You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Practical Car & Van Rental" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 17 minutes away by bike. For holidays or business, you can reach Edinburgh in fewer than 16 minutes by car. Your car is dirty? You can find a car wash ("Autoshine Car Wash") in the area in less than 2 minutes. The nearest train station is "Kingsknowe": reachable in 1 minute by car. The M8 motorway is reachable in 6 minutes. In less than 2 minutes, you can find a gas station ("Sainsbury's") to fill up your gas tank. Need to park a car? There is a parking lot ("Disabled") at 23 minutes walk. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Sainsbury's Inglis Green Road") is only 2 minutes’ drive away.
As far as catering and entertainment is concerned, you will find: a restaurant ("Mr Lin" at 1 minute with your car), a bar/cafe ("Pentlands Foods" at 1 minute away by bike), an ice cream vendor ("Kaspa's" at 4 minutes with your car), a cinema ("Odeon Luxe Edinburgh West" at 10 minutes with a bike).
The closest bus line is Lothian City Buses 44: Balerno => Wallyford with a stop 2 minutes away by foot. You can access this tram line: Edinburgh Trams Westbound with a stand 30 minutes’ walk away.
For any medical needs, you can find in the surroundings: a veterinarian ("thistle vets" at 19 minutes walk), a doctor ("Colinton Medical Practice" at 4 minutes with your car), a hospital ("Firrhill Centre" at 10 minutes away by bike), a dentist ("City Ceramics Dental Laboratory" at 17 minutes by foot), a pharmacy ("Mackinnon Pharmacy" at 14 minutes with a bike).
There is a bakery in the area: "Parkhead Bakers" (21 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car). You can find do your purchases in this nearby butcher: "Campbell & Sons" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car). There is a supermarket nearby: "Scotmid" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Paisley is 59 minutes away by car. Only 16 minutes are needed to reach Livingston with your car. It takes about 36 minutes to reach Kirkcaldy with your car. In 50 minutes you can reach Perth.
The surroundings offer tourist interests: "Longston Community Center" at 2 minutes by car.
You can find a close playground: "Saughton Play Park", in fewer than 4 minutes by car. The closest university is named "The Rivers Suite" and is 3 minutes' away by car. You can find a convienient school: "Longstone Primary School", 9 minutes away by foot. Longstone Nursery School is the most convieniently located nursery: just 7 minutes away as a pedestrian.
The area offers multiple services for your everyday needs: a town hall ("Portobello Town Hall" at 18 minutes by car), a hotel ("Travelodge" at 5 minutes with your car), a park ("Dovecot Park" at 2 minutes with a bike), a fire station ("Sighthill Community Fire Station" at 19 minutes away by bike), a police station ("Wester Hailes Police Station" at 5 minutes with a bike), a post office ("Chesser Post Office" at 18 minutes by foot), a bank and/or an ATM ("RBS" at 3 minutes by car), sport ("Currie Star FC" at 8 minutes by foot).
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