National Museum of Scotland & Vittoria’s – Edinburgh
I recently suggested a budget conscious day out in the centre of Edinburgh, today I have another value combo once again right in the centre of Edinburgh (around two minutes walk from the Royal Mile).
The National Museum of Scotland is on Chambers Street, unfortunately we visited with only an hour or so to spare. Even so we visited the bottom floor which houses interactive displays such as a reaction board thingy, em, you know, you hit the buttons as they light up and see how slow/fast your reactions are. Other highlights included a full size F1 car which simulated a race and Dolly the Sheep (stuffed and encased). Other floors travel through time with various Scottish artefacts, we definitely need to make a return visit to explore the rest of the floors.
We found the National Museum child friendly but not particularly pram friendly, leave the pram if possible. There is a cafe and gift shop. Admission to the museum is FREE.
Cross the road and you’ll find Vittoria’s, a smart affordable italian restaurant with a good reputation. The decor was really stylish, airy and child friendly (crayons and paper provided!) we all felt immediately relaxed. The lunch menu offers pasta dishes at £5.50 and other options range from £5-£7. We enjoyed spaghetti carbonara and burger & chips, both very tasty but the highlight was the £2.95 portion of garlic bread, unlike the usual 2/3 piece portion you usually receive we were wide eyed as a basket of what looked like a loaf’s worth arrived, a nice touch which costs the restaurant very little but left us with a generous impression. As an extra special treat we enjoyed some real italian ice-cream and coffee. The green apple sorbet and pistachio ice cream are worth a try, perhaps not together though!
Photo by flickr user hapticflapjack
I'm a 27 year old mum to 4 year old Erin. We live just outside Edinburgh in a small village. I've been blogging for four years and write about anything and everything that takes my fancy.
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A great way to have a budget concious break in Edinburgh is to use self-catering accommodation. Not only self catering good value for families, it is easy. You can feed the children what they (or you!) want to, when you want to. When they get tired, you can retire to your accommodation and most will provide travel cots and high chairs. You can see a good selection of central properties at http://www.edinburgh-flats.com
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