drift_bear Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 im going to take a venture down there at somepoint soon to have a proper look around the area(s) due to being relocated with work (waiting on word about a new contract). is there any other members that stay in edinburgh or can anyone tell me the good areas to stay and the bad areas to avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 im going to take a venture down there at somepoint soon to have a proper look around the area(s) due to being relocated with work (waiting on word about a new contract). is there any other members that stay in edinburgh or can anyone tell me the good areas to stay and the bad areas to avoid? i worked in edinburgh for about a year on the new tram system, most of it is a nice city, good drinking (titty bars haha), good shopping and some very nice poeple, BUT one of the major thing i noticed in the city was the amount of theft, another thing do not back answer any coppers (or sheriff as you call them) cos theyll nick you in a heart beat haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinlexusV8 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Edinburgh is quite alright city. Most of the people are pretty easy going. But I would avoid Wester Hailes & Muirhouse. Supra will always grab somebody's attention, would be better off with some private parking or a garage with your accommodation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Give me a shout alex, I lived there for 20odd years before moving up here for work. I'll keep ya right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 ive got a budget of around £600pm (roughly) and i has to be a nice area and supra friendly aswell, ideally looking for somewhere that has offstreet parking/garage of some sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGilchrist Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 i worked in edinburgh for about a year on the new tram system Boooooooo! Edinburgh's most nice in the city centre - it's realy once you get out of the 3/4mile diameter of the centre that things start to get a bit scummy in places. If you're renting, you might want to look in the Morningside, blackford, maybe Stockbridge (might be a bit pricey) areas - lots of areas that are away from main streets (so no people passing through) with plenty parking, etc. When I lived on Easter Road, someone scraped the side of my Supra while (presumably) parallel parking. Some time later, someone else put a dent in the back near the petrol cap *somehow*. When I lived near Meadowbank, someone smashed up the whole left side of my car driving past it on narrow off-street parking, and I saw a bunch of neds trying to nick it by filing the locks (does that even work on cars that aren't late-80s metros?). That's just me scaremongering though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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