Nestled in Tollcross, this indie cinema is a real treat, picking around eight films a week from the edges of the mainstream. Chat up the friendly staff at...

A ten-minute bus ride south of the city centre, Cameron Toll houses around 40 stores, most of which are high-street names (Boots, Waterstone's, Game and...

Set up by publisher Fidra, this newish enterprise does just what it says on the tin. As well as Fidra's own titles, the shop sells the best in children's...

This sparse room certainly isn't a romantic venue - or, indeed, an eaterie where you might linger at all - but it has secret weapons in the form of an...

Located in Sean Connery's old stomping ground of Fountainbridge, Cineworld is a sprawling, comprehensive 13-screener. Unusually for a multiplex, standard...

This former student union is a cheap and cheerful affair that mines a lager-spattered vein of indie and '80s retro for those who don't take things too...

All of the chocolates produced and sold here are organic and ethically traded. Gorgeous gift boxes are available.

The main problem with this 2,500-capacity former slaughterhouse is its location out of the city centre. That said, the ambience at this oversized barn isn't...

At this fruit farm, you can pick your own soft fruit (also available by the punnet), enjoy some ravishing views over to Fife and down the Firth of Forth,...

Scotland's most comprehensive tennis centre has indoor and outdoor courts, and provides coaching to all standards. The leisure centre has a gym, badminton...

A fabulous and largely complete ruin with parts dating back more than 600 years, Craigmillar Castle is a little out of the way; two and a half miles south...

Covetable contemporary furniture and accessories from world-famous names such as Vitra and Panton.

A beautiful reminder of what cinemas used to be like in the days before the multiplex, the Dominion's art deco interior dates from 1938. The more expensive...

A mid 19th-century villa around a third of a mile west of Haymarket railway station, Dunstane House has been a hotel for more than 40 years. The slightly...