{Edinburgh} Our Top Indie Bookshops to Visit With Kids
In honour of Independent Bookshop Week (14 - 21 June 2025), I thought I'd update my post from five years ago about our favourite indie bookshops to visit in Edinburgh with kids. We are spoilt for choice here in Edinburgh,
{Edinburgh} Dalry Community Park
We're always excited to visit a new playground, so when I saw that the new playground at Dalry Community Park was finally ready, during a trip to Lidl earlier this week, it didn't take much convincing to persuade my younger
Meeting the Animals at Menagerie Edinburgh
Today I want to share magical little place on the outskirts of Edinburgh with you. Menagarie Edinburgh is a small family holding to the south of the city, at the foot of the Pentland Hills. They offer tours of their
The Edinburgh Bookshop
As you may know, if you’ve following my blog for a while, we are a family of bookworms. We love books, and we love bookshops. As UNESCO’s first ever city of literature, Edinburgh is blessed with many fabulous independent bookshops and I’ve
{Edinburgh} Princes Street Gardens Playground
Finally! The long-awaited new playground in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens opened yesterday afternoon. If you follow The Bear & The Fox on Facebook, you may have seen our updated on the progress of the past few months. Of course, we
{Edinburgh} Hermitage of Braid River Walk
The Hermitage of Braid (part of The Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve) is one of our favourite places in Edinburgh. It's a green oasis just to the south of the city centre, where the Braid Burn
{Edinburgh} Family Play at Collective on Calton Hill
I love discovering new places in Edinburgh, even after living here for all this time. Today, my 9 yr old and I visited Collective on Calton Hill for the first time. Collective is a free contemporary art centre, located in the
{Edinburgh} The Anatomical Museum with Kids
This past weekend, we visited Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum. We've visited before, but that was almost ten years ago when youngest child was only a baby so he couldn't remember any of it. He's quite interested now in anatomy and how
{Edinburgh} Argonaut Books
Earlier this month, my youngest and I visited the Trinity House Maritime Museum in Leith for the first time. But that's not the only new discovery we made in Leith. We also spotted a new (to us) bookshop, so of
{Edinburgh} Family Walk Around Torduff Reservoir
As I've said before, one thing I love about living in Edinburgh is how close we are to nature and lots of great walks, such as the Hermitage of Braid or Buckstone Woods & Seven Acre Park. A bit further
{Edinburgh} St Cecilia’s Hall & Musical Instrument Museum
I've got another Edinburgh 'hidden gem' to share with you today. Earlier this week I shared our visit to the Trinity House Maritime Museum, but that wasn't the only new museum we discovered in Edinburgh over the Easter holidays. We
{Edinburgh} Trinity House Maritime Museum
Forget the whole "there's no bad weather, just wrong clothing" thing - today was just miserable! But I needed an excuse to get the kids out the house, and as fate has it, just yesterday a post popped up on