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Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian

03/11/2018 by .
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Long before Dan Brown and the Da Vinci Code heaped attention on this extravagantly ornate chapel set on a low hill above Roslin Glen in the Midlothian countryside south of Edinburgh it had been a popular destination for generations of curious travellers.

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Edinburgh Festivals anyone?

05/07/2016 by .
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Heading up to any Edinburgh festivals in 2016? Anna Smith shares fresh finds and hidden gems for this years’ Edinburgh festival season.

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Brilliant Edinburgh festivals and other fancies

09/07/2015 by .
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When my friends say they’re going to the ‘Edinburgh Festival’ I’m tempted to ask – which one? These days there’s a whole host of them year round – 12, in fact, from the Jazz and Blues fest to the Storytelling to the famous Fringe.

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Stellar Line Up for Hogmanay Street Party

10/10/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Scotland, Travel News, United Kingdom and tagged , on by .
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Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay announce a uniquely Scottish line up for the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party.

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Weekend in Edinburgh. What can you pack in?

27/08/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged , , , on by .
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It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.

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