What The Dickins: Great Things to Do in Edinburgh

This week, on September 9th, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch. This coincided with another important occasion, the opening of the £294 million Scottish Borders Railway and a royal visit to the city of Edinburgh. During the visit, the Queen spoke of her newest milestone. “Inevitably a long…

Edinburgh architecture is world-renowned and, in fact, there are many people that travel to the city specifically to see the exteriors of these beautiful buildings. September 26th and 27th will see more than one hundred buildings in Edinburgh throw open their doors to the public. The weekend event, the Doors…

What if we told you about a chance to see one of the funniest Edinburgh Fringe shows? You’d probably ask what the story was – but what if we told you that you make up the story as it goes along and that no two shows were the same? You’d say…

The Edinburgh Tattoo – what do you need to know about it? What is it? Where does it come from? Well, first of all, it isn’t a type of body art you need to prove that you come from this fine city! It’s a military performance steeped in history. The…

Take two friends in serious need of some TLC and an afternoon at Fletcher’s Cottage Spa and you have a marriage made in heaven. I’d been a couple of times before and so knew what was coming, but my girl-in-the-know friend Claire, hadn’t even heard of it.