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Self Catering

Groves-Raines restoration – Lamb’s House #Edin365

29 November 2012

Following a diversion of the footpath by the Water of Leith at Leith one day, I happened upon Lamb’s House which was being renovated by Groves Raines Architects for use as their offices.  This was of interest as it was Groves Raines practice which was involved in converting the buildings where our self-catering cottage is [...]

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Family Restaurant Recommendations in Edinburgh

11 May 2012

View the story “How #ScotlandHour is helping Scottish Tourism” on Storify

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Visiting the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh

8 November 2011

Address: 354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE (on left hand side as you head towards Edinburgh Castle – Telephone: 0131 550 0441 Website: http://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScotchWhiskyExperience Twitter: @ScotchWhiskyExp Restaurant: http://www.amber-restaurant.co.uk (Telephone: 0131 477 8400) Scotland is known the world over for its production of Scotch Whisky, which is a major export for Scotland. [...]

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Granturismo Project visiting Edinburgh in January 2011

17 December 2010

I’m excited to see that the Granturismo Project being undertaken by Lara Dunston and Terry Carter will culminate in the two globe-trotting travel writers spending two weeks in Edinburgh in January 2011. They’ve chosen a great property in Edinburgh’s historic New Town to base their stay. Over the course of the last year, it’s been [...]

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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 [...]

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The Girl in the Cafe Visits Edinburgh!

30 December 2007

One day when I was searching the internet for photographs of Clarinda’s Tea Rooms in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh to prepare a recommendation of a good place to eat while staying at Craigwell Cottage I found a website called ‘The Girl in the Cafe‘. On the site I was offered the opportunity to participate in [...]

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