Edinburgh, the Lothians & the Borders

Edinburgh, the Lothians & the Borders

Edinburgh Castle on its rock above the esplanade
Edinburgh Castle — the capital on its rock.

The capital and its hinterland: Edinburgh itself, the hills that ring it, the loch-side palace of Linlithgow, and the road south to the border at Gretna.

  • Edinburgh — The Castle, the Royal Mile & Scotland’s Capital — Our City Break.
  • The Pentland Hills — Scotland's First Great Escape.
  • Linlithgow — Mary Queen of Scots' Birthplace on a Loch.
  • Gretna Green — Scotland’s Runaway-Wedding Village — Anvils, Elopements & the Border.

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