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 Looking east along St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Stockbridge and Canonmills are two adjacent districts of Edinburgh. They cover the area immediately to the north of the New Town. The main tourist draw here is the Royal Botanic Garden, but don't miss the eclectic variety of independent shops and some great places to eat and drink. It's also the place to see International cricket matches.
[edit] Get in
[edit] On foot
- Walk northwards from the New Town, an easy, downhill walk with plenty to look at on the way.
- Follow the picturesque Water of Leith Walkway from the West End or Leith. This follows the river which flows right through the area.
[edit] By bus
- The number 36 bus passes right through this area, running from Queensferry Street in the West End to Ocean Terminal in Leith.
- The number 8 and 17 buses serve Canonmills from South Bridge in the Old Town.
- <see name="Royal Botanic Garden" alt="" address="Inverleith Row (East Gate) / Arboretum Place (West Gate)." directions="signposted from all around the area" phone="0131 552 7171" email="" fax="0131 248 2901" url="http://www.rbge.org.uk/" hours="Open daily from 10am (except 25 Dec and 1 Jan) Closing: 4pm Nov-Feb, 6pm Mar, 7pm Apr-Sep, 6pm Oct. Glasshouses close: 3.30pm Nov-Feb, 5pm Mar-Oct" price="Free entry to the gardens, entry to glasshouses £3.50 adults, £3 concessions, £1 children">Very impressive gardens with a collection of interesting plants. Great place to wander around on a sunny day, or to sit and have a picnic. Highlights include the Rock Garden; the 165m long herbaceous border, backed by a huge, century old beech hedge (a hedge may not sound too exciting but this one has to be seen to be believed!); and the Victorian Temperate Palm House, which is the tallest of its kind in the UK.</see>
 The Water of Leith Walkway at St. Marks Park - Walk or cycle along the Water of Leith Walkway[1]. The route follows the river right through the City from the suburb of Balerno, on the edge of the Pentland Hills, to the sea at Leith. The walkway is indicated by brown direction signs featuring a water wheel logo. The section from the Gallery of Modern Art through the Dean Village and Stockbridge to Canonmills is probably the most picturesque on the whole river. There are Brown Trout plus a dozen other species of fish in the river and birds including the Grey Heron, Goosander, Dipper and Kingfisher can be seen along the banks.
- Fishing (Angling) on the Water of Leith. Permits are required, and can be obtained free of charge from the City Council[2] offices at Waverley Market in the New Town and Cockburn Street in the Old Town. Most Fishing Tackle shops throughout the city can also provide permits.
- Take in a Cricket Match at The Grange, Raeburn Place, home of the Saltires[3], Scotland's cricket team.
 The home of the UK Prime Minister? No, just the door of a typical Georgian townhouse in the New Town Stockbridge is well-known throughout Edinburgh and beyond for its Second-hand clothes shops, which are spread along Raeburn Place and St Stephen Street. Both Stockbridge and Canonmills have a number of specialist food shops.
- <buy name="IJ Mellis" alt="Cheesemonger" address="6 Baker Place, Stockbridge" directions="A few yards up the hill to the south of the bridge" phone="0131 225 6566" email="info@ijmellischeesemonger.com" fax="" url="http://www.ijmellischeesemonger.com/" hours="" price="">Cheese paradise! If you like cheese at all you will struggle to walk past this place as the aroma will draw you right in through the door. Specialist cheesemonger with a range of artisan cheeses from all over Scotland, the UK and Europe. The friendly staff are always more than happy to offer you a wee taste to help you make up your mind what to buy.</buy>
- <buy name="Edina Lock and Key" alt="Ironmonger" address="10-12 Brandon Terrace, Canonmills" directions="" phone="0131 623 5577" email="sales@inbrass.co.uk" fax="0131 557 5433" url="http://www.inbrass.co.uk/" hours="0930-1730, early closing (1300) Wed and Sat." price="">If you like the brass "door furniture" you've seen on the traditional townhouses in the New Town, Stockbridge and Canonmills, this is the place to pick up the knobs, knockers, numbers and letter-boxes you need to make your own front door look just the same. A real treasure-trove of a shop.</buy>
- <buy name="Sheila Fleet" alt="designer jewellery" address="18 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge" directions="" phone="0131 225 5939" email="" fax="" url="http://www.sheilafleet.co.uk/" hours="" price="">The well-known jewellery designer's first shop outside of her native Orkney. Fleet says that her original designs reflect the natural world around her in Orkney, and also the history and folklore of the islands.</buy>
- <buy name="Diana Forrester" alt="Designer-led homeware, furniture and accessories" address="22 North West Circus Place, Stockbridge" directions="" phone="0131 225 5877" email="info@dianaforrester.co.uk" fax="" url="http://www.dianaforrester.co.uk" hours="" price=""></buy>
- <drink name="Berts Bar" alt="" address="2-4 Raeburn Place, Stockbridge" directions="" phone="0131 332 6345" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Traditional Edinburgh bar in the heart of Stockbridge. Good range of ales, and some good value pub-grub on offer too. Popular place to watch sport on screen.</drink>
- <drink name="The Bailie" alt="See Eat above" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></drink>
There are a number of small and medium sized hotels and guest houses throughout the area.
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