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Edinburgh with elderly relative

  • 17-05-2016 9:39pm
    #1
    cailinoBAC
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    So I met my great aunt at the weekend. She's in her mid 80s, but is very self-sufficient, still drives, flew to Cornwall last year to visit some friends. She had mentioned last year that she was hoping to go to Edinburgh, but this time she said that she'd given up on the idea because she didn't want to go alone. I asked her whether she'd ever been there before and she said she hadn't ever been to Scotland. She sounded so sad and I wanted to suggest straight away that I could go with her, but then I thought I'd look into it before making any empty promises.
    She said basically she wanted to stay in a nice hotel and go on a tour of the city (where they would come pick you up from the hotel, as opposed to, say, open air hop on, hop off I'm assuming).
    I usually organise all of my own holidays myself, without any agencies, also, would generally go for the lower end of the market when it comes to hotels. I'm thinking it might be better to go through an agency wondering if there are agencies that specialise in weekends away for pensioners, or if there would be any other tips for things to do in Edinburgh for somebody of that age? Or recommendations for a nice central hotel which is not a crazy price? I had a look on booking.com and I think summer would be out of the question anyway!


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  • #2
    Icaras
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    Its a nice city but very hilly, getting up to the castle is a pretty steep walk if I remember correctly. Maybe try and get a place further out on the tram line?
    Also the night/ghost walks can be very interesting.


  • #3
    irishmoss
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    We stayed in MacDonald Holyrood hotel in the old town right behind the Royal Mile. But to get to the Royal Mile you had to negotiate steep steps and narrow alleyways. It is very hilly. In winter they spread salt on the footpaths as they would be slippy. The end of the Royal Mile which is furthest from the castle is very dark, we saw a lot of women with prams and children wear those lights on their heads that miners use. the street lighting is very poor at that end.

    On the plus side, taxis are very cheap so that might be an option to getting around.


  • #4
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,204 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Icaras wrote: »
    Its a nice city but very hilly, getting up to the castle is a pretty steep walk if I remember correctly. Maybe try and get a place further out on the tram line?
    Also the night/ghost walks can be very interesting.

    That is a very valid point... for an elderly person especially, it's a very hilly city second only maybe to Sheffield in my experience anyway... It's a beautiful city however and it sounds like it would be a nice trip for the OP and their relatives... though maybe budgeting for a few Taxis would be the way forward... wouldn't cost a bomb as it's not a huge city at all..


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