Indoor Play Centres For Children in Edinburgh

When wet weather descends upon us, it’s a good idea to head to one of the three Edinburgh Indoor Play Centres detailed below. If you haven’t been to any of them already, it can be hard to choose so here’s a handy little guide. Time Twisters, Sighthill - Time twisters is a really pleasant play centre. Again [...]

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Edinburgh’s Famous Christmas Tree

Last night saw the beginning of Capital’s Christmas with the turning on of the lights in Princes Street Gardens and the Tree on the mound. Crowds gathered to watch the 46ft Snow Queen wave her wand and the lights appear! Despite the wind and rain it was simply spectacular! The Christmas Tree takes pride of [...]

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Christmas at The Gyle Shopping Centre.

Christmas kicked off at Edinburgh Shopping Centre The Gyle yesterday with pretty much every ounce of excitement Edinburgh could muster on a drisly November night! Forth One radio presenter Boogie, from the early morning show ‘Boogie In The Morning’, led the celebrations as three Edinburgh children turned on the christmas lights and Santa arrived at [...]

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Where to take Children swimming in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh has some great council run swimming pools within their leisure centres at Gracemount, Portobello, Glenogles, Dalry, Drumbrae, Warrender, Leith Victoria, Leith Water World and Ainslie Park. Edinburgh residents are very lucky as the pools are very well maintained and user friendly. All centres are easy to find by public transport and have car parking facilities. A full [...]

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Cycling in Edinburgh

Cycling is a past time favoured by many, as well as a chosen method of daily travel. Edinburgh can be a challenging city to cycle as it has many hills but it is very cycle friendly. Cyclists in the city are able to use the bus lanes during peak times and road cyclists are not an [...]

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Win a trip to The Real Mary King’s Close!

  Win a Voucher for up to 20 People for a tour of The Real Mary King’s Close! With so many budding photographers out there lately, we have teamed up with The Real Mary King’s Close  to bring you a horror of a competition! The Real Mary King’s Close had been Edinburgh’s best kept secret for many years until [...]

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The Dome

As you make your way along George Street headed towards St Andrews Square, on the right hand side you will catch sight of a most impressive building. If you make this journey during the winter months you will be greeted by a beautifully festive scene. The Dome on George Street is well known by Edinburgh [...]

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Christmas Shopping in Edinburgh.

Photo Courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/people/cawa Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is a great city for shopping. Easy accessed by road, rail or plane, our beautiful city has much to offer for weekend shoppers. During the winter months, Edinburgh’s Princes Street is without a doubt one of the nicest and easiest city centres to shop. All shops [...]

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Tapas in Edinburgh

We are very lucky in Edinburgh to be spoilt by many different cuisines. With 5 Michelin starred eateries within our midst, a delicious lunch or dinner is never far away! On this particular night we went for a spanish theme and a quick internet search returned many options. Edinburgh hosts an array of Tapas bars, all within [...]

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Firework Night Safety

Firework night is definitely one of the most exciting nights of the year but as always safety should be first. At Edinburgh Seasons we love this story for children (and adults!) about firework safety from Welephant.co.uk.  Be safe when out and about in Edinburgh and remember to stand well back from fireworks, never approach a firework once [...]

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