Most credit cards accepted. |
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The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour is one of Glasgow's leading
visitor attractions. It is also one of the cheapest days out.
Glasgow Harbour is a new waterfront regeneration project in Glasgow.
Disabled access exists throughout most areas of the ship and
disabled toilet facilities are also available. Stobcross Road,
Glasgow, G3 8QQ. Tel: 0141 222 2513. www.thetallship.com. |
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Ibrox
Stadium - home of Rangers F.C, is about 3 miles West from the
city centre. Glasgow Airport is about 7 miles. The Ibrox Underground
station is immediately adjacent to the Stadium on Copland Road. |
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Glasgow Science Centre offers many activities.
The Science Mall overlooks the Clyde and has three floors packed
with exhibits, cafes and shop. Hands-on exhibits, workshops,
science shows, and ScottishPower Planetarium. The IMAX Cinema
has a screen bigger than a 5-a-side football pitch. Tel: 0871
540 1000. www.glasgowsciencecentre.org |
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The
King's Theatre Glasgow opened in 1904. (Tel: 0141 240 1111).
The Mitchell Theatre was built between 1873, and after a fire
was reconstruction in 1972. (Tel: 0141 287 4855). |
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Firhill Park - the home of Partick Thistle
F.C. Firhill Stadium, 80 Firhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7AL. Tel:
0141 579 1971 |
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The Forth and Clyde Canal
- The Great Canal, as it was called in its early days, was built
from east to west, and the whole construction took 22 years,
including a 7 year break in which no work was carried out due
to lack of funds. The canal goes from the Forth at Grangemouth
to Bowling on the Clyde. The Forth and Clyde Canal Society was
formed in 1980 to campaign for the canal's restoration. Old canalside
buildings became houses, pubs or restaurants. More boats appeared
on the water and more walkers, cyclists and fishing folk used
the towpath. www.forthandclyde.org.uk. Boat Charters / Hires.
Tel: 0141 772.1620 |
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Located in the West End of Glasgow, The Botanic
Gardens is a large parkland housing several huge glasshouses.
The Kibble Palace is one of the largest glasshouses in Britain
and contains tree ferns from Australia and New Zealand and plants
from Africa, the Americas and the Far East. Botanic Gardens,
730 Great Western Road, Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G12 0UE,
(near Hillhead Underground Station). Tel: 0141 334 2422. |
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Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange
Square, Glasgow, G1 3AH. Tel: 0141 229 1996. The Gallery of Modern
Art is located in the centre of Glasgow, just off Buchanan Street
and close to Central Station. |
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