Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 2025 International Festival ...

Join magician, psychologist and writer Professor Richard Wiseman in a fascinating local history talk exploring the surprising ...

Calton Hill is an extinct volcano, set right in the city centre. It is one of Edinburgh's main hills, unmistakable from a distance with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. It is one of ...

Abbeyhill is to the East of the city and overlaps the Eastern fringe of Edinburgh Old Town. It takes its name from… Quiet village to the South West perimetre of the city. Situated at the foot of the ...

If you are walking uptown in Edinburgh, chances are you will pass by the floral clock in West Princes Street Garden. The clock is not only an immaculately tended floral display in the shape of a clock ...

On the last night of April and first day of May up to 12,000 people take to Calton Hill for a ritualised and pantheistic celebration to mark the arrival of Summer. The event, Beltane Fire Festival, ...

St Andrew Square is one of the most prestigious locations in Edinburgh New Town. A mirror of Charlotte Square, St Andrew Square is located at the East End of George Street in what was the hub of ...

Seafield Household Waste Recycling Centre (aka Seafield HWRC) is Edinburgh's largest recycling centre located between Portobello Beach and Leith Docks on Seafield Road. The recycling centre transfers ...

Inverleith Park is a major public park, managed by the City of Edinburgh, a little North from the city centre. It's free to the public to use, although major events require a license. In a typical ...

The Meadows is a large expanse of common, greenspace to the south of Edinburgh Old Town, adjoining the main Edinburgh University area (George Square, Potterow, Teviot, Bristo Square, McEwan Hall) and ...

Edinburgh's main public library, directly opposite the National Library of Scotland (copyright library) and just off the Royal Mile, is a useful resource open to all. Spanning several floors in a ...

For many arriving in Edinburgh by train, Waverley Bridge is the first place they step foot when leaving Waverley Station. The bridge has one of the four main entrances to Waverley railway station, ...