Home > UK / Ireland Guide > Destination National >

Elgin in General

Newest Review: ... thing Elgin doesn't have a shortage of is Second Hand shops. The are 9 that I can think of without even trying. Cathedral Elgin gets to be called a city (even though it's smaller than lots of towns) because there is a Cathedral here. The fact that it burned down many moons ago and is now just a ruin doesn't seem to bother anyone and we get masses of visitors coming to see it. They've rebuilt parts of it and you can go inside and upstairs to a look out station type bit at the top. I bet the view is amazing, I'm terrified of heights so I wouldn't know. It's really very picturesque, for a ruin. Biblical Gardens... more

Read Reviews for Elgin in General

Elgin in General: The smallest city I've ever found (532 words)
by - written on 05/07/01 (Very useful, 84 readings)
Rating:

Elgin is a small city in the North East of Scotland in the district of Moray. Shopping I came back to live here 4 years ago after a spell in Aberdeen and was surprised to find a shopping centre had been built, it's called the St Giles shopping centre and there are around 20 shops in it. Most of them are well known like WH Smith, Superdrug and Dorothy Perkins. The centre of the town centre has been pedestrianised to make shopping a more pleasant experience. There are lots of shops outwith the St Giles Centre and they've spread up the side streets and back streets. South Street which runs parallel to the High Street has lots of shops too. One thing ... Read the complete review