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Edinburgh Festival 2011
By Fiona McKim on 28/07/2011 in Days Out
Our pick of the best family-friendly shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival
Each year during the month of August, the Scottish capital becomes a vibrant cultural hub as it plays host to the biggest arts festival in the world. With everything from one-man Shakespeare monologues to stand up ventriloquists and urban ballet troupes on offer, allow us to offe...
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
Some unusual guests are staying in the gardens this summer...
Starting life in the 17th-century as a physic garden from whence apothecaries would harvest medicinal ingredients, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has grown to become one of the world’s finest plant collections and a leading centre for scientific
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National Museum Of Scotland
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
A brand new children's gallery is among the treasures on offer at this Edinburgh museum this summer
, rummage through the story bags and more…Not many people know this, but… During his time as a medical student in Edinburgh from 1825–26, Charles Darwin lived in a tenement building on the site of what is now the National Museum of Scotland.Don’t forget
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Summer Events for Scotland
By Ciara Munnelly on 04/07/2011 in Days Out
Our pick of fun family activities for the summer holidays
and Arts Centre, Peebles.The Amazing Bubble ShowAugust 4–29Float away with an afternoon of mesmerising bubble entertainment at C Too, Edinburgh every day during the Fringe Festival. Gigantic bubbles, bubbles with people inside them, edible bubbles, square
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The Best Days Out... ever!
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
Hip, hip hooray! From cool castles to super safari parks and everything in between, we've scoured the UK to bring you the best family days out for summer holidays filled with fun
, BuckinghamshireRoyal Botanic Garden EdinburghSeven Stories, Newcastle Upon TyneThe Lost Gardens of Heligan, CornwallWarwick Castle, WarwickshireWoburn Safari Park, BedfordshireYork MazeYorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
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Step to the beat
By Catherine Hudson on 03/08/2011 in Fashion news
The all-new Puma DJ Junior trainers are, quite literally, music to your ears
's Edinburgh festival, including Baby Loves Disco - the perfect setting to try out musical shoes!
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Scottish Breaks
By Suzanne Milne on 14/04/2010 in UK
From grand adventures, to urban retreats, rural romps, fairytale holidays or casual coastal days away, the choice is yours with these places to go in Scotland
’s also a fabulous ESPA spa for Mummy.Visit www.gleneagles.comUrban AdventuresEdinburgh is an irresistible city for families. It’s walkable and there’s tons to do, from the castle to the zoo. The Balmoral Hotel, with its majestic clock tower
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Sipping Cocktails with Paris Hilton
On 31/12/2010 in Recipes
Well, they are created in her family name, and these festive cocktails are perfect for party girls and boys. Adults only!
Hilton Edinburgh hotel; Hilton Carrigendarroch hotel; Hilton Reading hotel; Hilton Glasgow hotel; Hilton Coylumbridge hotel; Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel; Hilton London Heathrow Airport hotel; Hilton Warwick/Stratford-upon-Avon hotel; Hilton London
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New Year Cheer, Both Far And Near
By Fiona McKim on 19/12/2011 in Days Out
Welcome 2012 in style with our pick of Britain’s best events for families
IV’s historic royal palace this glorious glacial ground will be offering lessons and group packages. Get it while it’s cold!ScotlandEdinburgh’s HogmanayDecember 30–January 1Wrap up warmly to brave the chill at Edinburgh’s world famous Hogmanay
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The coolest ice rinks in the UK
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/12/2010 in Days Out
Get your skates on and have a sparkling time at one of these fantastic ice rinks
for the Admiral Open Air Ice Rink and fairground rides, including the John Lewis wheel.Time: 11am–10.40pm. 9.40am–10.40pm (from December 18). City Hall Lawn, Cardiff, CF10 3ND.Edinburgh Ice RinkNovember 25–January 4As well as the skating, there's a whole host
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