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Craigwell Cottage

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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A walk round the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

9 May 2010

If you’re staying at Craigwell Cottage you can catch the 36 Bus from outside the Scottish Parliament to Canonmills, and a short walk will take you to the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. A walk around the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

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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 [...]

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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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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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Walk around Arthur’s Seat

3 October 2008

While you’re staying at Craigwell Cottage, it’s only a short walk to Holyrood Park. In a little over an hour this morning a friend and I walked round Arthur’s Seat on footpaths, enjoying the early autumn sunshine. There is a useful guide to walks in Holyrood Park available at: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/holyrood-park-suggested-walks.pdf

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First mobile post

3 October 2008

This could be the start of something good.

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We’ve moved….to Craigwell Cottage

3 July 2008
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Researching Calton Road

12 October 2007

Interesting Website ‘Old and New Edinburgh‘ with many sketches of Old Edinburgh – worth a further look when I get the time – link saved to ‘Calton Road’ Search

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More Historic Maps re history of Nether Craigwell

11 October 2007

I’ve found a link to a photograph of a representation of Edinburgh in 1460, in which you can clearly see the river running through the Waverley Valley – which later becomes Calton Road. The link to Edinburgh Photography website is: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_MAP/1_map_edinburgh_1460.htm#map

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