{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
{Edinburgh} Family Walk – from Buckstone to Seven Acre Park/ Mortonhall
We enjoy going for family walks (well, the boys would probably prefer to stay home all playing playing computer games these days, but once we get them outside they enjoy it too). We are blessed with having access to many
The Edinburgh Bookshop
UPDATE: The Edinburgh Bookshop is moving to bigger premises (which will include a separate children's room - hurrah!), just along the road in Summer 2024. Find out more on their website and keep your eyes peeled for another update here
{Edinburgh} Lighthouse Radical Bookshop
Time to share another one of my favourite independent bookshops in Edinburgh with you. Much like Tills, the fabulous Lighthouse Radical Bookshop is another bookshop that I have been frequenting since my Edinburgh student days when it was known as
{Edinburgh} Tills Second Hand Bookshop
It's time to share another favourite bookshop with you. Tills bookshop is an independent second hand bookshop which I have been frequenting back since my Edinburgh student days. It was established in 1985 by Rick and Ann Till, and is
{Edinburgh} Christmas Fun at Mortonhall Garden Centre
There are so many Christmassy things to do in Edinburgh every year - night light shows, Christmas plays and pantomimes, visits with Santa, Christmas markets with fairground rides and ice skating
{Edinburgh} Through the Seasons with Lauriston Castle
Happy Museum Monday! Today I wanted to share with you again one of our favourite places in Edinburgh - Lauriston Castle. I've written about it before, but it's worth mentioning again because I'm still surprised at how many people don't