Pilrig House - Park Apartment - Getting There
Getting there from the Information Centre
From the Tourist Information Centre's Princes Street exit, turn right, cross Princes Street at traffic lights and turn left onto Leith Street. You will shortly come to a roundabout - walk straight on passing the Playhouse Theatre and continue. Keep going until you get to Balfour Street - a good 10 minute walk. Go to the foot of Balfour Street, enter Pilrig park. Look straight ahead through the trees - Pilrig House is facing you.
Getting There by Railway
Edinburgh's main railway station, Waverley, is just a 5 minute taxi ride away from Pilrig House, or you could take a number 11 LRT (Lothian Regional Transport) bus from Princes Street to Pilrig Street then walk to Pilrig House which is only a few minutes' walk away from the bus stop. Other buses go to Leith Walk (close to Pilrig Park) - numbers 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25, 49 - from various stops in the city centre. Ask the driver to drop you off at the nearest entrance to Pilrig Park which is at the foot of Balfour Street (off Leith Walk). It will take 5 minutes to walk to the apartment from the bus stop - you will see Pilrig House straight ahead, as soon as you enter the park.
Getting there by Aeroplane
You can fly direct to Edinburgh from most UK cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. Pilrig House Apartment is approximately a 25 minute taxi ride from Edinburgh International Airport. Alternatively take an airport shuttle bus (which run all day long) and get dropped off at the Waverley Bridge terminus. Pilrig House is a 5 minute taxi trip (there is a taxi rank at the site) or a 15 minute walk (see walking directions from TIC).
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