Tag: Canongate
Capital Coffee – Santu Coffee Bar, Canongate.
For those in search of really good coffee, the Royal Mile has been something of a desert.
There are decent places in the vicinity, such as Milkman (two branches on Cockburn Street), Hideout (Upper Bow), The Edinburgh Larder...
New menus at Chessel’s
Setting out its stall as a new restaurant in the Canongate, Chessel’s, the former Mexican Panchos Villas, has now revealed a new lunch and dinner menu.
The restaurant, which showcases quality Scottish ingredients, with daily...
Edinburgh World Heritage announce new project in Canongate
A B-listed development in the Canongate designed by architect Sir Basil Spence is to be the subject of a new energy efficiency project by Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH)
Funded through a government programme SEEP -...
The Canongate: a big story to tell
'There's history and there's mystery here'
Gordon Stewart is a man with a mission. The Head of Visitor Services at the Scottish Parliament - himself a Canongatian, born in the Elsie Inglis Hospital in Abbeyhill...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Paint Like Degas: Demonstration and Book Launch. Artist Damian Callan will talk about and demonstrate some of Degas's techniques that feature in his new book Paint Like Degas. These will include the use of chalk pastels on...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dolina: An Island Girl's Journey.Well-known singer, actress and storyteller Dolina Maclennan launches her autobiography, written in conversation with Jim Gilchrist and Stuart Edymann. Dolina looks back at her childhood on Lewis and to her friendships with many of the...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Boney Night wi' Firewurks! Fireworks, dookin', fancy dress competition, turnip lantern competition, snack refreshments - and fireworks! Free and open to all, children must be accompanied by an adult. 6.30-8.30pm, Craigmillar Community Arts Centre, Newcraighall Road. For more...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Are You Going Up The Road? A new exhibition by Carolann Alexander, and Land Sea and Sky, new works by Newton Ross. Preview 6-8pm today, then 11am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday, The Gallery on the Corner, Northumberland Street. Exhibitions close 29th November...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books will be launched, exhibitions will be opened, French and Russian...
Sunday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Canongate: The Glorious Half Mile to Holyrood. Sir Walter Scott was inspired to pen his Chronicles of the Canongate and Charles Dickens got his ideas for Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol here, whilst Edinburgh's makar Robert Fergusson found his last resting place at the Kirk....
Enjoy the Canongate this weekend
A special afternoon of events in the Canongate area of the city will mark the end of this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Free family-friendly events; walks, talks and storytelling will be taking place...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
What's On is truly international this week, with Poland, Italy, Spain, Afghanistan, Palestine, Denmark, China, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and the entire African continent all being involved in events in Scotland's capital. Closer...
Man arrested for attempted murder in Canongate
A 35-year-old male has been arrested and charged with the alleged attempted murder of a man in a flat in the Canongate on Friday 31 May 2013.
The male, who has not been named, has been remanded...
Man stabbed at flat in Canongate
A section of the Canongate was closed off as a crime scene this morning following an incident in a flat there resulting in a 53 year-old man being stabbed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said:- "Police in...
Royal Wedding in Edinburgh – “Who’s in that car?”
Under radiant skies and tight security, the Royal wedding took place over the weekend in the Canongate Kirk. However many of the crowd were left a little disappointed by the mode of transport which...
Acheson House to become home to Edinburgh World Heritage
140 Canongate is a building set back from the street behind an imposing door.
The A-listed house just up the road from Holyrood is to be renovated if plans for it to become home to...
World Book Night – the countdown has started…
Edinburgh publisher Jamie Byng is at the heart of a new push on reading. The last encouragement to read came in the form of the Harry Potter books. Now the new idea is that...
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