If you are heading to Edinburgh it can be difficult to decide how best to start your explorations. With this in mind, we designed an Edinburgh walk for first-time visitors Read more
Just a short walk up Campbell’s Close from Craigwell Cottage brings you to the Canongate section of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Turn right (uphill) and you’ll find the ancient place of worship, Canongate Kirk, opened in 1691. Read more
Try something different – stay in an old brewery! Read more
Over the years of hosting visitors in Edinburgh at Craigwell Cottage, we’ve had many guests who have gone to visit Rosslyn Chapel, on the outskirts of the city. They have often been prompted to make their trip their because they have read about it in Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code” Read more
As soon as you arrive on holiday at Craigwell Cottage, Edinburgh you’ll see views towards Salisbury Crags from the living room window. Read more
Arrive at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station via Virgin Trains East Coast for a city break from Aberdeen, Inverness, London, York, Leeds, Newcastle or Durham (or more stations within easy reach of the (LNER East Coast rail links). Read more
An Edinburgh August: it’s a great month to experience the city, where there will be lots going on to keep everyone in the family entertained. Read more
January is a busy time for holiday home owners as people start to prepare their holiday plans for the year. Some people start their Edinburgh trip planning early, booking a year or more in advance for popular dates, Read more
One thing which I love to do on holiday is to read literature about where we are visiting. Not guidebooks, but fictional literature set in a particular city or county. Think EM Forster’s “Room with a View” when visiting Florence, or Patrick Gale’s “Notes from an Exhibition” when in Cornwall, and you’ll understand what I mean. Read more
On a tour of Edinburgh’s Festival City the other evening I noticed a statue outside the National Museum of Scotland Read more