Edinburgh Guidebook
Athole Brose Recipe
This is the recipe for the alcoholic oatmeal drink known as Athole Brose, used by The King's Own Scottish Borderers (The City of Edinburgh Regiment). The Regiment, the twenty fifth of foot, was founded in 1689 and raised by beat of drum in the space of two hours for the defence of Edinburgh.
Recipes
Food and drink recipes with a Scottish flavour
Food & Drink
This section will cover Edinburgh food, drink, restaurants, cafes and pubs.
Vegetarian Haggis Recipe
Die-hard carnivores will tell you that the traditional haggis without meat is not haggis. But for those who wish no harm on the famously shy, wee beastie then here's a vegetarian adaptation for your table.
Edinburgh History
An interactive history of Edinburgh
Burke and Hare
The story of Burke and Hare and the West Port murders is one of Edinburgh's most sensational crime stories.
Edinburgh and Scotland Broadcast Media
For over a decade, when talking about the future of the internet, the word was "convergence". Well, now that broadband is ubiquitous, the c word really seems to be happening.
Edinburgh Newspapers
The internet age has brought on a painful transformation for the print media everywhere, and the press in Edinburgh and Scotland is no exception with constant rounds of cost-cuttings and consolidat
Media
In this section of EG, we carry useful Edinburgh media
Photography
Edinburgh Photographs
There are hundreds of Edinburgh pictures in EG's Edinburgh Photo Galleries
Photographic clubs
Maps
Once upon a time, you could count the number of maps of Edinburgh on the web on your hands. Today, dynamic, interactive maps are an intregral part of any web site worth its salt.
Glasgow Airport
Some of the cheapest flights to Edinburgh are via Glasgow airport. The difference between flying direct to Edinburgh airport and via Glasgow is probably an hour or so.
Edinburgh Travel
- Edinburgh Transport Getting to and from Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh accommodation Edinburgh hotels, bed an
Walking
Edinburgh was built on a hill - seven of them, in fact - but walking is still one of the best ways to get around and a great way to take in the city from the windswept slopes of Arthur's Seat to the narrow wynds of Edinburgh's Old Town.
Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh's trams are to be running by early 2012, some 65 years after the last tram trundled through the capital's streets.
Boat and ferry
- Rosyth to Zeebrugge Ferry Despite being a port city, passenger ferries do not run to and from the city.
Bus and coach
- First Edinburgh Bus journeys in the Central and Fife regions.
Edinburgh Trains
Trains in Edinburgh
Flying to Edinburgh (or Glasgow) Airport
Edinburgh airport is 20 minutes by car from the city centre.

