New Town, Edinburgh
Summary
Edinburgh New Town is considered one of the masterpieces of Town Planning. Today Princes Street is the capital's main shopping thoroughfare, with superb views across to the Castle. Further from this busy hub, the original Georgian architecture of the fine crescents and circusses to the north can be appreciated in full.
Terrain
Roads / pavements; fairly level.
Public Transport
Train to Waverley Station, buses alight here at east end of Princes Street.
Start
Waverley Steps exit from Waverley Rail Station.