EDINBURGH: GENERAL INFORMATION
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-TOURIST OFFICES
-EMERGENCY NUMBERS
-CREDIT CARDS
-EMBASSIES
-INTERNET CAFES
-SPECIAL EVENTS

TOURIST OFFICES
ESIC, 3 Princess St (above Princes Mall), tel. 473 3800
Open 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm sunday in July and August
Open 9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm Sunday in May, June and Sept
Open 9am-5pm Mon-Wed, 9am-6pm Thurs-Sat, 10am-5pm other months

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Ambulance, Police, Fire, Mountain Rescue and Coast Guard
Tel: 999 or 112 (both free calls)

The telephone operator will ask you which emergency service you need: Ambulance, Police or Fire department, and your telephone number. You will then be connected to the emergency service that you require.

The main hospital is the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, tel. 536 4000. They have a 24 hour accident and emergency department.

Edinburgh Dental Institute, tel. 536 4900 (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place)

Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, tel. 556 9437.

Police Stations
The police are a good source of information about the locality and are used to helping visitors find their way. If you have been robbed, assaulted or involved in an infringement of the law, go to your nearest police station. If it is not listed here, check in the Phone book under 'Police' in the phone book or call Directory Enquiries on 192.

Central Edinburgh
St. Leonards Police Station
Divisional Headquarters, 14 St. Leonards Street, Edinburgh EH8 9QW, Tel: +44 0131 662 5000

Gayfield Square Police Station
2 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh EH1 3NW, Tel: +44 0131 556 9270

Howden Hall Police Station
9 Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh EH16 6TF, Tel: +44 0131 666 2222

West Edinburgh
West End Police Station
Divisional Headquarters, 3-5 Torphicen Place, Edinburgh EH3 8DY, Tel: +44 0131 229 2323

Wester Hailes Police Station
49 Dumbryden Drive, Edinburgh EH14 2QR, Tel: +44 0131 442 2626

Corstorphine Police Station
28 Meadowplace Road, Edinburgh EH12 7TZ, Tel: +44 0131 334 4900

Oxgangs Police Station
270 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH13 9NB, Tel: +44 0131 441 151

Balerno Police Station
15 Bridge Road, Balerno EH14 7AQ, Tel: +44 0131 449 5991

Edinburgh Airport
Police Room Almond Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 0AL, Tel: +44 0131 333 2724

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CREDIT CARDS
American Express
www.americanexpress.com/

Mastercard/Eurocard
Lost card hotline tel.
www.mastercard.com/

Diners Club
Lost card hotline tel.
www.dinersclub.com/

Visa International

JCB Card
Lost card hotline
www.jcb.co.jp/

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EMBASSIES
Australia
69 George St, EH2 2JG, tel. 624 3333. For emergencies contact the Australian high Commission in London tel 020 7887 5335

Belgium
2 West St, Penicuik, Midlothian, Tel. 01968 679970

Canada
Standard Life House, 30 Lothian Road, EH1 2DH, tel. 220 4333

Denmark
215 Balgreen Road, EH11 2RZ, Tel. 337 6352

France
11 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT, Tel. 225 7954

Germany
16 Eglington Crescent, EH12 5DG, Tel. 337 2323

Ireland
16 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT, Tel. 226 7711

Italy
32 melville St, EH3 7HA, Tel. 226 3631

Japan
2 Melville Crescent, EH3 7HW, Tel. 225 4777

Netherlands
Thistle Court, 1-2 Thistle St EH2 2HT, Tel. 220 3226

Spain
63 North Castle St, EH2 3LJ, Tel. 220 1843

Sweden
22 Hanover St, EH2 2EP, Tel. 220 6050

Switzerland
66 Hanover St, EH2 1HH, Tel. 226 5660

USA
3 Regent Terrace, EH7 5BW, Tel. 556 8315

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INTERNET CAFES
easyEverything, 58 Rose St, tel. 220 3580, www.easy-everything.com
Open 24 hours. The second branch is 137 Princess Street.

e-corner, Platform 1, Waverley Station, tel. 558 7858, www.e-corner.co.uk
Open 7.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm Saturday and Sunday

Frugal Cafe, 1a Brougham Place, tel. 228 7567, www.frugalcafe.com
Open 8.30am-10pm

Edinburgh Internet Cafe
98 West Bow (old town), tel. 0131 226 5400, www.edininternetcafe.com

Edinburgh Libraries
Free internet with a library card. Locations across the city. http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/Connectintroduction/connectintro.html

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SPECIAL EVENTS
Edinburgh Children's Festival, 24 May - 30 May 2005
www.imaginate.org.uk

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival , June
www.jazzmusic.co.uk

Edinburgh International Book Festival, 13-29 August
www.edbookfest.co.uk

Edinburgh Film and Television Festival, 17-28 August 2005
www.edfilmfest.org.uk

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Fringe 2005: 7-29 August
www.edfringe.com

Edingburgh International Festival
www.eif.co.uk

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo 5th - 27th August 2005
www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk

The Edinburgh Mela, September
www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

For more details on festivals in Scotland go to the festivals page.


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