Gin Tasting Tours at The Real Mary Kings Close
By Editor at July 27, 2022 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
The Real Mary King’s Close has teamed up with Edinburgh Gin to launch new ‘Stories and Wonders’ gin tasting tours beneath the cobbled streets of the capital’s medieval Old Town from 8th to 30th July, as part of Scotland’s official Year of Stories 2022. On selected Fridays and Saturdays during July, The Real Mary King’s Close, part of
Holyrood Distillery Announce Summer Line Up
By Editor at July 26, 2022 | 6:02 pm | 0 Comment
Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery has announced a summer-long line-up of street food, cocktails, and guided city walking tours from June until the end of August. Holyrood Distillery is teaming up with some of the best street food vendors from around Scotland to create an exciting outdoor venue for foodies, cocktail lovers, and their four-legged friends to soak
Edinburgh Top Chippy Launch Beach Takeaway Menu
By Editor at July 26, 2022 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
A fish and chip shop that was voted the best in Edinburgh and the Lothians for 2022 is launching a midsummer beach takeaway menu for people to enjoy overlooking the Firth of Forth. From Wednesday 22nd June until Sunday 31st July, East Coast Fish & Chips takeaway on North High Street in Musselburgh will be serving up traditional fish and chip
Tron Kirk Open to the Public
By Editor at July 25, 2022 | 6:02 pm | 0 Comment
The City of Edinburgh Council has handed the keys of the Tron Kirk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) as the new custodians of the building. The council selected SHBT as its preferred partner to restore the Tron in 2021 and the charity has now signed a 5-year lease in an agreement that will see it take on the management role of
Dynamic Earth £1 Million New Gallery
By Editor at July 25, 2022 | 1:49 pm | 0 Comment
Edinburgh’s science centre, Dynamic Earth, has opened its new £1 million exhibition, Discover the Deep, dedicated to the world’s ocean. Discover the Deep is an exciting new permanent exhibition that replaces three pre-existing gallery spaces within the centre. Complete with models, displays and interactive experiences, it is designed to inspire people
Scotland on Tour returns to Bathgate this summer
By Editor at July 6, 2022 | 6:02 pm | 0 Comment
Fronted by the charismatic and dynamic Liz Jones, a gripping vocalist who has been compared to the likes of Janis Joplin and Norah Jones, this band will showcase their unique and gutsy rootsy bluesy jazzy roots rock to the Bathgate stage. Audiences can look forward to blistering guitar, sparkling percussion and classy, smoky vocals.The six-piece band includes drums and
Fingal One of UK’s Most Romantic Hotels
By Editor at June 15, 2022 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
Scotland’s only luxury floating hotel, Fingal, has sailed into the 20th annual Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for the third year running. As well as being named one of the top 20 luxury hotels in the UK by TripAdvisor users, Edinburgh’s Fingal also captured travellers’ hearts as one of the top 25 most romantic hotels in the UK and
Scotland on Tour Returns This Summer
By Editor at June 13, 2022 | 1:43 pm | 0 Comment
Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of our live music industry, returns to West Barns with Irish fiddle player and composer Rowan Leslie who will play the local village hall on Saturday 25 June 2022. Rowan began playing the fiddle at the age of seven with a traditional fiddle group in his home village of Broughshane, in County
Dynamic Earth Announces New CEO
By Editor at June 9, 2022 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
Mark Bishop has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at five-star science learning centre and charitable trust, Dynamic Earth. Mark is joining Dynamic Earth from the National Trust for Scotland where he has been Director of Customer & Cause since 2015, with responsibility for membership, marketing and fundraising. Previously, Mark represented
Scottish LGBT History Revealed for Pride Month
By Editor at June 2, 2022 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
Over four centuries of Scotland’s untold LGBT history is to be revealed to the public for the first time as part of a series of guided tours, hosted by Edinburgh's The Real Mary King's Close, to celebrate Pride month in June. The Real Mary King’s Close, part of the Continuum Attractions Group Ltd, will be sharing its research in the series of new, educational
