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Planning for the Edinburgh Fringe

14 June 2010

The folks at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and at Edinburgh Spotlight, have been doing a great job this week raising enthusiasm for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010. I must confess to having had ‘Fringe Fatigue’ last year (sorry!), and having spent a week of August out of Edinburgh just to escape the hustle and bustle, [...]

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Struggling with history – a personal journey

6 June 2010

I am a keen reader.  Have been since I learned to read.  In recent years, I’ve been a member of two book groups as well, so not only do I read, I also meet with others to chat about what we’ve read together. Increasingly I find myself drawn to read blogs and on-line content too, [...]

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The First 100 Pages – Magnus Magnusson’s: Scotland The Story of a Nation

6 June 2010

Reading this book is part of a historical reading path I’ve been following since my interest in history was sparked by researching my family tree, and owning a property in the Old Town of Edinburgh. I won the competition to read this book along with Scotland for the Senses, a fellow tweeter and enthusiast for [...]

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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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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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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 [...]

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Christmas is Coming

10 November 2008
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay – 2007 into 2008

21 November 2007

The Launch Event – Wednesday 21 November 2007 I set out from Craigwell Cottage this morning to attend the launch event for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay which was being held at the newly opened Voodoo Rooms above the Cafe Royal in West Register Street at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. Taking advantage of the [...]

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Events of 1822

12 October 2007

As the Craigwell Brewery was being built, the foundation stones for the National Monument were being laid. – More on this. Source: Old and New Edinburgh: http://www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk – chapter on the Calton Hill.

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History of Craigwell Brewery – Gordon & Blair/ John Blair

11 October 2007

Doing a search on the internet of  ’Craigwell Brewery’ turns up an article in the Scottish Brewing archive, which can be accessed here: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/sba/sbacolls/gb.html John Blair is quoted as the builder of the Craigwell Brewery in 1822, and this article on Scottish Brewing history mentions his associations with Holyrood (http://www.scottishpubs.co.uk/scotbeers/monk.htm)

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