Wondering where to celebrate Burns Night in 2021? We’ve put together a guide to the top places to join a Burns Supper or other type of Burns Night event to celebrate Robert Burns and his poetry. Whether you are a lifelong Burnsian or new to Scotland’s favorite bard, there are hundreds of ways to celebrate Burns Night in Scotland. We list Burns Night events in Ayrshire, Dumfries, Edinburgh, and Glasgow and information on when, where, and how to join these events. Whether you are looking for a formal Burns Supper, The Big Burns Supper festival, a poetry reading, a casual Burns brunch, or a family-friendly ceilidh, we have you covered. We also discuss each area’s connection with Robert Burns and Burns related attractions that you may want to visit. We also provide a brief history of Robert Burns and what happens at Burns Suppers for those who are celebrating Burns… Read the rest
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18 Best Day Trips from Edinburgh (By a Former Local)
We lived just south of Edinburgh for four years, and in that time we made most of these day trips ourselves, by car and by train. So rather than a list scraped together from a map, this is our take on which day trips from Edinburgh are actually worth your time, how to reach each one, and when a guided tour beats going it alone. If you only have time for one and you want the easy win, take the direct train to North Berwick for the seabirds and the beach, or to Stirling for the castle and the Kelpies. Both are under an hour from Waverley and neither needs a car. Want the classic Highland scenery of lochs and glens? That is a long day, so book a guided tour to Glen Coe and Loch Ness rather than driving 8 hours yourself in a single day. You do not… Read the rest