Everything about Rose Street totally explained
Rose Street is a street in the
New Town of
Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a narrow street running parallel between
Princes Street and
George Street, and was formerly used as a service entrance to the houses on those roads. Today, it contains a large number of bars and public houses. It has been pedestrianised.
Bars and history
Rose Street is nicknamed the "Amber Mile" by tourism promoters due to the many bars and public houses along it. This is partly in reference to the
Royal Mile, but is misleading since it's neither an English nor a
Scottish mile
While some of the traditional pubs here have given way to ones with humorous names such as Dirty Dicks and Filthy McNastys, in keeping with its many Walter Scott references, Rose Street in Edinburgh has a bar called the "
Kenilworth", along with one named after Scott's house, the "
Abbotsford". Milne's Bar, also has literary connections, with one of its rooms nicknamed the "Little
Kremlin", because many members of the
Scottish Renaissance such as
Hugh MacDiarmid would meet there. Pictures of various Scottish poets appear on the walls.
Rose Street, along with the history, is also famed for a rare drinking game. This game, named the Rose Street Challenge, isn't for the faint of heart. It involves making your way along Rose Street while having a drink in every bar/pub/restaurant on the way.
Rose Street is also the home to the BT
Rose Street Exchange, which connects much of the telecommunications infrastructure for the west side of the New Town of Edinburgh.
Retail
Many of Princes Street's main shops have back entrances into Rose Street, including
Jenners. It is also a minor shopping street in its own right, with a number of small businesses on it, such as hairdressers, a small
Sainsbury's which closes late, northern access to
Marks and Spencers and
BHS, record shops such as
Fopp, shoe shops and novelty shops.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Rose Street'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://rose_street.totallyexplained.com">Rose Street Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
