What The Dickins: Great Things to Do in Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival returns this year from 25th May – 2nd June with an exciting programme of theatre and dance for children and young people. This year, the Festival celebrates its 30th birthday and the line-up promises to challenge and inspire in equal measures! Adults alike will enjoy…

Edinburgh is known as a literary capital and in 2004 the city became the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. From the philosophers of old to the empowered female writers of the 20th century, the Scottish capital is the ultimate destination for bibliophiles. J.K Rowling first started writing her stories…

This week in our ‘Places To Stay’ series is an area somewhat off the beaten path but nevertheless a beautiful part of Edinburgh – the West End. You’ll find Edinburgh’s West End located approximately between the Dean Village and up to Shandwick place and between Haymarket and the start of…

Can anyone believe it’s already May? It feels like the city has sprung to life these past few weeks, with the cherry blossoms in bloom and the temperatures rising. It really does feel magical and we’ve been enjoying the changing seasons and spending more time outdoors. In our recent blog…

One of the things we love so much about Edinburgh is all of the city’s different areas and how each one has its own identity and unique feel. No matter where you are in the city, there are certain characteristics that make each place feel special, which is one of…