WEATHER  - Scottish Weather
                   - 5 day forecast for Edinburgh

GOLF - We have two excellent pay-and-play courses within a mile or so.  You could easily walk to Kings Acre and the Melville Golf Centre is less than five minutes by car.  Scotland, of course, is the home of golf and you will find a comprehensive guide to its courses at Scottish Golf.

GARDENS - While Edinburgh is home to the famous Royal Botanic Gardens, there are several other interesting gardens to visit outside the City.  Details of many more gardens around Scotland can be found at Garden Visit and the National Trust for Scotland.  We also have an excellent Garden Centre, Dobbies, just a couple of miles away.

WEDDINGS - We are often asked to accommodate guests attending weddings in the spectacular surroundings of nearby Dalhousie Castle , Borthwick Castle , Oxenfoord Castle and Melville Castle.  You can hire your outfit from The Kilt Hire Co and obtain specialist wedding stationery from Sheena Hoy. For wedding favours visit Paper Lace and for wedding cakes Too Good To Eat.

PONY TREKKING - This is available at nearby Pentland Icelandics, Britain's largest herd of these horses.

TOURS - Many of our guests have enjoyed tours with Grayline and we recommend them to you.  Celtic Trails offer extremely personalised tours specialising in local history of prehistoric, Celtic and medieval sites. Includes Knights Templer, Rosslyn Chapel, geometry and geomancy, Arthur and Merlin, and early Christians.

PARKS AND WALKS - see our Explore Midlothian page

Rosslyn Chapel - Visit Walkingstories.com to read about one of our guest's visit to this now increasingly famous site with its "Da Vinci Code" connections.

Rosslyn Tours - Guided tours of the enigmatic, 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, with local tour guide. Interesting trails.

Midlothian Attractions and Special Offers  - click here 

TAXIS - We have found that locally based United Private Hire with whom we have contract rates offer a friendly and efficient service.

THEATRES AND CINEMAS in Edinburgh:

The Royal Lyceum Theatre
The Edinburgh Festival Theatre
The Kings Theatre

The Cameo Cinema
The Dominion Cinema

RESTAURANTS - Our local hotel / traditional pub the Laird and Dog is just 10 mins walk away.  It has an excellent conservatory restaurant which we use ourselves and thoroughly recommend.  Other recommendations are The Coronation Restaurant in Gorebridge (15 mins by car) and Craigiebield House Hotel in Penicuik (20 mins by car).  Of course there are numerous good restaurants both in and around Edinburgh and we hold details of many of them.

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION - Midlothian Holiday Cottages (link to follow).

GENEALOGY - If you are hoping to find details of any relations or ancestors who may have lived in the area you may like to visit the Edinburgh University Scottish Genealogy Page.

CLANS AND TARTANS - before going into town to shop have a look at The Clans and Tartans of Scotland.  If you need to hire an outfit try The Kilt Store.

HOGMANAY - If you are hoping to come up the New Year you will find details of local events at Edinburgh's Hogmanay.

ON YOUR WAY - For other selected quality B&B accommodation on the way to or from here we recommend BED & BREAKFAST NATIONWIDE and BED AND BREAKFASTS.CO.UK .