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Things to do in Edinburgh, YouGoDo have 53 great activities and experiences in Edinburgh, and 19 additional things to do within 25km of Edinburgh. Our most popular activities in Edinburgh include Golf, Family, Short / Half Day Tours, Teenagers and Couples. According to YouGoDo users the top 10 activities in Edinburgh are The Aerial Assualt Course - 100ft in the air, Edinburgh, Paintball, Recumbent Cycling in Edinburgh, Scotland, Self-Run Treasure Hunts, Laser Quest, Scotland Mountain Biking - Number 1 for Mountain Bike (MTB) Tours in Scotland - Great value mountain bike holidays, short breaks, Florida Style Adventure Golf in Edinburgh, Wine Unearthed One Day Wine Tasting Workshop, Edinburgh Rat Race and Self Drive Supercar Hire.

Top 10 Things to Do in Edinburgh

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The Aerial Assualt Course - 100ft in the air, Edinburgh

United Kingdom: Edinburgh

Climb to level five of the arena and then make the final spine tingling ascent up a spiral staircase right to the edge of the arena. Once you're there you'll get harnessed up. If you're lucky enough to be first you'll head straight out onto the assault course. Otherwise you have to wait. One hundred feet above the arena.

Once you reach the edge take a deep breath and step straight out into the open air.

Our Aerial Assault Course is the ...

Paintball

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Delta Force Paintball, the world’s largest paintball company!

You are securely positioned behind the driver's seat of a double-decker bus; your team are holding the perimeter, completely hidden from the searching eyes of the enemy. Tense with anticipation, your squad await your signal to attack!

If this is your idea of action and excitement then you’ve come to the right place. Gone are the days of hiding behind trees, wooden pallets, and ...

Recumbent Cycling in Edinburgh, Scotland

United Kingdom: Edinburgh

For the last few years cyclists in the Netherlands have had the chance to do a guided tour on recumbent (ligfietsen) bikes hired from Ligfietswinkel Amsterdam. At Laid Back we aim to give small groups the chance to do a similar type of guided tour in Edinburgh, using the city's cycle paths and quieter roads. For any visitors that have their own recumbent bike we would be happy to show them round the path network.
If you're environmentally ...

Self-Run Treasure Hunts

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Imagine a Treasure Hunt which you can run yourself using your mobile phone. Wildgoose Treasure Hunts have the answer...Wildgoose Takeaway is a unique self-run Treasure Hunt that uses the latest text-messaging technology to manage everything for you - no more scoring of answers or arguing over who has won; the state-of-the-art mobile technology takes care of this so that you can concentrate on the most important thing - winning!

Laser Quest

United Kingdom: Bream, Bristol, Cambridge, Carlisle, Chester, East Dereham, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Guildford, Huddersfield, Kingston, Manchester, Oxford, Skegness, Stourbridge, Warrington, Whitstable, Woking, Wokingham

Laser Quest is the world's best known and most exciting brand of Laser Tag game. Whether you're 6 or 66 you'll love the adrenaline pumping exhilaration of stalking your opponents and unleashing a volley of laser fire in the battle-zone of the 21st century.

Playtime - To play Laser Quest you enter a fantasy world where you compete in a game of electronic tag. Each player is equipped with 'state of the art' laser tag equipment and plays the game ...

Scotland Mountain Biking - Number 1 for Mountain Bike (MTB) Tours in Scotland - Great value mountain bike holidays, short breaks

United Kingdom: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow

NUMBER 1 FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE TOURS IN SCOTLAND!

We offer small group, fully guided mountain bike tours in the stunning Scottish scenery. Our adventures last from one day to one week and are all inclusive – we take care of everything!

Florida Style Adventure Golf in Edinburgh

United Kingdom: Edinburgh

Just 7 mins from the Forth Road bridge. (junction 3 on the M90) Adventure Golf Island has two 18 hole floodlit courses, themed with a pirate ship, palm trees, fountains, tiki huts etc.

The courses are suitable for all ages and are floodlit,for night play.

Come and have a great day out at Scotlands largest miniature golf complex.

Wine Unearthed One Day Wine Tasting Workshop

United Kingdom: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford

With our enthusiastic & knowledgeable tutors you’ll learn how to taste like a professional, enjoy a great selection of wines and further develop your understanding of grape varieties, wine regions and much much more….

Our One Day Wine Workshops run throughout the UK. You can book directly onto a workshop or if it's a gift you can purchase an open dated voucher so the recipient can decide when to go.

Prices vary from £68 - £85 depending ...

Edinburgh Rat Race

United Kingdom: Edinburgh

Taking adventure sports right into the streets, waterways and urban jungle of the World's coolest cities. The Rat Race is an adventure event in which teams of three and pairs race in a multi-disciplined challenge of navigation, endurance, skills and guts. They will run, climb, mountain bike, kayak, abseil and navigate their way around a course that's only revealed hours before they begin.
The Rat Race Urban Adventure is designed to be extreme ...

Self Drive Supercar Hire

United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Yorks, York

Self drive supercar hire throughout the UK. Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley and other Supercars to drive on the open roads of the UK.

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