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Lighthouse Radical Bookshop Children's Books
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{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

3 February 2024
Tills Second Hand Bookshop
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{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

24 January 2024
Lauriston Castle Autumn foliage
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{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

30 October 2023
Ginger and Pickles Children's Bookshop
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{Edinburgh} Ginger & Pickles Children’s Bookshop

Earlier this week, we visited not one but two bookshops! Directly opposite the already familiar to us Golden Hare Books in Stockbridge is the Ginger & Pickles Children's Bookshop. A bookshop dedicated entirely to children's books? It would be rude

28 October 2023
Golden Hare Books Shop Front
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{Edinburgh} Golden Hare Books

As you may know if you've been following this blog for a while, we are a family of bookworms. And as such, we love visiting bookshops. Edinburgh has a great many bookshops to choose from, including ones selling children's books.

27 October 2023
Callendar Park Roman playground
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{Scotland} A Day Out at Callendar House & Park

Happy Museum Monday! Today's review actually features more than just a museum - we have a historic house museum, a playground, and a park with an activity trail for you, all in one single destination day trip! Callendar House and

18 September 2023
Scottish Parliament building
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{Edinburgh} Visiting the Scottish Parliament with Kids

The Scottish Parliament is maybe not somewhere you had considered taking kids for a day out, but we recently had a very enjoyable trip there. Ever since my eldest did a project about the Parliament at school, we have wanted

31 August 2023
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{Scotland} The Wardlaw Museum with Kids

Happy Museum Monday! We have another museum from St Andrews to share with you today. After we recently travelled to Andrews to visit the World of Golf Museum, we had some time before catching the train back home, so we

28 August 2023
Topping and Company Books Edinburgh
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{Edinburgh} Topping & Company Booksellers

I love a good bookshop, and Topping & Company claims to be the largest independent bookshop in Edinburgh (it's part of an independent chain, with other have branches in Bath, Ely and St Andrews) and I have been wanting to

26 August 2023
R&A World Golf Museum putting green
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{Scotland} R&A World Golf Museum

Happy Museum Monday! This week, we're taking you up north to St Andrews in Fife. St Andrews is of course famous as the home of golf, so it will come as no surprise that it also boasts a golf museum.

21 August 2023
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum floating heads
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{Scotland} Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum with Kids

Happy Museum Monday! Last week, we shared our visit to the Riverside Museum in Glasgow with you. This week, we have another Glasgow museum to share - the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, which is within walking distance of Riverside

14 August 2023
Riverside Museum Glasgow Cobbled Street
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{Scotland} Riverside Museum & the Tall Ship Glenlee

Happy Museum Monday! This week, we're taking you to one of our favourite museums in Glasgow. Located at the junction of the Rivers Kelvin and Clyde, the Riverside Museum is Glasgow's museum of transport, travel and technology. Set over two

7 August 2023
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