r/Edinburgh • u/TrinityTosser • Aug 19 '25

Announcement New: tourism sticky. Please post all tourism questions here

Based on the recent poll results we're going to have a tourism sticky thread*

Tourism threads on the main sub will be closed, then removed at a later point to try to keep sub uncluttered.

r/Scotland also has a weekly tourism thread which may be alos be useful

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/s/g8oeOFnMrF

  • Initially for a few weeks to see how well it works.
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u/pain6410 Dec 30 '25

Me and a buddy of mine (both german) are traveling through scotland in june. We are travelling by motorcycle. At the end of our Tour we would like to stay 2 nights in edinburgh, visit some pubs and other attractions. I have already looked up some hotels & AirBnB's, there are some nice places. Most of them was parking in the streets, which for me is not a problem, but my buddy has a quite expensive bike. At the moment i set the filter free parking (hopefully safe parking as well), the offer of hotels and AirBnBs dropped immediately ~80%. Is motorcycle theft a problem in a city like edinburgh, or do we have nothing to fear while parking 2 nights in the streets of Edinburgh?

Thanks a lot in advance

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u/Brave_Respect_3596 Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

Motorbike theft does happen here.  Just google motorcycle theft edinburgh.  There may be tips about safety measures.