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What to do and see in Edinburgh, Scotland: The Best Classes & Workshops
Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital city, renowned for its heritage, culture and festivals.
Take a long walk around the centre to explore the World Heritage Sites of the Old Town and New Town, as well as all the area’s museums and galleries. Then stop for a delicious meal made from fresh Scottish produce before heading out to take in one of Edinburgh’s many events — including the famous summer festivals of culture, or the Winter Festivals of music, light and ceilidhs.
Restaurants in Edinburgh
1. COCO Chocolatier
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5.0 based on 27 reviews
Specialist fine chocolate maker and chocolate school based in Edinburgh. We meticulously craft our portfolio of premium chocolate bars with the world’s finest cocoa from Colombia before enveloping them in original designs by independent artists.
Reviewed By newkybr00n - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Came across this wee place by accident, as wanted to know a little about chocolate. We were all made to feel very welcome, had a tour of the "factory" and were shown how to do everything, then did it ourselves. We made flavoured broken chocolate bars, filled chocolate moulds, piped in our fillings and closed the mould. Throughout the experience we were free to ask any questions. This has really piqued my interest and my imagination is running riot. I would definately recommend this company to anyone that wants to learn and have fun.
2. Bread in Fife
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
This business provided training in bread baking skills for beginners and people who baked bread but wanted to take it further. The business has now ceased trading and will not reopen.
3. The Scottish Photography Experience
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5.0 based on 1,017 reviews
NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR JULY 15 AND ONWARDS. The Scottish Photography Experience has constantly been rated as the number one photography tour on TripAdvisor for the last nine years. We have won the CorporateLiveWire Award: PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020. We offer 5 photography tours: Edinburgh Photography Tours; Edinburgh NightPhotography Tour; 4 Abbeys + A Chapel Photography Tour; The Scottish Photography Experience (custom photography tours of Scotland); Outlander Photography Tours. Full details for each tour we offer are on our web site. Each tour is hosted and led by James Christie, an Edinburgh based professional photographer with over 40 years industry experience and published in every major newspaper and magazine in the world. Learn new photographic skills on each tour. James will teach you how to get the very best from your camera and help you compose photographs that will stand the test of time. You will get an historical introduction at each site visited too!
4. Foto Tours Edinburgh
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Foto Tours Edinburgh is a photographic walking tour which takes an alternative view of some of Edinburgh's landmarks and unique features. Tours begin in our studio in the heart of the Old Town and are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced photographers. Whether you're an Edinburgh resident or visiting the city for the first time, we'll help you see things from a new perspective.
5. Coburg House Art Studios
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Coburg House is a thriving hub of artists, designers and makers in the heart of Leith, Edinburgh. This former granary has housed studios for nearly 20 years now and is home to a dynamic creative community with a well established reputation for excellence. We house over 70 individual artists and makers, including painters, printmakers, textile designers, glass artists, jewellers, ceramicists, illustrators, kilt makers, photographers and more. We open our gallery shop every weekend 11-4pm to showcase the works of our residents. We also have changing exhibitions in our upper gallery space, which is available for hire. Our Biannual open studios are the biggest and longest running in Edinburgh. You can join us the last weekend of July and first weekend of December when you can explore across all our four floors of studios.
Reviewed By cw349 - Tbilisi, Georgia
This is a truly wonderful art space - a gallery and studios with an art shop, all run by the artists themselves! There are about 70 artists resident at any one time, working with a whole range of media. Look out for open studios at the beginning of August and the beginning of December. A bit out of the way, but well worth a visit.
6. Cyan Clayworks
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Cyan Clayworks is a working ceramic studio and teaching facility, established by Fiona Thompson. The studio is shared with Chris Donnelly. Fiona and Chris are experienced ceramic artists and create individual ranges of work from the studio.We run regular classes suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience. Specialist workshops are offered at regular times throughout the year.Also on offer at Cyan Clayworks is equipment and workspace hire for temporary projects.
7. Lothian Wine School - Day Classes
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Kate_walker06 - Chester, United Kingdom
Such a lovely evening tasting wines with Justin! I learnt a great deal and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience! My friend and I felt very relaxed and the COVID precautions were great: Justin wore a mask while pouring wines; windows were open; lots of hand sanitiser available and socially distanced tables (but not people who came together!). A lot of fun and I would recommend xxx
8. Stewarton Polo Club
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Learn to play Polo in the beautiful countryside around Edinburgh. We have experienced instructors and quiet horses so even non-riders can give this great sport a go.
9. Young Driver
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
You can't get a driving licence in the UK until you're 17 but now, thanks to YOUNG DRIVER™, if you're 10 or over, you can learn to drive at one of our 65 UK centres. With over 750,000 lessons delivered since 2009 we are the UKs biggest under 17 driving school. Its a great opportunity for junior drivers.
Reviewed By LTobin
Our 11 year old son had a fantastic first driving experience today at Ingliston with his instructor, Barry. Lewis had the opportunity to practise changing gears, negotiating roundabouts and junctions as well as reversing and using traffic lights. The session is very well organised and he couldn't wait to book his 2nd lesson. Brilliant!
10. Narcissus Flower School
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Fall under the floral spell at Narcissus Flower School! We run a regular programme of creative, hands on floral design workshops throughout the year, as well as bespoke classes for groups. Learn the techniques behind the classic hand-tie, how to design and build wreaths and garlands, flower care tips and more. Our three our workshops will introduce you to the wonderful world of floristry. Expert guidance, a glass of fizz and some nibbles will be provided, and you can take the final results home with you to show off your new skills. Those who have serious ambitions can join our professional floristry course - the next one launches in January 2017.
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