The Afton Guest House,
1 Hartington Gardens,
Edinburgh EH10 4LD,
Scotland.
Tel: +44 (0)131 229 1019
Fax: +44 (0)131 477 6691
Email Us
Proprietors:
Cristy & Ray Lockhart
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The following list is intended as a starting point for visitors exploring the immediate area around the guest house, in the Bruntsfield and Tollcross districts.
Restaurants and Bars
Theatres and Cinemas
Galleries and Museums
Miscellaneous Attractions
 Restaurants and Bars
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MONTPELIERS
159-161 Bruntsfield Place
Montpeliers is an excellent bar-cafe at the top of Viewforth. It has a great atmosphere, prices that are not outrageous and well-cooked food.
http://www.montpeliersedinburgh.co.uk/
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HOWIES
208 Bruntsfield Place
What was once a grand Georgian bank is now a very relaxed restaurant serving a down-to-earth mix of families, twenty and thirtysomething locals and business people.
http://www.howies.uk.com/
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JACQUES BISTRO
8 Gillespie Place
Jacques combines a laid-back ambience with a compelling, versatile menu. The bistro has been going for the past 18 years, attracting a loyal local clientele as well as passing trade and visitors to the nearby King's Theatre.
http://www.jacquesbistro.co.uk/
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THE APARTMENT
7-13 Barclay Place
This is a minimalist restaurant which has been incredibly popular since it opened in 2000 - it is still a very trendy place. It does not have conventional starters and main courses - rather you order a course to share.
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THAI LEMON GRASS
40-41 Bruntsfield Place
The staff are dressed in Thai clothing and bow gently with their hands clasped to greet you. The decor is warm and inviting, with nice wooden tables and uplighters embedded in the floor. The settings are bamboo style mats and each table has a small bowl of Thai crackers awaiting you before your appetiser.
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BENNETT'S BAR
8 Leven Street
Bennett's bar is a local for the King's Theatre next door. Remarkable for its elaborately etched windows and a bar that looks like it hasn't been altered much since Victorian times. The selection of real ale is great, as is the amazing selection of whiskies.
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THE GOLF TAVERN
31 Wrights Houses, Barclay Place
Another old-fashioned pub off Barclay Place looking on to the links at Bruntsfield. A pleasant, cool, relaxing space for a drink, and if you are nippy enough you can hire putters for a round on the green outside.
http://www.thegolftavern.co.uk/ |
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Theatres and Cinemas
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THE KINGS THEATRE
2 Leven Street
Drama, Dance, Ballet, Concerts, Musicals, Opera or Children's Shows, there's sure to be something at the King's Theatre to delight.
http://www.eft.co.uk/
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THE TRAVERSE THEATRE
10 Cambridge Street
Now in its 45th year, the Traverse Theatre is Scotland's new writing theatre, with a record of excellence since 1963.
http://www.traverse.co.uk/
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FILMHOUSE CINEMA
88 Lothian Road
For almost 30 years Filmhouse has been Edinburgh's foremost independent cinema, celebrating world cinema in all its brilliance and diversity.
http://www.filmhousecinema.com/
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THE USHER HALL
Lothian Road
The Usher Hall has staged concerts with some of the biggest names in 20th Century music, from Ella Fitzgerald to Oscar Peterson, Gustav Holst to Kiri te Kanawa, The Rolling Stones to Beck.
http://www.usherhall.co.uk/
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THE QUEENS HALL
Clerk Street
The Queen's Hall offers a wide range of events to tempt you all year round - classical, jazz, blues, pop, rock, world, folk and comedy, and is also home to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
http://www.thequeenshall.net
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FOUNTAINPARK CINEMA
Dundee Street
FountainPark is a multiplex cinema which offers a wide variety of facilities. As well as the 13-screen cinema, there is bowling, casino, restaurants, bars, electronic bingo and a health club.
http://www.fountainparkcentre.co.uk/ |
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Galleries and Museums
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NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX
The Mound
Large collection of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day, including important works by Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh.
http://www.nationalgalleries.org
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
Chambers Street
Life, the universe and everything in it. Some exhibits are millions of years old, others less than a decade. "Your journey of discovery starts here."
http://www.nms.ac.uk/nationalmuseumhomepage.aspx
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SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Belford Road
Home to Scotland's outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art, the Modern Art Galleries include the Gallery of Modern Art and the nearby Dean Gallery.
http://www.nationalgalleries.org
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CITY ART CENTRE
Market Street
Since opening in 1980, the City Art Centre has mounted a huge range of exhibitions, from rare Egyptian antiquities to the most innovative contemporary art, from Michelangelo drawings to Star Trek.
http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/cac.htm
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THE MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
42 High Street
Described as 'the noisiest museum in the world'. the Museum of Childhood is a favourite with adults and children alike. It is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood, past and present.
http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/museum_childhood.htm
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THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY
Market Street
Directly across the road from the City Art Centre, the Fruitmarket
has exhibited international figures such as Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono and Gerhard Richter, whilst also profiling the work of established and emerging Scottish artists.
http://www.fruitmarket.co.uk/ |
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Miscellaneous Attractions
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EDINBURGH CASTLE
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is where Edinburgh began and
is Britain's second most popular tourist attraction.
http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/castlehist.html
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THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
Royal Mile
Constructed from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite, Scotland's new Parliament has been hailed as one of the most innovative designs in Britain today.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/holyrood/index.htm
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EDINBURGH ZOO
Murrayfield
Set in 82 acres of sloping parkland, the Zoo is situated three miles to the west of Edinburgh city centre and contains over 1,000 rare and endangered animals. http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/
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ST. GILES CATHEDRAL
Royal Mile
Also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, it is the Mother Church of Presbyterianism and contains the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle (Scotland's chivalric company of knights headed by the Queen).
http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/
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MARY KING'S CLOSE
Royal Mile
Hidden beneath the Royal Mile lies Edinburgh's deepest secret: a warren of hidden 'closes' where real people lived, worked and died. For centuries they lay forgotten and abandoned.
http://www.realmarykingsclose.com/
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BRUNTSFIELD LINKS
Whitehouse Loan
Bruntsfield Links is home to the oldest short-hole golf course in the world, with records detailing play in the early 17th century. The 36 hole course is free to play during the summer months and is just five minutes walk from the Afton. |
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