The Cockburn Association run the annual Doors Open Day in Edinburgh and this year, doors to buildings which are normally closed to the public, or charge fee are free on September 26th and 27th. Full brochure is HERE Hard copies are available in all the cities’ libraries. Plan your weekend carefully as some are only open on the Saturday or [...]
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11/08/2009
Edinburgh Love’s 2009 Guide To Edinburgh Fringe, Reviews and Recommendations – Reviews Now Added
I Love Edinburgh’s guide to all things festival for summer 2009 !! All the websites that you will need and they all open in a new window. The Fringe International Festival Five Pound Fringe Assembly Festival The Pleasance (comedy) The Edge Festival (music) Jazz Festival Book Festival Underbelly Fringe By The Sea (North [...]
29/07/2009
INFO – Jazz Festival Mardi Gras And Grassmarket Market
The Grassmarket is the place to be this weekend, the 1st and the 2nd August as the Jazz and Blues Festival will have kicked off and on Saturday there is the Mardi Gras Parade. From their programme on Saturday – A carnival spirit comes to the revamped Mardi Gras mixing the intoxicating sounds of jazz with a party atmosphere. Join [...]
27/06/2009
Beautiful Edinburgh Sunset
Last week I drove to the airport to pick some friends up via Cramond and enjoyed this beautiful sunset. I Love Edinburgh !!
22/06/2009
OFFER – Historic Scotland Membership 18 Months For Price of 12
Historic Scotland are doing a fabulous offer at the moment for membership. If you sign up by direct debit, you get 18months for the price of 12 . Although some Historic Scotland places are free, the main ones such as Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, Linlithgow Palace etc can cost a lot of money to enter. A property [...]
16/06/2009
REVIEW – Day Trip Around Perthshire
I recently took some friends from out of town around Perthshire for the day. I know the route I took like the back of my hand, but a really useful information site for Scotland is Undiscovered Scotland. They have a great search facility, by region and by Historic Scotland sites etc all accompanied with photos so [...]
