The Queen was seen to publicly shed a tear, not a common event, when the Royal Yacht was put to pasture at the docks in Leith in 1998. Originally, launched from John Brown's Clydebank Shipyard in 1953 ...

Long-standing central bar, serving pub grub and with a performance space in the basement which for a long time hosted the Edinburgh Singer Songwriter's open mic nights. Live sport and food til late.

Popular sandy beach to the North East of the city. Well connected by bike paths. When the tide is out you can walk to Cramond Island.

Nordic and Baltic choral music speaks clearly and deeply to the twenty-first century soul. Its mystery and clarity, its enfolding of the traditional and the innovative carry the listener from the ...

Restaurant: 12:00-15:00, Tue-Sat 18:00-22:00; 18:00-21:00 (Sun). Closed Mon. Bar: 16:00-23:00 (Tue-Thu), 12:00 to late (Fri/Sat), 12:00-23:00 (Sun). Closed Mon. Friendly bar and restaurant is close to ...

Restaurant: 12:00-15:00, Tue-Sat 18:00-22:00; 18:00-21:00 (Sun). Closed Mon. Bar: 16:00-23:00 (Tue-Thu), 12:00 to late (Fri/Sat), 12:00-23:00 (Sun). Closed Mon. Friendly bar and restaurant is close to ...

As the country enters its third week of sub-zero temperatures during what has become the most protracted cold snap since 1976, RSPB Scotland is asking people to spare a thought for the birds that need ...

Medieval church in the small town of Haddington 20 miles East of Edinburgh.

If you live here, you probably already knew it: Edinburgh is the greenest city among the UK's ten most populated cities. By comparison, only 16.4% of the area of tenth place Liverpool was considered ...

One of two Scottish Bank Holidays that are observed at the beginning of January, the other being on New Year's Day. Edinburgh's Hogmanay festivities usually end on the first January.

Long-running bar, restaurant and a night club all in one, El Barrio specialises in Tex-Mex and Latin standards.

After extreme weather forced the late cancellation of the Night Afore Disco Party in Princes Street Gardens, a new, indoor gig has been quickly set up with Hot Dub Time Machine on Hogmanay Night ...