Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland
Index
- Why Visit Portobello?
- Edinburgh Travel Guides
- Getting To Portobello
- The Portobello Gallery
- Portobello Clips
- Edinburgh Auctions
- Scotland Travel Guides
- Where Is Portobello Beach?
- More Portobello Pictures
- Learn More About Portobello
- Del.icio.us Edinburgh
- Google Blogs
- Useful Links
- The Latest Edinburgh News
- Travel Book Auctions
- Travel News
- Comments
- A Few Of My Other Lenses
Why Visit Portobello?
Portobello is a wonderful relaxed little slice of heaven. Despite being less than 20 minutes from the city centre by bus it has a friendly village atmosphere.It has a great beach, lots of quirky specialist shops and some great pubs. The Dalriada pub on Promenade is worth the visit alone. Life doesn't get much better than sitting in it's front garden with a cold drink and looking out to sea.
It's quiet yet central location makes it a great place to base yourself during your stay in Edinburgh whether you intend to explore the east coast or visit the many attractions on offer in the city centre.
Edinburgh Travel Guides
Getting To Portobello
Given that I have no idea where you'll be setting out from I'm going to assume that you've managed to get to Scotland and are in Edinburgh city centre.Getting to Portobello from here is easy and quick. You can catch the bus to Portobello from Edinburgh's main shopping street Princes Street. Please don't worry about finding Princes Street -it's a short well sign posted walk from Waverly Street train station and the main stop for the regular airport buses.
The bus stop you need is outside Marks and Spencer, opposite the Scott Monument(see map below). You're looking for the number 26 bus run by Lothian buses. Just hop on, ask for an all day ticket and you're on your way.
Alight from the bus on Portobello High Street and follow the signs for the promenade.
The Portobello Gallery
like drinking poison...
fizz
zombie stamp
slight
fire
seeking the centre
hand held sparks
fizz, bang
flare
fizz, crackle
gravity's rainbow
it ends with a twirl...
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Scotland Travel Guides
Where Is Portobello Beach?
More Portobello Pictures
Learn More About Portobello
Portobello is a beach resort located three miles (5 km) to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth, in Scotland. It is now a suburb of Edinburgh, with a promenade fronting on to the wide sand beach. For many years it was a popular resort with Glaswegians, particularly when the Glasgow Fair trade holiday signalled the start of a 2 week holiday for the west.
Del.icio.us Edinburgh
Google Blogs
- Portobello - Edinburgh on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- Portobello - Edinburgh. ... Portobello - Edinburgh. Portobello - Edinburgh by varga.csalad. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. ...
Useful Links
- Portobello Community Website
- Latest news on what's happening in Portobello
- Dalriada Review
- Review of the Dalriada pub-restaurant on the Portobello, Promenade
- Straven Guesthouse
- A quality bed and breakfast just a short walk from the beach.
- Portobello Photos
- A range of photos by Lee Kindness
- Portobello Photos
- A range of photos by James Wiseman
- Eat Scotland
- A guide on the best places to eat and drink in Scotland.
- Visit Scotland
- Scottish Tourist Guide
- The Three Monkeys
- Homepage of The three Monkeys pub in Portobello
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jul 27, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
- You've been blessed by a Squid Angel, and this lens was included in Another Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings.
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- paperfacets paperfacets Jul 21, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
- This place looks heavenly. hmmm.. I want to go. Next time I am in Scotland. Been there once.
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- MiaD MiaD Sep 26, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
- My dear Clairwill, your lens is so good, that you've made me so curious to see Portobello - I am in Edinburgh for more than one year and I have never wished to know more about Portobello....tomorrow I'm there [pray for good weather :)]...thanks, Mia
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- rms rms Jun 8, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
- This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
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- Gordon_Hamilton Gordon_Hamilton Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:59 am
- Congratulations on an excellent lens. I used to fish Portobello occasionally but it is some time since I've been there. You have put me in the mood for a return trip. A very warm - if belated! - welcome to the Destination Scotland group.
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