Following my Crash and Burn adventure of the previous day Sarah and I decided on something a little more sedate on this cold Sunday, a visit to Dunham Massey therefore was just what was called for. We have cycled in the Dunham Massey parish many times without ever actually visiting Dunham Massey itself. We decided to go for a walk through the Deer Park. Initially this proved to be a popular path to follow. Dunham Massey has the enviable reputation…
Having spent the morning looking around in Edinburgh, we drove out towards Musselburgh to a place called Fisherrow and parked at The Harbour. We followed the signs for the John Muir Way which is a coastal path which goes all the way to Dunglass, which was way further than we were going that afternoon! We actually were going from Fisherrow to Cockenzie. We passed the air cadets base. Behind there was a large concrete arrow on the ground. There was…
We had originally planned to undertake this walk the previous day, but as we often do changed our plans to suit our mood. So it was now a fresh cool Tuesday morning when we left Edinburgh Tune Hotel bound for Holyrood Park. Not before we stopped off for a coffee at Jacob Artisan Bakery though. A great little place and highly recommended. We started the walk from the car park near to the village of Duddingston and headed up Jacob”s…
As the weather forcast had not been great, we decided not to cycle on the Monday. Plan B was therefore to walk into Edinburgh and have a look at some of the tourist things and then go for a coastal walk in the afternoon. We wandered over to the Royal Mile and headed away from the Castle. Down a little passageway off the Royal Mile, we discovered a wonderful community garden called Dunbar’s Close Garden, which is open to the…
Following our earlier walk around the city centre, we went to Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place where were staying for the night. We had something to eat and then decided to sample one of Edinburgh’s recommended watering holes, The Last Drop. Situated in the Grassmarket the historic market area in the Old Town below the castle our route to it was foreboding as we passed a number of shady looking places. However we arrived at the Grassmarket itself to find an open bright…
