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The pub's nickname, Diggers, comes from its location between two graveyards, which made it popular with gravediggers at the end of their shifts. [1] The building is an example of a late-Victorian Scottish pub, well-known for their spacious interiors and central bars. Its bar has a tall fount, a traditional way of serving draft beer in Scotland ...
Sandy Bell's is a bar in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on Forrest Road, in the Old Town area of the city. It is known locally and internationally for its live traditional music sessions. [1] [2] Sandy Bell's original name was 'The Forrest Hill Buffet', later becoming 'The Forrest Hill Bar'.
The Royal Oak is a 200 year old pub and folk music venue in the Scottish capital city, Edinburgh. [1] It is well known for its live music sessions [2] and counts various high profile Scottish musicians amongst its former resident performers, such as Kris Drever, Bobby Eaglesham, Danny Kyle and Karine Polwart.
Across the UK, restaurants, hotels, pubs and halls breathe some much-needed warmth and life into blustery January evenings with ceilidh dances, haggis piped in and live poetry readings, all to ...
The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street, in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The pub is chiefly notable for having been featured in Sir Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series of novels. The Oxford Bar, or The Ox, is John Rebus's favourite pub in Edinburgh. [2]
John Dowie's Tavern was an 18th/19th century tavern in Libberton's Wynd in Edinburgh, Scotland, frequented by a number of well-known persons. Its proximity to the Edinburgh law courts also meant it was a haunt of Edinburgh lawyers and judges.
Rose St, Edinburgh as seen from Standard Life Building on St Andrew Square Rose Street in the New Town of Edinburgh. Rose Street is a street in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a narrow street running parallel between Princes Street and George Street. Today, it is principally a shopping street, however, it is well known for its many ...
Bar of the Sheep Heid Inn. In addition to the question of the conjectural date, the origin of the pub's name is also a matter of some debate. From the medieval period to early modern times, sheep were reared in Holyrood Park, a royal park beside Duddingston, and were slaughtered in Duddingston before being taken to the Fleshmarket in Edinburgh's Old Town.