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In 2023, Edinburgh received nearly 5 million overnight visitors, who spent £2.2 billion ($2.7 billion), ... according to the City of Edinburgh Council website.
The old Waverley Market occupied the same site as the current shopping centre. The location is in the city centre, on a plot bordered by Waverley Bridge, Princes Street, the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Waverley railway station. Before construction of the railways in Edinburgh, a fruit and vegetable market was located under North Bridge.
Edinburgh Waverley railway station - the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Waverley is the main Network Rail station serving the city. Located in a ravine the heart of the city centre close to Princes Street Gardens, it serves over 14 million passenger journeys per year. [13]
The Balmoral Hotel is a hotel and landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the heart of the city at the east end of Princes Street, the main shopping street beneath the Edinburgh Castle rock, and the southern edge of the New Town. It is accessed from Princes Street, on its north side, and flanked by North Bridge and Waverley Steps.
Caltongate (now known as New Waverley Square) is the largest city centre redevelopment project in Edinburgh since the 18th century. [1] First proposed in 2005, it took 9 years to be given the go-ahead by Edinburgh Council, [2] after disruption caused by the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains (9.33 kilometres) southeast of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
The new shopping centre makes space for 850,000 square feet (79,000 square metres) of retail space, with the neighbouring John Lewis & Partners store being the shopping centre's anchor. The retail centre has a capacity of 80 units, alongside an Everyman Cinema and the food hall Bonnie & Wild. [5] [6] The W Hotel and Roomzzz Aparthotel opened in ...
The Omni Centre is an entertainment and leisure complex in Greenside, Edinburgh, at the top of Leith Walk. It attracts over 4 million visitors a year, [ 5 ] and was acquired in April 2024 from previous owners Nuveen by a group related to the Bata Shoe business.