What we love most about visitors using Trip Advisor for feedback about Edinburgh experiences is that when a Top 5 or a Top 10 is featured, the majority of the attractions are within an easy walk from Craigwell Cottage. So here are our top 5 things to do on a city break to Edinburgh. Read more
With Edinburgh Farmers’ Market on every Saturday throughout the year, our weekend break guests are in for a treat when they stay at Craigwell Cottage. It’s a great place to sample the best of local food and drink, and meet some of the producers to find out more. Read more
With a base in the city centre of Edinburgh, some of our guests who come to Craigwell Cottage by car take day trips around Scotland, so this autumn we decided to head out to Perthshire to do some exploring. Read more
The biggest fans of Outlander from Wales (their description) have just spent a weekend following their own “Outlander Trail” from Craigwell Cottage in Edinburgh. They have been reading Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series Read more
When you’re on holiday it’s a great time to slow down a little and try your hand at a hobby you don’t usually have much time for, such as sketching. Read more
It was fun investigating around the Royal Mile in Edinburgh using Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager as a guide (see Outlander Exploring on the Royal Mile). So for the next adventure I’ve gone exploring out to East Lothian, down the coast to the east of Edinburgh to find out more about The Battle of Prestonpans, which features in Dragonfly in Amber, the second book in the Outlander series. Read more
The birthday of Robert Burns is most often celebrated with a Burns Supper on the 25 January each year. Although he was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, in Edinburgh we have our share of memorials and tributes Read more
As a regular host for the Twitter Chat, #ScotlandHour since mid-2011, it was a pleasure to be invited to share the excitement of the opening of one of the features of Edinburgh’s Christmas and New Year celebrations this year. The Virgin Money Street of Light Read more
A trip to Inchcolm Island on the Forth Belle was a return journey we’d been meaning to take for a while, and with our Historic Scotland Membership we added a landing on Inchcolm Island to explore and enjoy the views. Read more
I’ve wondered if visitors to Craigwell Cottage would take a walk over the Forth Road Bridge, and thought that maybe giving some idea of what to expect might entice some of our visitors to take this thrilling walk. Read more