A beautiful afternoon and evening
Edinburgh - Spylaw Bank House,
St. Cuthbert's Church,
R.L.Stevenson
&
The Spylaw Tavern
We nearly got lost in the Hermiston Interchange coming off the M8 and trying to get onto the A71 into Edinburgh West, but after a bit of a detour we got to Spylaw House at about 5:15 - a grand old place. David greeted us out of the garden. Here is view from the driveway.
... and the front door:
Once we were signed in he took us upstairs to our bedroom:
It had a lovely large bathroom - with a bath - travellers' joy.
Here is where we had breakfast the next morning - linen napkins and all!
recommended that we head down to The Spylaw Tavern for dinner.
On the way we visited St. Cuthbert's Church:
... a really old building - 1095!!
It had a beautiful old bell tower:
Robert Louis Stevenson
... had grown up in Colinton, so there was a statue to commemorate him:
... with adescription at the base describing his childhood:
The Spylaw Tavern
We walked up the street to the pub:
... and in the front door - looked more like a house than a pub:
It had a really nice atmosphere in side:
Looking back:
We had Haggis Balls for starters
... and the front door:
Once we were signed in he took us upstairs to our bedroom:
It had a lovely large bathroom - with a bath - travellers' joy.
Here is where we had breakfast the next morning - linen napkins and all!
recommended that we head down to The Spylaw Tavern for dinner.
On the way we visited St. Cuthbert's Church:
... a really old building - 1095!!
It had a beautiful old bell tower:
Robert Louis Stevenson
... had grown up in Colinton, so there was a statue to commemorate him:
... with adescription at the base describing his childhood:
The Spylaw Tavern
We walked up the street to the pub:
... and in the front door - looked more like a house than a pub:
It had a really nice atmosphere in side:
Looking back:
We had Haggis Balls for starters
In the picture in the Spylaw Bank House dining room, I was looking up at the light as I had never before seen a light fitting wearing a gathered skirt.
ReplyDeleteThe Haggis balls were absolutely delicious.