Lady Haig's Poppy Factory

Warriston Road, Edinburgh

The factory runs a visit programme throughout the year suitable for adults, groups and schoolchildren.  The standard adult tour consists of a presentation on the origins of the factory and a tour.  The standard school visit consists of a presentation, tour and the chance, time permitting, for the children to make poppies. Tours normally last 1½ to 2 hours and although there is no charge for the visit donations are most welcome.

See http://www.ladyhaigspoppyfactory.org.uk/tours/ for further information

Tours

The factory runs a visit programme throughout the year suitable for adults, groups and schoolchildren.  The standard adult tour consists of a presentation on the origins of the factory and a tour.  The standard school visit consists of a presentation, tour and the chance, time permitting, for the children to make poppies. Tours normally last 1½ to 2 hours and although there is no charge for the visit donations are most welcome.
Over the Remembrance period we host an Autumn School Visit Programme which also includes an interactive presentation.  During this programme tours last 2 hours, however we can be flexible with timings etc.
Please note the presentation is held in a room which is on the first floor and access is via one flight of stairs.  We are very flexible and if access is problematic we offer a visit around the factory less the presentation if necessary.
- See more at: http://www.ladyhaigspoppyfactory.org.uk/tours/#sthash.K6YFFfnH.dpuf

Tours

The factory runs a visit programme throughout the year suitable for adults, groups and schoolchildren.  The standard adult tour consists of a presentation on the origins of the factory and a tour.  The standard school visit consists of a presentation, tour and the chance, time permitting, for the children to make poppies. Tours normally last 1½ to 2 hours and although there is no charge for the visit donations are most welcome.
Over the Remembrance period we host an Autumn School Visit Programme which also includes an interactive presentation.  During this programme tours last 2 hours, however we can be flexible with timings etc.
Please note the presentation is held in a room which is on the first floor and access is via one flight of stairs.  We are very flexible and if access is problematic we offer a visit around the factory less the presentation if necessary.
- See more at: http://www.ladyhaigspoppyfactory.org.uk/tours/#sthash.K6YFFfnH.dpuf

Tours

The factory runs a visit programme throughout the year suitable for adults, groups and schoolchildren.  The standard adult tour consists of a presentation on the origins of the factory and a tour.  The standard school visit consists of a presentation, tour and the chance, time permitting, for the children to make poppies. Tours normally last 1½ to 2 hours and although there is no charge for the visit donations are most welcome.
Over the Remembrance period we host an Autumn School Visit Programme which also includes an interactive presentation.  During this programme tours last 2 hours, however we can be flexible with timings etc.
Please note the presentation is held in a room which is on the first floor and access is via one flight of stairs.  We are very flexible and if access is problematic we offer a visit around the factory less the presentation if necessary.
- See more at: http://www.ladyhaigspoppyfactory.org.uk/tours/#sthash.K6YFFfnH.dpuf

Tours

The factory runs a visit programme throughout the year suitable for adults, groups and schoolchildren.  The standard adult tour consists of a presentation on the origins of the factory and a tour.  The standard school visit consists of a presentation, tour and the chance, time permitting, for the children to make poppies. Tours normally last 1½ to 2 hours and although there is no charge for the visit donations are most welcome.
Over the Remembrance period we host an Autumn School Visit Programme which also includes an interactive presentation.  During this programme tours last 2 hours, however we can be flexible with timings etc.
Please note the presentation is held in a room which is on the first floor and access is via one flight of stairs.  We are very flexible and if access is problematic we offer a visit around the factory less the presentation if necessary.
- See more at: http://www.ladyhaigspoppyfactory.org.uk/tours/#sthash.K6YFFfnH.dpuf

The Sanctuary, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

The Sanctuary, Donald Urquhart 
 Location: Ground floor, south corridor, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

… a place of refuge, of shelter, of protection, where nature and the world of spirit meet.
A place safe to use, to come and go, to bring and leave, to wait or be …

The Sanctuary is Scotland’s first new specifically-designed, non-denominational hospital sanctuary and was devised to develop an inclusive approach to spiritual care. In the context of a wider programme of arts-led initiatives within the hospital, the space and commissioning process provides a platform for an exploration about art and its role within the healthcare environment.

Over a two-year period Donald Urquhart worked in collaboration with the Chaplaincy team, Consort Healthcare, staff, Ginkgo Projects, the Hospital Arts Committee and across the City’s faith communities to create a space for the hospital’s patients, staff and visitors.

Because Donald’s work was grounded in the very real and everyday happenings of the hospital, a space grew that met the needs of this very demanding acute environment. It is a space that is ‘other’; set aside from the clinical hospital environment, yet located at the heart of it. The use of commissioned work to populate The Sanctuary from a wide range of artists and makers living and working in Scotland, has allowed the expression of the natural world to infiltrate and enrich this clinical hospital environment. Through the tight curation of the contribution from artists, a space has evolved that has the clear authorship of Donald but also the breadth and vision of others.

Donald Urquhart’s work is both subtle and enduring. Since he began to make an impact as an artist in the early 1990s, in his art he has consistently explored the complexity inherent in simplicity. His design of The Sanctuary reflects this exploration.

The Sanctuary is a place of welcome and retreat in the midst of the busy hospital. It is always open and available at anytime.

Saughton Park & Winter Garden

Balgreen Road, Edinburgh, EH11  3BQ
0131 529 7921
parks@edinburgh.gov.uk
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/saughtonpark

Long before it became a public park, the land now encompassing Saughton Park and Gardens was part of the ancient Saughton Estate and its historic mansion house. 

Perhaps harder to imagine is that in 1908, over 3 and half million people visited the park to see spectacular Scottish National Exhibition which included exhibition halls, concert hall, model railway and even gondolas.

Visitors today can enjoy landscaped gardens, a lovely rose garden and winter garden, children's play area and skate park.

A Friends group was formed in 2014 with a view to restoring the park to its former glory.

H Mural Trail

What are the signs of gentrification? Coffee shops? Direct action? Murals? Community Gardens? Yarn-bombing? Bunting?  We don't know, but we heart wandering around and spotting signs of change. 

This trail will take about 30 minutes to walk this 1.4m trail – and you will be rewarded by official and unofficial street art along the way and a cuppa at the end:

Halmyre Street Mural

11 Halmyre St, Edinburgh EH6 8QA

The mural, coordinated by local art project, Leith Late, features the SS Explorer, the last steam ship to be registered in Leith and now one of the last surviving steam powered trawlers in the world.

Artists include Rabiya Choudhry, Fraser Douglas, DUFI, Fraser Gray, Martin McGuinness and Skint Richie.

Henderson Street Mural

77 Henderson Street, Edinburgh EH6 6ED

Russell Ian Dempster's bold homage to the Leith-born Eduardo Paolozzi on a derelict shop front.

Haven Mural

9 Anchorfield, Edinburgh EH6 4JG

0131 467 7513

havencafe.co.uk

With it's vintage mirrors and comfy armchairs, the Haven Cafe has the feel of a old-fashioned tea room. The real surprise however is Michael Clark's mural on the exterior wall featuring teapot, roses and a gramophone.

Ramsay Cornish lane sale auction

As well as traditional and specialist auctions, Ramsay Cornish hold cash only 'Lane Sales' on Thursdays at 11am. You can view the items from 9.30am on the day of the sale. It's more flea market than antique but that's half the fun.

15-17 Jane Street, Edinburgh EH6 5HE

0131 553 7000

info@ramsaycornish.com

ramsaycornish.com

@CornishRamsay

Queen Charlotte Street Figurehead

63 Queen Charlotte Street, Edinburgh EH6 7EY.

A female figurehead protrudes from the wall of what is now an architect's office.

At the other end of Queen Charlotte Street, where it meets Water Street, look up to the first floor where you will a curious Blue Coupons ghost sign “All wise ladies collect blue coupons”.

Police Box Museum

3a Braid Hills Road, Edinburgh EH10 6LA

www.angusself.co.uk

This police box is one of 86 designed by Ebenezer MacRae. It was restored in 2013 by Angus Self, great grandson of the late Chief Constable, Roderick Ross, who introduced the two-tonne cast iron structures to Edinburgh in 1933. The police box will be open for view on specific days of the year.

Some of Edinburgh's police phone boxes have been converted into snack kiosks but many more are in a sorry state of disrepair. The last 20 blue boxes still in the ownership of Lothian & Borders police were put up for sale in August 2014.

The police boxes installed in Edinburgh were quite different from the 'TARDIS” design used in London, being considerably larger and more rectangular. This hasn't stopped one householder from converting the front door of their private residence to resemble Doctor Who's famous time machine. The Liberton TARDIS can be seen at Kenilworth Drive, Edinburgh EH16 6DD.

See some more of Edinburgh's iconic boxes here (via Edinburgh Reportage)