Holiday Letting Scotland Blog

Edinburgh holidays, www.edinburghholidays.co.uk , is delighted to announce the line up for Edinburgh’s Festive activities 2008.

Once again the world famous Edinburgh Castle will act as the stunning backdrop to a range of exciting festive activities. So go on , come to Edinburgh we can provide you with top quality self catering accommodation for all budgets. Visit our website at www.edinburghholidays.co.uk for availability.

Edinburgh Christmas Market from Germany – The Christmas Market in Edinburgh ’s Princes Street Gardens is a highly popular annual Edinburgh Christmas event.. It runs for a period of 4 weeks from 25 November 2007 to 24th. December 2007. The German Christmas Market is situated in East Princes Street Gardens in the shadow of the Walter Scott Monument . The German Christmas Market is larger and better than ever before this year and when we have attended the market in the past, visitors were really enjoying the delights on offer, including steaming mugs of mulled wine.Open till 8pm.

Edinburgh Capital Christmas 2007 Winter Wonderland has become an established Edinburgh Christmastime event. The Edinburgh Winter Wonderland delights locals and Edinburgh visitors alike, as it affords them the opportunity to ice skate in the great outdoors with Edinburgh Castle as a fantastic backdrop!

Torchlight ProcessionThursday 29 December : Edinburgh New Year Celebrations will start on Thursday 29 December with the magical Edinburgh Torchlight Procession - an event for all the family. The Edinburgh Torchlight Procession leave Parliament Square at 6.30p.pm. Raise a flaming torch and weave your way through the historic streets of Edinburgh to create a river of fire that finishes with a spectacular firework finale. Carry a torch in the Edinburgh Torchlight Procession and the proceeds raised go to Radio Forth’s Help A Child Appeal and One City Trust. Special guests include the Up Helly’AA Vikings and The Clann. Buy vouchers for torches in advance from Edinburgh ’s Hogmanay ticket outlets.

Tags: Edinburgh Castle Accommodation by debbie
No Comments »

Fife Cottages www.fifecottages.co.uk the leading self catering cottage provider in the East Neuk is delighted to confirm that the 2008 Pittenweem Arts Festival will take place from 2nd to 10th August 2008.

If you are looking for self catering accomodation in Pittenweem during this period then book soon as availabilty will disappear, visit www.fifecottages.co.uk/breaks_festivals.asp for more information.

A picturesque fishing village, with narrow wynds running down to the working harbour, Pittenweem’s unique atmosphere has attracted many artists over the years.

Frequently shown in paintings, Pittenweem presently has about thirty artists resident in the village and more in the surrounding chain of small villages set along this lovely coastline, known as the East Neuk of Fife.

The Arts Festival, which is in its 26th year, always starts on the first saturday in August and ends on the second Sunday. The Festival hosts both well established artists and newcomers. Some of the past invited artists are mentioned in the archive.

Other attractions in the area include several golf courses, with the “Old Course” at St Andrews. There is an extensive coastal path with easy access for shorter walks and a bird reserve on the Isle of May with boat trips running everyday.

Tags: pittenweem by admin
No Comments »