Princes Street
Princes Street
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A busy street lined with shops, historic monuments and restaurants.
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Neighbourhood: Princes Street and Gardens
Glaswegians tease Edinburghers that their High Street is only half one, since buildings only line one side. But what they don’t say is how extraordinary the views are from Princes Street as a result. From here you look onto expansive and decorative public gardens beneath the mighty basalt cliffs on which Edinburgh’s Castle stands proud above the rest of the dramatic old town skyline. Yet many of those on Princes Street look the other way, as they’re concerned with chain store shopping or catching the tram or a train at main train station Waverley. But it’s not all utility here; the Scottish National Gallery rewards purposeless wandering, and December’s huge winter market in the gardens begins a season of revelry which ends with Hogmanay, Britain’s largest New Year’s street party.
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Host29
Milan, Italy959 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
What to say..is a necessary step to get everywhere..lots of shops, very well connected with all areas, but nothing more than this...
Written July 18, 2024
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA16,992 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
This is where we boarded the new tram system. On one side of the street we found the pretty gardens and a view of the castle. On the other side, some big buildings with a department store and lots of shops, hotels, lots of food. The downtown street where the New City meets the Old.
Written July 16, 2024
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FyingKiwi
Christchurch, New Zealand1,132 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Most visitors would gravitate towards the Royal Mile due to its historical setting. Prince’s street offers a more modern equivalent, providing the same opportunities to go souvenir hunting as well as provisioning of consumer commodities.
Written May 4, 2024
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Mary B
Kilmarnock, UK80 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
The west end of this street is absolutely disgusting with multiple closed retail units, ‘beggars’ and filthy pavements. I was embarrassed that this is how it is today in Scotland’s capital.
Written April 1, 2024
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Norma T
Liverpool, UK6 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Edinburgh is a beautiful city lots to see and do especially the museum would definitely go again we used the city tour hop on hop off bus
Written January 22, 2024
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Brenda C
Edinburgh, UK3 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Princes street is fast becoming an eyesore with tacky tourist shops and a number of closed stores being used by the homeless in tents. It is an embarrassment.
Written January 4, 2024
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hilary d
London, UK767 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
We were visiting Edinburgh as part of our five night break with Rail Discoveries.
We walked along Princes Street on our first evening,lots of touristy shops,nothing more!
We walked along Princes Street on our first evening,lots of touristy shops,nothing more!
Written October 8, 2023
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DunelmArts
Aberdeen, UK1,160 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
Princes Street has lovely views of the castle, but the shops have changed to mainly tourist or discount shops. Shame.
Written August 10, 2023
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The Owl Reviews
Edinburgh, UK192 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
Previously, it was a lovely place to walk and go shopping, but Princess Street is now full of mostly junk shops, not worth a damn.
I'm incredibly curious what the future of this street holds and if it'll turn into a baron wasteland.
I'm incredibly curious what the future of this street holds and if it'll turn into a baron wasteland.
Written June 29, 2023
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Lesley K
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Jun 2023 • Couples
smelled good. Very good stores. Nice. 👍. Theres quite a lot of people and it can be hard to walk, but what can you do, its fine, good even. yeah. go there. you'll find something you like there probably, most likely actually, maybe. anyway just go and you'll find out. 👍👍
Written June 10, 2023
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WDWdd
Wakefield, UK216 contributions
We are wanting to visit Princess Street while in Edinburgh. We will also be visiting Optical Illusion, which I believe is not far from here. Does anyone know of a car park or car parks that we could park in which is in walking distance to both these places (as we would be visiting both on the same day)?
Also, it would be a Sunday we would be visiting. Are all the shops and cafes open on Sunday, and what are their usual opening hours?
Thank you
dutsfc
Sunderland, UK421 contributions
Parking cars in Edinburgh is as difficult as collecting Scotch Mist !
Are there some Scotish brands in the street?
Kobolt2014
Hamburg, Germany945 contributions
Hallo Tomtisan, sicherlich findet man an der Princes Street viel Geschäfte, die Weltweit , bzw. in vielen Europäischen Ländern kennt. Dennoch findet man hier auch Geschäfte, die viele Schottische Produkte verkaufen. Bei so manchen Geschäften bekommt man auch eine recht gute Beratung.
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