Queensferry Stories & Guides

Updates, local tips and new guides from Queensferry, Edinburgh and the surrounding area — everything added to the site in one place.

Taxi From South Queensferry Cruise Port – What Cruise Passengers Should Know

Your Scotland cruise itinerary includes Edinburgh, and you’re wondering if you can take a taxi from South Queensferry to the city centre.…

Edinburgh’s Old Town is compact enough to see the highlights — Castle, Royal Mile, Old Town closes — in a single day,…

You have chosen Edinburgh on your cruise. The next problem is that many shore excursions use almost identical descriptions while offering quite…

Most cruise passengers arriving in South Queensferry assume visiting the Royal Mile from the cruise port will be simple. After all, the…

When cruise ships anchor at the cruise port of South Queensferry, many passengers expect Edinburgh Castle just around the corner. Some people…

Planning to follow in the footsteps of Jamie and Claire in Cranesmuir on a Culross Outlander walk? Many guides simply list filming…

How to photograph the Forth Bridge? Short answer: the hour before sunset, or full dark if you want the easiest exposure. Everywhere…

When you step off the tender at Hawes Pier, the real cruise day decisions start fast. Within minutes, you need to decide…

Booked a Scotland cruise on the Majestic Princess, and Edinburgh is listed on the itinerary? It’s easy to picture stepping ashore with…

Most people book a Scotland cruise thinking it’s a self-contained thing. Scotland on the label, Scotland on the map, Scotland front and…

For many cruise travellers to Scotland, the weather is the quiet worry in the background. Too wet to enjoy. Too changeable to…

The mistake cruise passengers typically make arriving in South Queensferry starts before they step onto Hawes Pier. It usually begins with a…