Greyfriars Bobby and Kirkyard Tourist Information

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Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirkyard is included in some late night ghost tours. Greyfriars Bobby is included in some city bus tours.

Address, contact information

Greyfriars Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2QQ
Tel: +44 0131 226 5429
Official websites: Greyfriars Kirkyard Trust, Greyfriars Presbyterian Church

Opening times

April - October: Monday - Friday: 10.30am-4.30pm;
Saturday: 10.30pm-2.30pm
November - March:
Thursday: 1.30 pm-3.30 pm

Greyfriars Bobby Bar

Located just outside the kirk gates

Address, contact information

34 Candlemaker Row
Edinburgh

The information on this page was last checked for accuracy in October 2009. Please check the official Greyfriars websites for up to date information.

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All Greyfriars Bobby and Kirkyard articles:

Description of Greyfriars Kirkyard Greyfriars Kirkyard and Bobby are part of one of Edinburgh's most peaceful spots where people come to unwind.

Stories of body snatching in Greyfriars Local stories of times when fresh bodies were stolen from Greyfriars to be sold to University students.

History of Greyfriars Kirk Brief incursion in Greyfriars' past.

Photos of Greyfriars Bobby and Kirkyard Picture gallery of Greyfriars with its old grave stones and famous Bobby statue and grave.

Tourist Information Centre Greyfriars Kirkyard tourist information including opening times.

Greyfriars Kirkyard and Bobby on the web Links to other web pages related to Greyfriars Bobby and Kirkyard.

Also see:

Ghost walks in the Old Town Tourist information on day and evening ghost tours in Edinburgh's Old Town

Edinburgh City Sightseeing Tours Some city bus tours include Greyfriars Bobby on their itinerary.

Edinburgh Dungeon Information on the popular family attraction offering a chilling and graphic account of the most gruesome episodes in the history of Edinburgh

Edinburgh attractions and sightseeing All of the best attractions in Edinburgh plus pictures and sightseeing tips.

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Ghost & History Walks to explore the Old Town and Underground Vaults. Dramatised or realistic, from £7.50. Walking Tours

Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Greyfriars Bobby statue, Edinburgh Old TownPhotograph of the famous Skye Terrier Greyfriars Bobby on Candlemaker Row, outside Greyfriars Kirkyard. Photo #G3742

Georgian townhouses, Grosvenor Crescent, New Town of EdinburghRow of Georgian townhouses on Grosvenor Crescent near St Mary's Cathedral. Photo #G6104

Victoria Street, Edinburgh Old TownPhotograph of the colorful Victoria Terrace buildings, near the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Photo #G3178

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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