{Edinburgh} The Real Mary King’s Close
I took the boys to visit ‘The Real Mary King’s Close’ today. It’s one of my favourite visitor attractions in Edinburgh, I’ve been to see it at least three times over the past 15 years. But up until now they’ve
{Edinburgh} ArtSpace at the City Art Centre
Today we went to visit the City Art Centre, part of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. The City Art Centre exhibits historic and contemporary Scottish visual and applied arts, including drawings, paintings, prints, photography, and sculpture. Art works are rotated in
{Edinburgh} Morningside Park Playground
Last updated: 7 January 2023 Morningside Park is a nice wee park in the middle of a busy residential and shopping area. It's tucked away behind Morningside Cemetery, and we didn't realise at first that it was there. Since discovering it
{Edinburgh} Broughton Road Playground
We have another short playground review to share with you today. This is a playground that we probably wouldn’t have made a trip especially to see, but we tagged it on to our recent visit to King George V Park
{Edinburgh} Barony Community Garden
I love discovering hidden gems in the city, and the Barony Community Garden is definitely one of them. Tucked away in a back courtyard, less than ten minutes walk from the St James Quarter shopping centre, it’s a true little
{Edinburgh} Dundas Avenue Play Area
Rounding of this week of reviews is the last stop on our recent trip to North Queensferry, the Forth Road Bridge, and South Queensferry. Dundas Avenue Play Area is situated just a ten minute walk from the train station, and
{Scotland} North Queensferry Pierhead Play Park
This past weekend we visited the village of North Queensferry, just across the Firth of Forth in Fife. Our main objective was to walk across the Forth Road Bridge (more on that in a separate post), but I had seen
{Edinburgh} King George V Park, City Centre
It’s the extended weekend for the Jubilee holiday, which means we have a few extra days off to do some more exploring around the city. Yesterday, we jumped on a bus to the New Town and visited King George V
{Edinburgh} A Day Out at Seven Acre Park
Today we have the second half of our weekend trip to share with you. Like Buckstone Park, Seven Acre Park is also located in the South of Edinburgh, and it’s an absolute gem. Seven Acre Park has a lot going for
{Edinburgh} Buckstone Park Playground & Woods
This past weekend, we went on a day trip to the South of Edinburgh, to check out a couple of parks and playgrounds we hadn’t been to before. Our first stop was Buckstone Park, near Fairmilehead Crossroads. The playground there
{Edinburgh} Cramond Walled Garden
The second playground we visited on our recent trip to Cramond, was at Cramond Walled Garden. It's a great sheltered spot for a playground, set in the beautiful walled garden adjacent to the Roman Fort remains and Kirk Hall in
{Edinburgh} Haugh Park/ Cramond Bridge Playground
This weekend, we took a hike along the River Almond, which we topped and tailed with two more playground visits. The first playground was is officially called Haugh Park, though I've also heard it referred to as Cramond Brig, Cramond