Edinburgh

We previously visited Edinburgh in March 2022 spending a whole week exploring. This visit was a weekend with friends to see the highlights, although autumn we were very lucky with the weather.

We stayed in Leith at the Premier Inn, a bit of confusion as their parking is no longer free (no notification of change when we booked). It's a standard hotel but a great location as the new tram is only a few minutes walk away, as is HMY Britannia. 

As we had visited most places whilst our friends explored we went to The Georgian House now owned by the National Trust. They actually own three of the houses in the row including the house used by the First Minister of Scotland.

The house was an example of Georgian living, it wasn't a house owned by anyone in particular. There is currently an exhibition of design and clothing on the second floor, the dresses were beautiful.

The first floor had examples of Georgian living. The fabric and floor design in the bedroom was beautiful and as always I love a large set dining table and the promise of a good evening.

Below stairs was the kitchen, a huge room filled with shining mould. It must have been hot hard work but I would have loved to have been a chef in a kitchen such as this. 

In one of the pantries we found a lovely pewter set of measuring jugs, they look nicer than my glass Pyrex ones in our kitchen.

We had a super time with our friends especially revisiting Johnnie Walker Princes Street and enjoying a wee dram in the rooftop 1820 bar that overlooks the castle we visited earlier.

Leaving Edinburgh we headed to Berwick-upon-tweed for a caravan holiday. On the way we called again at Glenkinchie, a Johnnie Walker lowlands distillery. We had no time for a tour but did enjoy a coffee and browse through the shop.

It was lovely to be in Edinburgh again, a little steep in places for pushing our friend in her wheelchair but everywhere was sufficiently accessible especially HMY Britannia. We all had a great time, thank you Edinburgh.