What The Dickins: East New Town & Hillside

5 Edinburgh Holiday Lets for Book Lovers – Dickins
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There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being on holiday and having the time to curl up with a good book. However, there’s often a struggle to find the space to bring enough books to last your holiday. If that’s the case, Dickins has several beautiful Edinburgh holiday lets that are a…

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Exciting Plans for the Observatory by Collective
The Collective Calton Hill Edinburgh
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If you’ve been up on Calton Hill during the past few months you might’ve noticed that there is some restoration work going on at the top. Collective, a contemporary visual arts organisation established in 1984, started redeveloping the A-listed City Observatory complex on Calton Hill in November 2016. We caught up with…

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Meet Life Story – Edinburgh’s Best Scandi Shop
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If you like the clean, minimalist lines of Scandinavian design then there is one store in Edinburgh you need to pay a visit to: Life Story on 53 London Street (there is also an online shop if you’re based somewhere else than Edinburgh!). We love a bit of Nordic design…

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Edinburgh Festival’s Most Fabulous Places to Stay
Places to stay during the Edinburgh Festival
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Edinburgh is a fantastic place to be at any time of year, but over the Edinburgh Festival period in the summer, thousands of visitors descend for the largest arts festival in the world and the city takes on an extraordinary energy.

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Five Edinburgh Walks to Leave You Breathless
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh is unlike any other city you’ll visit. Despite being an urban area, the natural features have been embraced to enhance the experience of living here. This means that without leaving the city, you can feel like you are on a countryside ramble. You could expect nothing less from a…

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