Edinburgh/Leith

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Looking over the Water of Leith

Leith [1] is the port district of the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, located to the north of the city centre on the shoreline of the Firth of Forth. Traditionally a separate burgh, Leith and its inhabitants remain determinedly independent in nature and character, despite being absorbed by the larger City of Edinburgh.

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Although possessing a somewhat exaggerated reputation for seediness and crime in recent decades, Leith has been undergoing a major revival since the 1980s with many of the district's problems gradually being resolved.

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Leith is located to the North of Edinburgh. The two are most directly connected by Leith Walk, that runs from the East End of Princes Street into Leith.

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Leith is connected to the city by several bus services operated by Lothian Buses, the local operator.

Bus services 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25 and 49 travel down leith walk from Edinburgh centre.

Service 35 connects the old town of Edinburgh to Ocean Terminal, the location of the Royal Yacht Britannia. Service 22 serves Ocean Terminal from Princes Street.

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The nearest train station is Edinburgh Waverley.

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Edinburgh Airport is the closest.

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• The Royal Yacht Britannia [2], Ocean Terminal, open November - February 10am-5pm, March - October 9.30am-6pm, last entry 1.5 hrs before closing, closed Christmas and New Years Days, admission adult £9, seniors £7, child 5-17 yrs and students with ID £5, children under 5 free - decommissioned from royal use in recent years and voted one of Edinburgh's best new attractions, Britannia offers visitors the chance to tour the royal apartments and view a selection of the many gifts offered to the royals by dignitaries worldwide.

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