1. Day trip

Partly depends what people want, anything too 'cultural' may bore some people.

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.

2. Suggestions

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

3. 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/