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Princes Street Gardens
The green valley below the castle, with the Gothic spire of the Scott Monument, and Christmas markets in winter.
- Open
- Every day, from morning to dusk
- Price
- Free; paid for the Scott Monument
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2HGDirections
- Getting There
- Next to Waverley station.
Why Go
The gardens fill the drained bed of the old Nor' Loch between the Old and New Towns. The Scott Monument, built in honor of the novelist Sir Walter Scott, has 287 steps up to a view of the castle.
In December, the gardens host a Christmas market and a big wheel.
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