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Edinburgh
Excursion
Edinburgh
FullDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Charlotte Square
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Charlotte Square is a city square
originally called St George’s
Square. The Square was
renamed after King George III’s
first daughter to avoid confusion
with George Square, in the south
of the city. The town houses
on each side of the square are
designed as unified blocks, which
creates a palace-like frontage
to the square. Completed in
the early 19th century the
square soon became one of the
most prestigious addresses in
Edinburgh. The large statue in
the middle of the private garden
commemorates Prince Albert,
who was the Royal Consort to
Queen Victoria.
Princes Street
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Princes Street is the main
shopping street in Edinburgh.
The street has basically no
buildings on the south side
which provides panoramic views
of the Old Town, Edinburgh
Castle and the valley between.
Originally all the buildings on the
street had the same format and
they were all only three storeys,
but in the 19th century most of
the buildings were redeveloped
and the street evolved from
residential to mainly retail uses.
Several UK high street brands
are located on Princes Street.
Scottish National
Gallery
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The Scottish National Gallery
houses Scotland’s national
collection of fine art from
the early Renaissance to the
end of the 19th century. The
collection is regarded as one
of the very best in the world,
including masterpieces from
Ramsay, Raeburn and Wilkie,
and some international artist,
from Raphael, Velazquez and
Vermeer to Monet, Gezanne and
Van Gogh. The Gallery includes
an interactive IT Gallery, drawing
classes and storytelling sessions.
George Street
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George Street was built to be
the widest street in the New
Town in Edinburgh. The street
is 115feet broad, and it links St
Andrew Square and Charlotte
Square. The street was built
because there were too many
people living in the Old Town.
To encourage people to move
to this New Town, a £20 prize
was offered to the first person
to build their home in the New
Town. The layout of the street
today is still the same as it was
when it was first built. More
streets, such as the Queen
Street and Princes Street
flanking George Street on the
north and south were built to
extend the New Town.
Private Bus
Excursions PickupTime
Pickupatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 8,30
Dropoffatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 18,30
DropOffPointatDestination:
Charlotte Square (subject to change)-time: 9,45
PickupPointatDestination:
Charlotte Square (subject to change)-time: 17,15
Campus:
St.Andrew’s
Trasportation:
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