Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
10 fantastic Scottish facts about Harry Potter
From polyjuice potion to gillyweed, transfiguration to parseltongue, most of us are familiar with the weird and wonderful creations of JK Rowling’s imagination. Aside from being written by one of Scotland’s most successful authors to date, here are ten Scottish facts about the famous Harry Potter series. 1. It has been translated into Scots Harry…
Read MoreA host of classic cars ready for new summer event
Edinburgh’s West End will see a host of classic vehicles take centre stage down the picturesque William Street in a brand new event this summer. Free to attend, Edinburgh’s West End Classic Vehicle event will include more than 25 vehicles along both sections of William Street on Saturday, 9 June, from 10am-4pm. Home to a…
Read MoreAward-winning steakhouse set to open next month
A multi award-winning British steakhouse and cocktail bar is set to open in Edinburgh this summer. Will Beckett and Huw Gott, the childhood friends behind Hawksmoor, will open their Edinburgh restaurant in the banking hall of the former Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters, on the ground floor of The Edinburgh Grand – the city’s new…
Read MoreCapital festival will spread of gospel of whisky
A renowned malt festival is promising to bring ‘whisky heaven’ to Edinburgh this summer. The event is part of a one-day celebration of all things liquid gold. More than 30 producers, makers, and bottlers from across the world, will set up stall for The Whisky Lounge’s Edinburgh Whisky Festival at the Assembly Rooms on Saturday,…
Read MoreEdinburgh Craft Beer Festival: ‘It’s a real Leith block party!’
With just over a week until Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival gets underway, Scottish Field speaks to the festival’s organiser Greg Wells about what to expect at this year’s action-packed, three-day event. What’s the purpose of the Edinburgh craft beer festival? To celebrate modern beer culture and the breweries themselves, both those from Edinburgh and Scotland, but also…
Read MoreClassic cars were a big draw at festival in Perthshire
Car lovers got into top gear as they made their way to the recent Perthshire Classic Car Festival. This was a spectacular two-day event organised by the Rotary Club of Blairgowrie raising money for Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer Scotland and 10% going to Rotary Foundation. They began with the Perth City classic car parade, in…
Read MoreTV weather report was ship-shape thanks to Carol
BBC Breakfast’s weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood returned home north of the border for live reports this morning. Carol, originally from Morar in Inverness-shire, brought the nation their weather reports from the decks of the Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith. She was joined by former Royal Yachtsmen, or ‘Yotties’, to raise celebratory flags ahead of the…
Read MoreFilm festival will hit the screen for Hidden Door event
It’s just over a week until the film programme at this year’s Hidden Door Festival gets underway. Running from Friday 25 May-Sunday 3 June, the Hidden Door Festival will welcome back long-time collaborators and launch into fresh partnerships, brings together old and new as film, food, live music and performances combine. Celebrating film history and…
Read MoreBook review – Maggie’s Mittens is a charming story
What’s the story? This is a charming tale of a young girl who, in spite of her mother’s wishes, doesn’t want to wear her hot, fuzzy mittens… While on a tour of some of Scotland’s most picturesque destinations, including St Andrews’ Old Course, Maggie hopes to find a new home for her horrible mittens. Scottish…
Read MoreAre whisky bloggers really the masters of malt?
Whisky blogs appear to have reached a level of saturation and are now omnipresent across the internet and social media. Anyone can write a blog, and it appears that every whisky drinker and his dog write a whisky blog these days. So, what will happen to all these whisky blogs and will this glut lead…
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