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Hey People,

As requested, a space for general comments about my blog to be made!

Please click on "comments" below in order to give opinions/advice/ideas, etc on Discover Musselburgh,

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Carole x :o)

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Ice-Cream!

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Ice-cream is definitely one of the things that Musselburgh is most famous for! There are two major ice-cream parlous in the town - S. Lucas and Di Rollos. Personally I think Lucas makes the best ice-cream (maybe in the world...) but many people favour Di Rollos..... PLEASE VOTE FOR THE BEST ICE-CREAM IN THE POLL TO THE RIGHT---->


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S. Lucas (The Olympia Cafe)
32-34 High Street, EH21 7AG
Tel: 0131 665 2237

Opening hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09.00 - 22.00
Sunday: 10.30 - 22.00

Click here for a map to Lucas.
Click here for the company website.

S. Lucas is a family-run company that was started back in 1908. The man who started it all was called Luca Scappaticcio but this was changed around to S.Luca for an easier name. The company is still ran by Luca family members. At 84, Tino is the oldest Luca and he still has an active role. Lucas has a second shop in Morningside.

The counter offers soft scoop ice-cream in Luca's three main flavours - Vanilla (amazing), Chocolate and Strawberry. There is usually also a couple of speciality flavours such as mint chocolate chip and toffee fudgy wudgy. You can also buy big tubs of frozen ice-cream so you can store them up at home. Oriana Luca makes speciality ice-cream cakes to order for occasions such as birthdays and weddings. The counter also sells random and retro sweets you'd long forgotten about!

The cafe offers a big selection of snacks, light meals and an all-day breakfast to beat your hangover! There are sandwiches, paninis, toasties, homemade lasagne, homemade burgers, homemade soup, pizzas - and of course a selection of ice-cream sundaes!

Luca's is definitely worth a trip if you're in the area!

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Di Rollo of Musselburgh
34 Bridge Street, EH21 6AG
Tel: 0131 653 2510

Opening Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10.00-20.00
Friday - Sunday: 11.30-20.30

Click here for a map to Di Rollo.
Click here for the company website.

Di Rollos of Musselburgh is also a family-run business and was established in 1899 by Domenico Di Rollo. This company does not have a cafe but sell ice-cream, Belgium chocolates, seasonal novelties, hampers, confectionery and now even jewellery in their shop!

The benefit of Di Rollos over S.Lucas is their extensive range of ice-cream - the sell over 30 flavours. You are also able to buy products such as chocolates and shortbread over their website. _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

Remember and vote in the ice-cream poll!

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Lunch!

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There's loads of places in Musselburgh to grab some quick lunch on the go at a reasonable price.
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Baguette Express
157 High Street, EH21 7DD
Tel: 0131 653 0404

Map to store.

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08.30-15.30
Saturday: 09.00-15.30

Prices:
Roll - £1.30
Sandwich - £1.50
Toastie - £1.60
Baguette/Panini/Salad Box/Baked Potato - £1.90

Each of these are the same price however many fillings you have - you can have a baguette with 10 fillings and it'll still only set you back £1.90 - BARGAIN!! Click here for Baguette Express Musselburgh's website for full range of fillings.

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Subway
131 High Street, EH21 7DD
Tel: 0131 665 5901

Map to store.

Opening Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 07.00-18.00
Thursday: 07.30-18.30
Friday: 07.00-18.00
Saturday: 07.30-18.30
Sunday: 09.30-18.30

Prices: (Subway can be a bit pricy but for a sub of the day...)
6 inch Sub of the Day - £1.99
Foot long Sub of the Day - £3.79

Sub of the Day:
Monday - Turkey Breast & Ham
Tuesday - Meatball Marinara
Wednesday - Turkey Breast
Thursday - Italian B.M.T.
Friday - Tuna
Saturday - Ham
Sunday - Spicy Italian

And if you don't fancy the Sub of the Day, Subway also offer 10% student discount or the following Snapfax Deals:
2 x 6 inch subs, 2 x drinks & 2 x crisps or cookies - £5.99
1 x 6 inch sub, 1 x drink & 1 x crisps or cookie - £3.49
Buy one get one free - Large Drinks

Click here for Subway's full menu.

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Greggs
118 High Street, EH21 7EA
Tel: 0131 653 2594

For map to store, click here and type "EH21 7EA" into "Postcode or Area".

Prices:
Sausage Roll - 56p
Scotch Pie - 75p
Sandwiches - from 99p
Rolls - from £1.49
Pint of Milk - 56p
Cookie - 49p

Snapfax Deals:
50p off when you spend £2.50 or more.

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Fords The Bakers
70 High Street, EH21 7BX
Tel: 0131 665 0377

Map to store #1

102 North High Street, EH21 6AS
Tel: 0131 653 2529

Map to store #2

Conveniently, there are two Fords The Bakers in Musselburgh so you'll never be far from one!

Prices:
Sausage Roll - 68p
Scotch Pie - 74p
Bacon Roll - £1.30
Lorne Sausage Roll - £1.25
Rolls - from £1.72
Tea - 80p
Coffee - 90p
Can of Juice - 75p
Bottle of Juice - 95p
Bottle of Water - 75p

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Pubs and Bars

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As requested by so many people - some of the many drinking establishments of Musselburgh!

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Auld Brig Tavern
45 Eskside, EH21 6RB
0131 665 2601

Click here for a map.

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Club House
159 North High Street, EH21 6AN
0131 665 5295

Click here for a map.

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Hayweights
82-84 North High Street, EH21 6AL
0131 665 3241

Click here for a map.

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Hole in the Wall
170 New Street, EH21 6BZ
0131 665 6473

Click here for a map.

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Horseshoe Tavern
54 Newbigging, EH21 7AP
0131 665 7320

Click here for a map.

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Jooglie Brig,
60 Monktonhall Terrace, EH21 6ET
0131 665 8425

Click here for a map.

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Mayfair Bar & Restaurant
Olivebank Retails Park, Newhailes Road, EH21 6RE
0131 665 3700

Click here for a map.

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Mrs Foremans
2 Ravensheugh Road, EH21 7PP
0131 665 2320

Click here for a map.

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Ravelston House Hotel
182 North High Street, EH21 6BH
0131 665 2478

Click here for a map.

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Ship Inn
184 North High Street, EH21 6BH
0131 665 2642

Click here for a map.

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The Coach & Horses
60 Monktonhall Terrace, EH21 7AE,
0131 653 6331

Click here for a map.

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The Levenhall Arms
10 Ravenshaugh Road, EH21 7PP
0131 665 3220

Click here for a map.

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The Riverside Bar
1-2 Mall Avenue, EH21 7BL
0131 665 3411

Click here for a map.

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The Stand
72-74 High Street, EH21 7BX
0131 665 7713

Click here for a map.

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Volunteer Arms,
81 North High Street, EH21 6JE
0131 665 9654

Click here for a map.

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Have you been to any of these pubs/bars? Can you make a recommendation? Have I missed out somewhere? Please click on "comments" below this post to let me know!

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Follow these links for some reviews on Musselburgh’s pubs:
Beer in the Evening
Pub utopia
Pubs u like (type "Musselburgh" into "Pub Town")

Public Transport to Musselburgh

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Buses

The bus services into Musselburgh from Edinburgh's city centre are very frequent. There are four LRT buses and seven First buses that travel through the town.

The bus fare for both companies is £1.10 for a single journey and £2.50 for a day ticket. You can also purchase a 4-weekly bus pass for unlimited travel. This costs £36.00 from First and £37.00 from LRT - however, with valid student ID, you can get a 4-weekly LRT pass for only £31.00.

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LRT Bus # 30
This is the bus most QMU student's will be used to! It travels all the way from Cloverstone Drive in Wester Hails to Musselburgh Grammar School via Balgreen, the West End of Princess Street, North Bridge, Fort Kinnaird, QMU and Musselburgh High Street. According to the timetable, the journey from Princes Street to QMU only takes about 40 minutes but if you've made the trip, you'll know it feels a lot longer than that!!

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 26
This is the bus that QMU students who went to the old campus will be familiar with! The 26 travels from Clerwood to Tranent or Seaton Sands. Be careful which bus you get as some only go as far as Eastfield or Levenhall. The route passes through Haymarket, St Andrews Square, Portobello, Musselburgh and Prestonpans before going to either Tranent or Seaton Sands. The timetable states the journey from Edinburgh city centre to Musselburgh takes about 30 minutes. It can sometime be a lot quicker to get the 26 from Edinburgh to Musselburgh then jump on a 30 up to QMU.

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 44
The 44's journey covers Balerno, Slateford, Haymarket, St Andrews Square, Brunstane, Musselburgh and ends up in Wallyford. The timetable advises the route from Edinburgh city centre to Musselburgh will take about 35 minutes. Getting this bus to Musselburgh then switching to a 30 is another alternative to getting the #30 bus directly from town to uni.

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 15
Last and least frequent is the 15/15A bus. This service travels all the way from Penicuik to Tranent, passing by The Rosslyn Chapel (that was featured in Dan Brown's 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code!!), Midlothian Ski Centre (for some outdoor skiing on fake snow!), Fairmilehead, Morningside, Tollcross, St Andrews Square, Portobello, Musselburgh and arriving in Tranent (an hour and 40 mins later). The journey from town to Musselburgh is timetabled to take about 35 minutes.

Click here for the full timetable.

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First Buses

For a list of all the First buses that travel via Musselburgh & timetable information, please click here.

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Night Buses

Lothian Buses offer a night service for #26 and #44. With fares of only £2.50 (or £1.50 with a valid Ridacard) it's a good cheap alternative to a taxi home from Edinburgh's city centre.

Click here for N26 details.

Click here for N44 details.

Unfortunately the N30 is no longer running.

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Trains

A lot of QMU students get the train into university as it is obviously a lot faster than the bus. Scotrail run trains from Edinburgh Waverly to Musselburgh hourly. Single fares cost £1.90 and a day return costs £3.00. Click here for Scotrail's website to find out timetables and keep an eye out for any service disruptions.

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Fancy a rant about public transport? Hate buses? Sick of the trains being cancelled? Click on "comments" below this post to write about it!

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Banks

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For a small town, there are plently of banks about...

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Abbey
123 High Street, EH21 7EQ
Tel: 0845 765 4321

Opening Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 09.00 - 17.00
Thursday: 10.00 - 17.00
Friday: 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 12.30
Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

Abbey's Website

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Bank of Scotland
172 High Street, EH21 7DZ
Tel: 0131 456 9633

Opening Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 09.00 - 17.00
Wednesday: 09.30 - 17.00
Thursday - Friday: 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 13.00
Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

The Bank of Scotland's Website

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Clydesdale Bank Plc
140 High Street, EH21 7DZ
Tel: 0845 724 0024

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.15 - 16.45

* Cash Machine *

Clydesdale's Website

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Lloyds TSB
128-130 High Street, EH21 7EA
Tel: 0845 300 0000

Opening hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 09.30 - 16.00
Wednesday: 10.00 - 16.00
Thursday: 09.30 - 17.30
Friday: 09.30 - 17.00
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

Lloyd TSB's Website

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The Royal Bank of Scotland
12 Bridge Street, EH21 6AH
Tel: 0131 665 2068

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.15 - 16.45
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine*

The Royal Bank of Scotland's Website

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For maps to all banks, follow this link, click "Profile" on the bank you want to visit then select "Map/Directions".

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Food Shopping

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If you're living in campus, there's more places to shop for food and drink than ASDA or Tescos. Sit on the #30 bus to Musselburgh for 5 minutes and you have a small selection of really cheap alternatives:

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ALDI
Newhailes Road, EH21 6RE

Opening times:
Monday – Friday: 09.00 – 20.00
Saturday: 09.00 – 20.00
Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00

Click here for a map to the store, type “Musselburgh” into “City/Town” and you can view a map of exactly where the store is.

Click here for reviews of ALDI.

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Farmfoods
169 High Street, EH21 7DE

Opening times:
Monday – Wednesday: 08.30 – 18.00
Thursday – Friday: 08.30 – 20.00
Saturday: 08.30 – 18.00
Sunday: 09.00 – 18.00

Click here for a map to the store.

Click here for some Farmfoods reviews.

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Lidl
Newhailes Road, EH21 6QD

Opening times:
Monday – Friday: 08.00 – 22.00
Saturday – Sunday: 08.00 – 20.00

Click here for a map to the store, then type “EH21 6QD” into the “Postcode” box and search for store.

Click here for some Lidl reviews.

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Do you shop in Aldi, Lidl or Farmfoods? Why not leave a review in this post's comments? Just click on "comments" under the post!

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