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Princes Street Gardens

Princes Street Gardens in winter

OUR VIEW ON EDINBURGH’S PRINCES STREET GARDENS

These gardens effectively link the castle with the shopping area around Princes Street. The gardens are full of pathways linking all the surrounding roads and bridges and in the summer particularly they’re a beautiful place to spend some time.  Even in the winter they provide an attractive short cut from one attraction to another and you’ll find the National Gallery here too.  There are often special events in the gardens at various time of the year – see our Christmas in Edinburgh section. Although the gardens are dissected in two by the railway line, this almost look like a child’s train set when you’re standing next to the castle.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EDINBURGH’S PRINCES STREET GARDENS

From the castle side of the gardens you get a view of most of Edinburgh’s main shopping street, Princes Street, but on a clear day you can also see the Firth of Forth behind (see picture above).  The gardens contain a large ampitheatre known as the “Ross Bandstand” which is often used in the summer for outdoor entertainment.  Another feature of the gardens is the Ross Fountain which you’ll find in the western end where it has been since 1872.  It’s quite ornate for a city park and is made up of a collection of iron figures depicting science, the arts, poetry and industry.

Princes Street gardens at Christmas

EDINBURGH PRINCES STREET GARDENS LINKS

Wikipedia
Stuck on Scotland

Scotland Flavour (picture page)

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