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Craigwell Cottage

A walk round Arthur’s Seat and Holyrood Park from Craigwell Cottage

16 June 2010

One of the popular activities for guests who stay at Craigwell Cottage is to take a walk round Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park. I’ve mapped out a route for you so that you can decide if you want to add it to your list of activities while you’re staying here. Or if you head for [...]

Researching history of Craigwell Cottage

9 May 2010

Craigwell Cottage at 16 Nether Craigwell, Edinburgh is one of 22 dwellinghouses which were formed when old industrial buildings were converted to housing in 1987. On 26 April 2007 Sandcastle Holidays (Scotland) Ltd purchased the cottage at 16 Nether Craigwell with the intention of using it for holiday letting. Susan McNaughton of Sandcastle Holidays had [...]

Local Shops for Self-Catering at Craigwell Cottage, Edinburgh

28 February 2010

One of the first things that you will want to do on arrival at Craigwell Cottage is to make sure that you have arranged sufficient supplies for your immediate needs. We do leave small supplies of tea, coffee, salt, pepper, sugar for you, but if you have a requirement for us to do some shopping [...]

Last Minute Availability in Edinburgh City Centre Cottage – with Parking

6 October 2009

We have some special offers at the moment at Craigwell Cottage – you can see full details on our Last Minute offers page. A short break from 15 – 19 October 2009 is available at a reduced price of only £400 for 5 nights in central Edinburgh – a surprising little cottage in the centre [...]

Wi-Fi arrives at Craigwell Cottage

30 October 2008

It’s here! At last! Craigwell Cottage guests can now have the advantages of our new O2 home network for the duration of their stay. Initially we will be charging a small fee for the use of the network as not everyone will want it, however this policy will be reviewed frequently. I’d you are looking [...]

MY guests are the best!

30 October 2008

Hi Susan We had a lovely time staying at your cottage. We thought the accommodation was fantastic, very clean and had everything we needed. And what a fantastic location! We didn’t have to use the car at all! Shame the weather wasn’t a bit better on Saturday / Sunday but we didn’t let it stop [...]

Things to do on a rainy day in Edinburgh

27 October 2008

When you’re travelling with young children, it’s always good to go armed with some ideas of what to do of the weather is foul and you’re on need of some indoor activity. During our October break we spent some time at the Ceramic Experience just near Ocean Terminal, making a lovely surprise for Grandma’s birthday.

Edinburgh short breaks

23 October 2008

Edinburgh is a wonderful place to spend time at any time of year, but my favourite time of year is in September or October after the frenzy of the Festivals is over and Edinburgh is getting back to ‘normal’. I took this photo while out shopping on a Saturday afternoon. We were just heading from [...]