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children’s activities

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Family Review Team

9 August 2011

We’re getting into the swing of being a family review team once again for our friends at Edinburgh Spotlight. Last year, we were stepping into the great unknown, wondering how we would get on reviewing shows, and perhaps keeping to relatively safe choices as it was our first year as reviewers. This year, our review [...]

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Edinburgh Fringe 2010 Family Reviewers

8 August 2010

Our 2edinburgh blog is designed to give a flavour for things to do and places to go when visiting Craigwell Cottage, our little city centre cottage (with parking) right in the heart of the city of Edinburgh. We occasionally review special events and happenings in Edinburgh, but as a family we’re not able to cover [...]

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Dynamic Earth Visit

18 October 2008

As agreed with Lottie and Scottie yesterday, it was to be a trip to Dynamic Earth today. So after our delicious breakfast from The Manna House, it was off up Campbell’s Close to the Royal Mile, then over the road past Canongate Primary School and up to Bull’s Close to find a shortcut through to [...]

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Edinburgh with a 2-year old

5 April 2007

Our first guests at Craigwell Cottage are travelling with a young old child, so we thought it would be a good idea to put together some ideas of activities which would suit a family with small children holidaying in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo is a firm favourite no matter what age you are! It’s [...]

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