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Leith - Edinburgh's port

Filed in archive Destination: UK + Ireland on August 8, 2008

When most people think of Edinburgh they think of Edinburgh Castle and the Festival. If you're in Edinburgh you should venture down to Leith - Edinburgh's port. Until fairly recently Leiith did live up ( or down to) the rather rundown stereotypical image port but the area has undergone massive regeneration and is now full of trendy pubs, cafes and restaurants. Looking at the photo below you'd probably think you were looking at a Hanseatic port in Germany.

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The former Royal Yatch Britainnia is now a tourist attraction docked outside the Ocean Terminall shopping and leisure centre. The Scottish Government administrative headquarters are next to Ocean Terminal.

There's street art along the bank of the Water of Leith which flows into the Forth Estuary at Leith portraying the industrial heyday of the docks.

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So don't just stick to the city centre when you're in Edinburgh, venture down to Leith, although you will encounter some road works on Leith Walk where the new tram lines are being constructed.



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