1. Suggestions

Day Trip: depends what people want. Cheaper to do some combination of things in Edinburgh itself (could even be free). But if we get sponsorship for it, a trip to the Highlands would be nice, perhaps including a visit to a distillery.

Possible activities during DebConf2007 include:

• Climb Arthur's Seat
• Trip to the beach, e.g. to North Berwick (by train or bus)

• Ghost tour http://www.mercattours.com/private-bookings.asp

• Trip to Holyrood House (could arrange group, apparently they're helpful/friendly)
• Trip to the Castle (overrun with other tourists, but worth seeing)

For smaller groups:

• Go shopping
• Go to the some of the free art galleries
• Walk along the Water of Leith to the modern art galleries
• Walk along the Water of Leith to the Shore
• Go to the Fruitmarket Gallery / City Art Gallery
• Go to some of the free museums

2. Big list

Free attractions in central Edinburgh include:

• Calton Hill

• City Art Centre http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/cac.htm

• Dean Gallery http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk/index.asp?centre=html/2-galleries/2-indGalleryFS.asp?gallery=3-a

• Holyrood Park http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/ranger_service/rs_about_our_parks.htm

• Museum of Childhood http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/museum_childhood.htm

• Museum of Edinburgh http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/museumEd.htm

• Museum of Scotland http://www.nms.ac.uk/scotland/home/index.asp

• National Gallery of Scotland http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk/index.asp?centre=html/2-galleries/2-indGalleryFS.asp?gallery=1-a

• Princes Street Gardens

• Royal Botanic Garden http://www.rbge.org.uk/

• Royal Museum http://www.nms.ac.uk/royal/home/index.asp

• Royal Scottish Academy http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk/index.asp?centre=html/2-galleries/2-indGalleryFS.asp?gallery=7-a

• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk/index.asp?centre=html/2-galleries/2-indGalleryFS.asp?gallery=4-a

• Scottish National Portrait Gallery http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk/index.asp?centre=html/2-galleries/2-indGalleryFS.asp?gallery=2-a

• Scottish Parliament http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/visitingHolyrood/index.htm

• St Giles' Cathedral http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/

• Talbot Rice Gallery http://www.trg.ed.ac.uk/

• The People's Story (museum) http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/peoples_story.htm

• The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (World Heritage Site) http://www.ewht.org.uk/

• Writer's Museum http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/writers_museum.htm

Attractions with an entrance charge include:

• Edinburgh Castle http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/properties/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_121

• Edinburgh zoo http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/

• The Palace of Holyrood House http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page559.asp

• The Royal Yacht Britannia http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/

• The Scott Monument http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/scott.htm

• Our Dynamic Earth (museum) http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk/

• Rosslyn Chapel http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/

• Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk/