Neighborhood:
Our street is a side street directly off the main Broughton thoroughfare -- cafes, pubs, restaurants, bakeries, butcher, fishmonger, florist, yoga studio, health food store, design and clothing boutiques, etc. If you have children, the Barony playpark is two blocks away with good equipment and a community herb garden. Also nearby is King George V park, with grass, trees, and two playgrounds. A few minutes north of there you come to the Waters of Leith with walking and biking trails, or you can continue on to the Botanics and Inverleith Park. Three blocks from home up to the end of Broughton Street there is the tram stop (direct to the airport), easy strolling to Saint Andrews Square, the National Portrait Gallery, and George Street (the High Street for shopping). A couple blocks west is Gayfield Square with a grassy slope and quiet benches, just off busy Leith Walk with plenty of specialty food shops (Polish delis, Edinburgh's famous Valvona & Crolla coffee makers), as well as more grocery stores, the Edinburgh Playhouse (the largest theatre in the UK), and many neighborhood pubs. Cross the walk and climb Calton Hill for views of the city and countryside. And Waverly Station & Princes street are just a 10-minute walk from home; 5 minutes beyond that takes you to the Royal Mile in Old town; and another 10 minutes walk to George Square and the University of Edinburgh. Plenty of buses give you easy access to these areas or anywhere else in town. It's a half-hour bus ride out to Portobello Beach.

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