Castle Rock Edinburgh

Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    6 reviews 54 travel blogs 14 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Geological formation, Landmark/point of interest

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    3of 241 attractions in Edinburgh

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  • 1

    Bagpipes, Kilts and Stout

    51 photos

    ... ;were constructed around the castle fort and gradually spread downwards on the ridges of the rocky hill called Castle Rock.  We climbed uphill on a wide cobblestone street, called the Royal Mile, filled with tiny ...

  • 2

    EDINBURGH #2

    ... ... The next day Bridget and I hung around Edinburgh just chilling in coffee shops and a couple of pubs. We went to Edinburgh Castle, which was alright. But mostly about history and learning; not my primary interest...;) And I visited the St Giles ...

  • 3

    Castle & Pub

    4 photos

    ... Höhepunkte sollen an dieser Stelle herausgehoben werden. Für einen Möchtegernhistoriker ist sicherlich die Burg, die sich auf Castle Rock majestätisch über die Stadt hebt, sehr spannend. Die schottischen Kronjuwelen sind darin ausgestellt, ...

  • 4

    Blown Away in Edinburgh

    7 photos

    ... how beautiful this place is (and how much colder the wind seemed to blow at this elevation). We spotted our hostel from here - the Castle Rock - so went down to check in.   *note: while the hostel in Glasgow had running water and friendly staff it ...

  • 5

    A day of Rest and Edinburgh

    42 photos

    ... street from the Castle, cobblestones and all. He does finally wake and walk the rest of the way. On our trip down the castle rock we pass two important and interesting sites. The first is the coffee shop that JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter. ...

  • 6

    Edinburgh, 38 years later

    32 photos

    ... , Edinburgh is exquisite in the brilliant winter sunlight and after a quick breakfast I'm off to the castle. Edinburgh Castle is perched at the top of Castle Rock, the craggy remains of an ancient volcano. The site was fortified by tribes long before ...

  • 7

    The city dreams are made of

    7 photos

    ... Our hostel is across the street from the castle, which is situated and built upon a hill. We duck into the small opening of Castle Rock Youth Hostel and are greeted by a Polish girl with orange dreadlocks. She greets us with a smile and books us into ...

  • 8

    Scotland!

    23 photos

    ... in college and he was about 35, but he was so smart! We sat around talking for a while, and retreated to bed in the Castle Rock hostel, which was the best hostel ever! The next morning, we were bound to explore Edinburgh. We got up, and went first to ...

  • 9

    UK Road Trip Tour

    76 photos

    ... - walking up and down its famous Royal Mile, learning about Bobby the dog and listening to the bag pipes playing! Staying at Castle Rock Hostel- l had views of from my bunk bed of the beautiful Edinburgh Castle and spent the days exploring the city's ...

  • 10

    Forever Plaid

    96 photos

    ... 's lived, public executions were held, the witches were burned, etc), and the Writer's Museum. After the tour we checked into Castle Rock Hostel, which ended up literally being right next to the castle. We could not have asked for a better location (or ...