Celebrating 80 years since its founding in 1947, Edinburgh unites staged international opera and world symphony at Festival Theatre and Usher Hall with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on the Castle Esplanade and 3,500+ Fringe shows at Pleasance Courtyard and Assembly George Square.
25-min Airlink 100 Express Bus or Edinburgh Tram directly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to West End (Usher Hall) & Waverley Station.
LNER Azuma, Lumo, Avanti West Coast, ScotRail & Caledonian Sleeper directly into Edinburgh Waverley.
Strict venue bag policies apply at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade (Military Tattoo) and Usher Hall. Pre-book left-luggage near Waverley Station.
📍 Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NG · 10 min walk from Waverley
🍽️ Pre-Show Dining: The Witchery by the Castle (3 min walk · 200m)
🏨 Recommended Hotel: The Scotsman Hotel (£385/night · 12 min walk)
📍 13–29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT · 9 min walk from Waverley
🍽️ Pre-Show Dining: Mother India’s Café (2 min walk · 140m)
🏨 Recommended Hotel: Ten Hill Place Hotel (£265/night · 2 min walk)
📍 Lothian Rd & 30b Grindlay St, Edinburgh EH3 9AX
🍽️ Pre-Show Dining: Contini George Street (11 min walk)
🏨 Recommended Hotel: The Caledonian Edinburgh (£420/night · 6 min walk)
📍 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
🍽️ Pre-Show Dining: The Outsider Restaurant George IV Bridge (9 min walk)
🏨 Recommended Hotel: The Balmoral Hotel (£495/night · 11 min walk)